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Flying_Canuck · 04-19-2023, 11:01 AM

Heiwadai Stadium

Yet another historical baseball stadium in Japan. Heiwadai Stadium was located in Fukuoka and served as the home of several professional teams from 1950 to 1997. I had fun learning about its history and there is no shortage of interesting facts. Just a few examples......

1. Fukuoka is part of Kyushu region and residents there were known to be really aggressive and ferocious towards their "enemies". So angry fans often threw eggs, surrounded team locker rooms or buses in violent protests. Those were common occurrences in Heiwadai Stadiums's heydays

Opposing teams and even umpires better watch their backs when going into Heiwadai.

2. Ni****etsu Lions (Heiwadai's home team) had a fierce rivalry with Osaka's Nankai Hawks in the 50/60s. The Lions eventually relocated to Saitama so Heiwadai Stadium became vacant for a time. Then Daiei Corporation bought the Nankai Hawks and moved the team to Fukuoka. While waiting for their new Fukuoka Dome to be ready, the newly named Daiei Hawks played in their old rivals' home for a few years. That must have been weird. It's like the Yankees calling Fenway their home which will probably never happen.

3. Heiwadai Stadium meant so much to the city and its people. Even after it's no longer being used, there was a strong push to turn the stadium into a community and recreational sporting venue. That proposal would have been approved if not for some ancient relics found beneath the stadium. So Heiwadai was eventually torn down to make way for archeology work. Huh???? What are the chances of that happening......

Anyways, I sometimes get lost in this type of stories. Here is Heiwadai Baseball Stadium recreated in its final form, an open air ballpark with artificial turf. They also added a small digital screen to the side of the original scordboard. This look is likely in the late 80s~early 90s.

Preview Pictures

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1bc3d...adium.zip/file

Dynamic Scoreboard version (for OOTP26 and beyond)

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mk9lt...m_v26.zip/file

04-19-2023, 11:01 AM	#167
Flying_Canuck All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 533	Heiwadai Stadium Yet another historical baseball stadium in Japan. Heiwadai Stadium was located in Fukuoka and served as the home of several professional teams from 1950 to 1997. I had fun learning about its history and there is no shortage of interesting facts. Just a few examples...... 1. Fukuoka is part of Kyushu region and residents there were known to be really aggressive and ferocious towards their "enemies". So angry fans often threw eggs, surrounded team locker rooms or buses in violent protests. Those were common occurrences in Heiwadai Stadiums's heydays Opposing teams and even umpires better watch their backs when going into Heiwadai. 2. Ni**etsu Lions (Heiwadai's home team) had a fierce rivalry with Osaka's Nankai Hawks in the 50/60s. The Lions eventually relocated to Saitama so Heiwadai Stadium became vacant for a time. Then Daiei Corporation bought the Nankai Hawks and moved the team to Fukuoka. While waiting for their new Fukuoka Dome to be ready, the newly named Daiei Hawks played in their old rivals' home for a few years. That must have been weird. It's like the Yankees calling Fenway their home which will probably never happen. 3. Heiwadai Stadium meant so much to the city and its people. Even after it's no longer being used, there was a strong push to turn the stadium into a community and recreational sporting venue. That proposal would have been approved if not for some ancient relics found beneath the stadium. So Heiwadai was eventually torn down to make way for archeology work. Huh???? What are the chances of that happening...... Anyways, I sometimes get lost in this type of stories. Here is Heiwadai Baseball Stadium recreated in its final form, an open air ballpark with artificial turf. They also added a small digital screen to the side of the original scordboard. This look is likely in the late 80s~early 90s. Preview Pictures Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1bc3d...adium.zip/file Dynamic Scoreboard version (for OOTP26 and beyond)** Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mk9lt...m_v26.zip/file Last edited by Flying_Canuck; 03-18-2025 at 11:29 AM.