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Hiroshima Big Arch: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Spectators travelling to suburban fixtures must balance transit schedules against stadium crowd departures after major sporting events finish.

Hiroshima Big Arch · CC BY-SA 4.0

About the place
About the place

Hiroshima Big Arch is an all-seater stadium engineered for outdoor athletics.

The arena functions as an all-seater sports stadium engineered for outdoor track competitions and association football fixtures. Built to host major continental competitions, the venue staged the Asian Games and the Asian Cup final, where the Japanese national team clinched the title against defending champion Saudi Arabia.

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The venue served as the long-standing home ground for local club Sanfrecce Hiroshima before the team transferred match fixtures to the newly constructed Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Commercial sponsorship introduced the name Hot Staff Field Hiroshima, though sports supporters and regional residents retain the traditional name.

Associations
  • Sanfrecce HiroshimaThe professional football club played home matches here before relocating.
  • Asian GamesThe multi-sport championship took place across these athletic facilities.
  • Asian CupJapan secured the continental championship trophy on this field.
  • Edion Peace Wing HiroshimaThe opening of the newer central venue shifted top football matches away.
Facts
  • The venue features an all-seater stadium configuration for sports competitions.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima played league fixtures at this ground before relocating to Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
  • The stadium hosted the Asian Games and the Asian Cup final between Japan and Saudi Arabia.
  • Commercial sponsorship operates the facility under the name Hot Staff Field Hiroshima.
Source: Wikipedia
Hiroshima Big Arch in pictures4 photos
WAKA77 · pdm · Apr 23, 2005
Taisyo at Japanese Wikipedia · cc-by-sa-3.0 · Apr 24, 2005
Degueulasse · cc-by-3.0 · Apr 19, 2015
Taisyo at Japanese Wikipedia · cc-by-3.0 · Mar 10, 2009

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