On the 3rd, the inside of the Nippon-Ham Baseball Stadium, which will open in March next year, is nearing completion, and the inside of the stadium was opened to the public.
Nippon-Ham's new home stadium is currently under construction in Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido, and 95% of the construction has been completed, less than half a year until March next year, when it is scheduled to open.
As the stadium neared completion, the inside of the stadium was released to the press on the 3rd.
Of these, the ground was covered with lush natural grass, and workers were working to mow the grass.
The natural turf in the new stadium uses a variety called "Kentucky Bluegrass", which is said to be resistant to cold weather, and has been grown in a field in Chitose City for two and a half years.
In addition, on the five-story tower in the left stand, there is a mural painting of pitcher Yu Darvish and Shohei Ohtani, who played an active role as the team's face, with a size of 5 meters 50 centimeters in height and 7 meters in width.
The new stadium is scheduled to open in March next year after the rest of the interior work will be completed.
Taro Ogawa, manager of the operating company "Fighters Sports & Entertainment", said, "You can really feel that it's a ballpark when the grass comes in. I think we've finally come this far, and I'd like to brace myself for the opening." was