The Baseball Guru - Map of Japanese Baseball Parks, Domes and Stadiums Since 1952

This table maps the movement of each franchise from stadium to stadium since 1952.

Source: Dan Latham as taken from Baseball Magazine Quarterly Vol. 25, No.3 (Summer 2001).

Owner	Team	Year1	Stadium1	Year2	Stadium2	Year3	Stadium3	Year4	Stadium4	Year5	Stadium5
Yomiuri	Giants	1952	Korakuen Stadium	1988	Tokyo Dome
Hanshin	Tigers	1952	Koshien Stadium
Chunichi	Dragons	1952	Narumi Stadium	1953	Nagoya Stadium	1997	Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima	Carp	1952	Hiroshima Sogo Stadium	1957	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Yakult	Swallows	1952	Korakuen Stadium	1964	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama	BayStars	1952	Shimonoseki Stadium (old)	1953	Osaka Stadium	1955	Kawasaki Stadium	1978	Yokohama Stadium
Seibu	Lions	1952	Heiwadai Stadium	1979	Seibu Lions Stadium	1999	Seibu Dome
Orix	Blue Wave	1952	Nishinomiya Stadium	1991	Green Stadium Kobe
Fukuoka Daiei	Hawks	1952	Osaka Stadium	1989	Heiwadai Stadium	1993	Fukuoka Dome
Kintetsu	Buffaloes	1952	Fujiidera and Osaka Stadiums	1958	Nippon Seimei and Fujiidera Stadiums	1984	Fujiidera and Nissei Stadiums	1997	Osaka Dome
Chiba Lotte	Marines	1952	Korakuen Stadium	1962	Tokyo Stadium	1973	Kenei Miyagi Stadium	1978	Kawasaki Stadium	1992	Chiba Marine Stadium
Nippon Ham	Fighters	1952	Korakuen Stadium	1962	Jingu Stadium	1964	Korakuen Stadium	1988	Tokyo Dome
Shochiku	Robins	1952	Kinugasa Stadium
Takahashi/Tombo	Unions	1954	Kawasaki Stadium
Daiei Stars	Unions	1952	Korakuen Stadium