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Shizuoka Stadium
is a sports stadium used primarily for football. The stadium is in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, although the stadium itself is merely the centrepiece of the larger Ogasayama Sports Park which extends into neighbouring Kakegawa. The stadium's capacity is 50,889. It is now the primary venue for major sporting events in Shizuoka Prefecture, including track and field, for which it is fully equipped. Usage Shizuoka Stadium opened in 2001 and hosted its first major event on May 12, 2001, which was the Shizuoka derby J. League match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata. A record crowd of 52,959 saw an extra time 1-0 victory for Shimizu. Ecopa continues to be the venue for Júbilo Iwata's more high-profile games, including the Shizuoka derby. Shimizu S-Pulse have not used the stadium for a home league since 2015. In recent years Ecopa has also been home to one semifinal match of the Emperor's Cup, sharing the duty with the Kokuritsu in Shinjuku, Tokyo. But, due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Japan Railway Company
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (). The term ''Tōkai'' refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, the geographical region in which the company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between and . The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between and . Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen — a maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka, which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2034. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Sports Festival Of Japan
The is the national premier sports event of Japan. It consists of three stages. The skating and ice hockey stage takes place in January, the skiing stage takes place in February, and the main Autumn tournament takes place in September and October. Its name is often abbreviated to Kokutai (国体). Outline The predecessor to the tournament was the Meiji Shrine tournament held from 1924 until 1943, a period including the Pacific War. Since then there was a Summer tournament that focused on swimming, and an Autumn tournament that focused on track-and-field; however from the 61st tournament in 2006, the Summer and Autumn tournaments were combined. On 20 December 2006 the Japan Sports Association, as the committee for the tournament, decided that swimming was to be held before mid-September as of and beyond the 64th tournament in 2009, though this actually came into effect in the 63rd tournament, in 2008. This took into account the peculiar qualities of holding swimming events. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Venues In Japan
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pool D of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included 2015 runners-up and quarter-finalists Australia national rugby union team, Australia and Wales national rugby union team, Wales. They were joined by Georgia national rugby union team, Georgia, who automatically qualified for the first ever time. They were joined by regional qualifiers from the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification, Americas, Uruguay national rugby union team, Uruguay ''(Americas 2)'', and 2019 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification, Oceania, Fiji national rugby union team, Fiji ''(Oceania 1)''. Wales and Australia qualified for the quarter-finals, with Wales taking top spot in the pool courtesy of a 29–25 win over the Wallabies in the two sides' second match of the tournament. Fiji, Georgia and Uruguay each won one match, but three bonus points for Fiji meant they finished in third place and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Overview Pool D opened with Australia n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pool B of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included title holders New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand and third-placed team from 2015 South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa, while Italy national rugby union team, Italy also joined the pool after finishing third in their pool in 2015. They were joined by the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification, African qualifier, Namibia national rugby union team, Namibia, and the 2019 Rugby World Cup – play-off qualifications, repechage winner, Canada national rugby union team, Canada. Neither of the final two matches in the pool were played due to the effects of Typhoon Hagibis (2019), Typhoon Hagibis; New Zealand were a point behind South Africa, who had played all four of their matches, going into the final game against Italy, so the two points awarded for the cancelled match saw New Zealand take top spot in the pool, while Italy finished third behind South Africa. Neither Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pool A of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 20 September 2019. The pool included hosts Japan national rugby union team, Japan, and previous 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland and Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland. They were joined by the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification, European qualifier, Russia national rugby union team, Russia, and Samoa national rugby union team, Samoa, the winner of the 2019 Rugby World Cup – play-off qualifications, European-Oceania Cross-Regional play-off. Japan won all four of their matches, including surprise victories over both Ireland and Scotland, to finish top of the pool and become the first Asian nation to reach a Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Ireland picked up a bonus point in each of their matches, and their victory over Scotland in their opening pool match proved the difference between the two sides in the hunt for second place. Samoa finished in fourth place, their only wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third place match was also played between the two losing semi-finalists. Note: Match kickoff times are given in local (South Korea and Japan) time; this is KST and JST (UTC+9) during summer time. Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage. Bracket Round of 16 Germany vs Paraguay Two minutes from the end of regulation time, Oliver Kahn sent a goal kick down the field, which was received by Michael Ballack. Ballack passed to Bernd Schneider whose cross was turned in by Oliver Neuville. In the 92nd minute, Roberto Acuña was sent off after punching Ballack. Denmark vs England After five minutes, David Beckham launched a corner towards Rio Ferdinand, whose hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Group H
Group H of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place from 4 June 2002 to 14 June 2002. Japan won the group and advanced to the round of 16 (for the first time ever), along with Belgium. Russia and Tunisia failed to advance. Standings *Japan advanced to play Turkey (runner-up of Group C) in the round of 16. *Belgium advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group C) in the round of 16. Matches ''All times are local (UTC+9 UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time with ...)'' Japan vs Belgium Russia vs Tunisia Japan vs Russia Tunisia vs Belgium Tunisia vs Japan Belgium vs Russia See also * Belgium at the FIFA World Cup * Japan at the FIFA World Cup * Russia at the FIFA World Cup * Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Group E
Group E of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 11 June 2002. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the Republic of Ireland. Cameroon and Saudi Arabia failed to advance. Standings *Germany advanced to play Paraguay (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16. *Republic of Ireland advanced to play Spain (winner of Group B) in the round of 16. Matches ''All times local (UTC+9)'' Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon Germany vs Saudi Arabia Germany vs Republic of Ireland Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia Cameroon vs Germany Saudi Arabia vs Republic of Ireland See also * Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup * Germany at the FIFA World Cup * Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup * Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup - Group E E Group Group A group is a number of persons or things that are located, gathered, or classed together. Groups of people * Cultural group, a group whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. It was initially built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond long-distance travel, some sections around the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, largest metropolitan areas are used as a commuter rail network. It is owned by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency and operated by five Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tokaido Shinkansen () in 1964, the network has expanded to consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen lines with a maximum speed of , and of spur lines with Shinkansen services. The network links most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, and connects to Hakodate on the northern island of Hokkaido. An extension to Sapporo is under construction and was initially scheduled to open by fiscal year 2030, but in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakegawa Station
is an interchange railway station in the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is connected to the adjacent Tenryū-Hamanako Railway Kakegawa Station, which is located in a separate building. Lines Kakegawa Station is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and the Tōkaidō Main Line and is from Tokyo Station. It is also the terminus for the Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Tenryū Hamanako Line and is located from the opposing terminus at Shinjohara Station. Layout JR Kakegawa Station has five platforms serving eight tracks. The Tōkaidō Main Line Track 1 is served by a side platform connected to the main station building's north exit and the Tenryū Hamanako Line station. It is used for departing both east and west. Track 2 and Track 3 are served by an island platform. Both platforms are connected to the station building by an underpass, which also connects to the two elevated side platforms used by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aino Station (Shizuoka)
is a railway station in the city of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Aino Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 234.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at . Station layout Aino Station has a single island platform, connected by a footbridge on which the two-story station building is constructed. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Platforms Adjacent stations Station history Aino Station was opened on 22 April 2001 in conjunction with the 2002 FIFA World Cup as the location closest to the Shizuoka "Ecopa" Stadium. Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood c ... was introduced to the section of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
