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Reds have Two Home Stadium. ● Urawa Komaba Stadium ● Saitama Stadium 2002 |
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■General Infomation Urawa Komaba Stadium was built in 1967, capacity of those days is about 5,000. And then, the stadium had repaired twice since J League started. When J League started,the capacity was about 10,000, so the stadium was always bursting to capacity, so the third repair work had done in 1995,and became the present size. Urawa Komaba Stadium was built by Urawa City(in those days) to use as athletic field, so Reds can use for only themselves to football, and there is a running track. ■Stand The stadium consists of three stands - Main stand,Backstand,and Side Stand (Dejima-stand). Main Stand is one tiered and all seats reserved with roof(SS,SA,SB-seat). Back Stand is the form of crashed U-shape and two tired. Upper tier is all reserved(SA,SB-seat),with no roof. Lower tier is all non-reserved with almost roofed, and east and west side of stand is terraces( - terraces is popular among fanatical supporters). Side Stand(Dejima Stand) is the away end,it is very small. It is the origin of the name that the stand is isorated from others like Dejima, which was a only window with foreign countries in the Edo period (in those days, Japan had closed the country). After entrance,you cannot go to the each stands from others. ■Facilities Facilities is very poor. There is not a bar, restaurant, and goods shop. Instead, a temporary shop is in a stadium and alcohol, soft drink, easy food(Sandwiches,ramen-noodles, lunch box, etc.) and fan goods are sold there. And the salesperson is walking in kickoff before or halftime, and we can buy beer etc. for others. And in circumference, there are some convenience store. ■Others There is no car parking , and all circumference roads are no parking. At the entrance, we have to undergo baggage inspection, and we can not come in with bottles or cans( pet-bottle is not care about.). In others, carrying in of a firecracker, fireworks, etc. is also forbidden. ■Layout About Detail layout, Please refer to the following sites. (Reds official site) http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/Stadium/layout.htm ■Stadium Tours None ■Getting to Komaba Stadium ※Notes : You can’t go to the Komaba stadium by car because no parking. ●From Narita or Tokyo To Urawa Sta. (1) From New Tokyo International Airport（Narita） To Urawa Sta. >JR Narita Express Take the Narita Express to Tokyo Stations. And transfer to the Keihin-Touhoku Line (Blue-color trains) and get off at Urawa Station. >Keisei Skyliner Take the Keisei Skyliner to Nippori Station. And transfer to the Keihin-Touhoku Line and get off at Urawa Station.(about 130 min. From Tokyo Sta. to Urawa Sta,needs about 40 min.) (2) From Shinjyuku To Urawa Take the Saikyo-Line(Green and Silver-color trains) and transfer at Akabane Station to the Takasaki-Line or Utsunomiya-Line, and get off at Urawa Station.(about 40 min.) ●From Urawa Sta. To Komaba I recommend to take a bus (it goes to a stadium direct) from the west entrance（bus charge is 210 yen .） If you walk to a stadium, it is as follows. Comes out of JR Urawa station east gate, and go the road in front of a station to the left. Go for a while, you can finｄ the Musashino Bank . Go to the right way at that Bank front,and go on about 300m, a T junction will come out. Turn on there to left and go into a right road immediately. Since it will come out to a road with a signal, turn at that on the left. Go on about 300m and turn at a "Motobuto-saka-sita" crossing in the direction of a citizen pool entrance. Cross a "citizen pool entrance" crossing, and turn left, you can find the Komaba stadium to the right.(about 20 min walk from station) |
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| Saitama Stadium 2002 |
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| Ground Name | : Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| Adress | : 500, Nakanoda, Midori-ku, Saitama-City, Saitama, 336-0972, JAPAN MAP |
| Capacity | : 63,700 (All seated) |
■General Infomation
Saitama Stadium 2002 was built in 2001 to use by 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan. In World Cup, the following four games were held.
