, also known as Toho Stadium or for short, is an athletic stadium in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
It was initially known as . Since May 2013, it has been called Toho Stadium, after the naming rights were acquired by Toho Bank.
It is the home stadium of football club Fukushima United FC.J.League
Facility overview Japan Athletics Federation Class 1 Official Recognition Track: 9 400m lanes Surface: Natural grass ground Field size: 105m × 70m Capacity: 21,000 (Main Stand: 6,464 seats; Lawn Stand: 14,000 seats) However, in the J.League, as a rule, grass seats and buffer zones are not added to the capacity, so the official capacity is listead as 6,464 seats. Lighting equipment: 4 1,500L units Large video equipment: High-brightness full-color LEDs, installed in 2014 near corners 1 and 2 Ancillary facilities: Auxiliary athletic stadium with 8 400m-lap courses, all-weather pavement (with night lighting)
Naming rights Naming rights are solicited for the purpose of raising maintenance and operating costs for this stadium. There were applications from two companies in Fukushima Prefecture, and a contract was signed in May 2013 with Toho Bank. The contact was initilly due to terminate on 31 March 2018. The total value of the contract is 52.5 million yen.
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Toho Stadium (Azuma Athletic Stadium) Azuma Park