Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
ミクニワールドスタジアム北九州 | |
Kitakyushu Stadium | |
 View of field in 2025. | |
| Address | 3 Chome-9-33 Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-0001 |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′28″N 130°53′19″E / 33.891122°N 130.888739°E |
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| Owner | City of Kitakyushu |
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| Capacity | 15,460[1] |
| Field size | 140 m × 78 m (459 ft × 256 ft)[1] |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 16 April 2015[2] |
| Built | 2015–2017 |
| Opened | 18 February 2017[3] |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Construction cost | ¥9.9 billion (US$87.5 million)[1] |
| Builder | Windship Kitakyushu Co. Ltd.[1] |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu (2017–present)
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Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu (ミクニワールドスタジアム北九州), often known colloquially as Kitakyushu Stadium, is a stadium located in the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The stadium was built between 2015 and 2017, being officially opened in February 2017. Construction for the stadium cost ¥9.9 billion (US$87.5 million), with the overall cost for the stadium site costing ¥11.5 billion (US$101.7 million). The stadium has an official capacity of 15,460. The stadium is situated on the northern coast of Kyushu island and oversees the Kanmon Straits, the stretch of water that sits between Kyushu and Honshu.
The stadium, being rectangular in shape, hosts both football and rugby matches, and is the official stadium for J3 League football team Giravanz Kitakyushu.
On 16 September 2019 the Welsh national rugby team practiced at the stadium in front of a full crowd: officially 15,300 seated, with more standing. This was a pre-event for the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) that was held in Japan.
Although no rugby team uses the stadium as an official venue, it has played host to various teams from the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO), and, since 2022, has been a venue used by the Japan rugby team.
Japan rugby team matches
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Competition | Ref. |
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| 25 June 2022 | Japan 
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43–7 |  Uruguay
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11,664 | 2022 Uruguay tour of Japan | [4] |
| 5 July 2025 | Japan
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24–19 |  Wales
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13,487 | 2025 Wales tour of Japan | [5] |
Gallery
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Rugby match, 2017 -
Giravanz Kitakyushu match, 2025 -
Exterior of stadium, 2017
References
- ^ a b c d "アスルクラロ沼津ホームスタジアムのあり方調査報告書概要版" [Summary of the Report on the Future of Asul Claro Numazu Home Stadium] (PDF). city.numazu.shizuoka.jp (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021.
- ^ "北九州スタジアム改めミクニワールドスタジアム北九州、遂に完成！" [Kitakyushu Stadium, now renamed Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, is finally complete!]. rikumalog.com (in Japanese). 4 February 2017.
- ^ "「ミクニワールドスタジアム北九州」、ついに完成！" [Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu is finally complete!]. sunwolves.or.jp (in Japanese). Sunwolves.
- ^ "Uruguay humbled in Kitakyushu by Impressive Japan". Americas Rugby News. 25 June 2022.
- ^ Murakami, Koichi (7 July 2025). "【ハイライト動画あり】日本代表、ウェールズ代表から12年ぶり2度目の勝利。 リーチキャプテン、オールアウトの奮闘で若いチームをけん引。" [[Highlight video available] Japan defeats Wales for the second time in 12 years. Captain Reece leads young team with all-out effort.]. J Sports (in Japanese).