02/06/2002 Stage1 Group F England 1-1 Sweden
04/06/2002 Stage1 Group H Japan 2-2 Belgium
06/06/2002 Stage1 Group E Cameroon 1-0 Saidi Arabia
26/06/2002 Semi Final Brazil 1-0 Turkey
The opening game of Saitama Stadium was Reds’s match in 13 Oct.2001.On this memorial match before a sell-out crowd of 60,553, Reds went down three-nil to Yokohama.F.Marinos with many dismal performance(justly, supporters had given a lot of stick). But after that, Reds played at Saitama Stadium, and scored 7 wins, 2 drow, and 6 lose until 2003 season.
■Stand
Saitama Stadium is the biggest only for football in Japan. The stadium consists of four stands - Main Stand,Back Stand,North Stand,and South Stand. All Stands is all-seated,and Main Stand and Back Stand is all-roofed (but in some seats ahead of Back Stand, it gets wet in many cases to the rain to blow). While regrettable, North Stand and South Stand has no roof.
Main Stand is two tier,then you can go upstairs, which has a great view of pitch. Also in this stand,there are the Excecutive Boxes, but there is no Bar or Restaurant( In Japan, there is almost no bar and restaurant in the stadium.)
Back Stand is also two tier, and has a view of pitch from upper as well as Main Stand upper.
Back Stand upper is reserved seat,and lower is both of reserved and non-reserved.
North Stand is popular among supporters. South Stand is for away supporters in a half (the number of seats is changed with the number of away supporters).
After entrance,you cannot go to the North Stand or South Stand from Main Stand, the other way is same.
■Facilities
About facilities, if compared with the Komaba stadium, it is very better.There is no standing shop,but on match day, some shops open and you can buy foods(Sandwiches,ramen-noodles, lunch box, etc.) and drink.(alcohol, soft drink, etc.) . And the salesperson is walking in kickoff before or halftime, and we can buy beer etc. for others.
And in circumference, there is no shop at all, so, you will also be better to finishing shopping before coming to Urawa-Misono station (nearest stadium).
■Others
There is no car parking in stadium, but in circumference, there is a slightly private pay parking lot .
At the entrance, we have to undergo baggage inspection, and we can not come in with bottles or cans( pet-bottle is not care about.). In others, carrying in of a firecracker, fireworks, etc. is also forbidden.
■Layout
About detail layout, Please refer to the following sites.
(Reds official site)
http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/Stadium/2002.htm
(Saitama Stadium 2002 official site)
http://www.stadium2002.com/index.html
■Stadium Tours
The Stadium offer tours of the ground, which available four times a day,except a match days and other event days. The tour starts at 10:30a.m, 12:00a.m, 1:30p.m, and 3:00p.m. in a day,and lasts for around 50-60 minutes and cost : Adult(over Junior high school) 500 Yen, Child 200 Yen.
You can see in the tour at dressing room, warm-up room, bench, main-stand, executive boxes, and museum(The contents may be changed by the weather and the participating number),and every participant can get a Commemoration badge.
You do not have to book on this tour even if by only you. If you go this tour, you should go to the ''Rest Plaza'' of a stadium directly.
■Getting to Saitama Stadium 2002
※Notes : You had better not go to the Saitama stadium by car because few parking on matchday.
●From Narita or Tokyo To Urawa-Misono Sta.
(1) From New Tokyo International Airport（Narita） To Urawa-Misono Sta.
>JR Narita Express
Take the Narita Express to Tokyo Stations. And transfer to the Keihin-Touhoku Line (Blue-color trains) and get off at Oji Station to transfer for the tube(Nanboku-Line) and get off at Urawa-Misono Sta.(about 50 min.from Tokyo to Urawa-Misono)
>Keisei Skyliner
Take the Keisei Skyliner to Nippori Station. And transfer to the Keihin-Touhoku Line and get off at Oji Station to transfer for the tube(Nanboku-Line) and get off at Urawa-Misono Sta.
(2) From Shinjyuku To Urawa-Misono
Take the Yamanote-Line(Green and Silver-color trains) and get off at Komagome Station to transfer for tube(Nanboku-line).(about 55 min.from Shinjyuku to Urawa-Misono)
●From Urawa-Misono Sta. To Saitama Stadium 2002
If you get down from a station, will only walk along an exclusive sidewalk straightly. The time required is about 15 minutes from station.