Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Hanazono Rugby Stadium is a stadium in Higashiōsaka-shi, Japan that opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 27,346.
Key facts
Hanazono Rugby Stadium is a stadium in Higashiōsaka-shi, Japan that opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 27,346. It is owned by City of Higashiosaka and Higashiōsaka-shi. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Current tenants are FC Osaka, 2019 Rugby World Cup, All-Japan Rugby Football Championship, All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Kansai University Rugby Football League, National High School Rugby Tournament, Hanazono Kintetsu Liners, FC Osaka, Hanazono Kintetsu Liners, 2019 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- Higashiōsaka-shi, Japan
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 27,346
- Opened
- 1928
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- City of Higashiosaka, Higashiōsaka-shi
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 3
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Hanazono Rugby Stadium is at latitude 34.668944, longitude 135.626389, in Higashiōsaka-shi, 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 | 34.668944 |
| Longitude | 135.626389 |
| City | Higashiōsaka-shi |
| Region | Higashiōsaka-shi |
| 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
Hanazono Rugby Stadium has carried 4 recorded names. Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1929–Before WWII) (no sponsor) ran Present. Hanazono Rugby Stadium (After WWII–1982) (no sponsor) ran Present. Hanazono Training Field (During WWII) (no sponsor) ran Present. Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1982 to 2015. The average tenure of a name here is 33 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1929–Before WWII) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Hanazono Rugby Stadium (After WWII–1982) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Hanazono Training Field (During WWII) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | None | 1982 to 2015 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Higashiōsaka-shi | 1928 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | City of Higashiosaka | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Osaka | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| 2019 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| All-Japan Rugby Football Championship | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| All-Japan University Rugby Championship | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Kansai University Rugby Football League | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| National High School Rugby Tournament | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Hanazono Kintetsu Liners | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Osaka | Not mapped | 1928 to present | Current | Source |
| Hanazono Kintetsu Liners | Not mapped | 1928 to present | Current | Source |
| 2019 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1928 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
29 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 | 1427 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33697 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2045 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 30000 | 27346 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374775676 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Hanazono_Rugby_Stadium | Hanazono Rugby Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Hanazono Training Field (During WWII) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Hanazono Rugby Stadium (After WWII–1982) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1929–Before WWII) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19334 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19333 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19332 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19331 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19330 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19329 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19328 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7594 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7593 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7592 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7591 | 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: