Kanko Stadium

Kanko Stadium is a stadium in Kita-ku, Japan that opened in 1957. Its recorded capacity is 15,479.

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Kanko Stadium
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Key facts

Kanko Stadium is a stadium in Kita-ku, Japan that opened in 1957. Its recorded capacity is 15,479. It is owned by Okayama Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Okayama Stadium, Kanko Stadium, City Light Stadium. Current tenants are Fagiano Okayama, Fagiano Okayama, Fagiano Okayama Next.

Location
Kita-ku, Japan
Type
Stadium
Capacity
15,479
Opened
1957
Status
Active
Current owner
Okayama Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Kanko Stadium
Kanko Stadium

Kanko Stadium is at latitude 34.680714, longitude 133.919494, in Kita-ku, 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
Recorded location of Kanko Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude34.680714
Longitude133.919494
CityKita-ku
RegionKita-ku
CountryJapan
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Kanko Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Kanko Stadium
195719922026Okayama Stadium (1957 to 2010)Kanko Stadium (2010 to 2015)City Light Stadium (2016 to 2024)

Kanko Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Okayama Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1957 to 2010. Kanko Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2010 to 2015. City Light Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2016 to 2024. The average tenure of a name here is 22 years.

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Every recorded name of Kanko Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Okayama StadiumNone1957 to 2010Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Kanko StadiumNone2010 to 2015Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
City Light StadiumNone2016 to 2024Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Kanko Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerOkayama Prefecture1957 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerOkayama PrefecturePresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Kanko Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Fagiano OkayamaJ1 LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Fagiano OkayamaJ1 League1957 to presentCurrentSource
Fagiano Okayama NextJ1 League1957 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

19 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Kanko Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set14952026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set7682026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity20000154792026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13736041202026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleJFE_Harenokuni_StadiumJFE Harenokuni Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCity Light Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setKanko Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setOkayama Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set195462026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set195452026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set80422026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set80412026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set80402026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: JFE Harenokuni Stadium (revision 1373604120). Wikidata item: Q5363497.