Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium is a stadium in Kita-Aoyama, Japan that opened in 1947. Its recorded capacity is 24,871.
Key facts
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium is a stadium in Kita-Aoyama, Japan that opened in 1947. Its recorded capacity is 24,871. It is owned by Japan Sport Council and Japan Sport Council. It is operated by Japan Sport Council. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Tokyo Rugby Stadium. Current tenants are NTT Communications Shining Arcs, Tokyo Sungoliath, Sunwolves, Japan national rugby union team, NTT Shining Arcs, Sunwolves, 2016 Sunwolves season, 2017 Sunwolves season, 2018 Sunwolves season, Q68303497.
- Location
- Kita-Aoyama, Japan
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 24,871
- Opened
- 1947
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Japan Sport Council, Japan Sport Council
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium is at latitude 35.672603, longitude 139.718169, in Kita-Aoyama, Japan. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 35.672603 |
| Longitude | 139.718169 |
| City | Kita-Aoyama |
| Region | Kita-Aoyama |
| Country | Japan |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Tokyo Rugby Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1947 to 1953. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Rugby Stadium | None | 1947 to 1953 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Japan Sport Council | 1947 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Japan Sport Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Japan Sport Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Super Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Tokyo Sungoliath | Super Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Sunwolves | Super Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Japan national rugby union team | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
| NTT Shining Arcs | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
| Sunwolves | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
| 2016 Sunwolves season | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
| 2017 Sunwolves season | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
| 2018 Sunwolves season | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
| Q68303497 | Super Rugby | 1947 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1446 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 947 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372075253 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Chichibunomiya_Rugby_Stadium | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Tokyo Rugby Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19416 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19415 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19414 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19413 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19412 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7670 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7669 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7668 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7667 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7666 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7665 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7664 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7663 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: