This is the baseball field at Ochiai Chuo Park.
It's operated by the city of Shinjuku and anyone can rent this field, which is equipped with artificial turf and field lights. This park, including the field, is all built above the Ochiai Water Reclamation Center, which is why you can only see part of the buildings behind the fence.
What a great place for a field in the middle of a city!
ReplyDeletei like the cool depth of field.
ReplyDeletenice shot kaori. ^0^
Is baseball Japan's Number 1 sport?
ReplyDeleteEG -- So true! It's rare for us to have a field with grass like this...usually it's just dirt :-)
ReplyDeleteArabesque -- Thank you! I loved the how open the sky is above the field! :D
Karin -- Yup, that's what I hear! But every since the World Cup we held in S.Korea & Japan, soccer's popularity has been rising and it's a close second, especially with the younger generation :D
Neat perspective!
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting how they've made good use of otherwise wasted space. Nice field, I love baseball!
Some people have a good view for a game!
ReplyDeleteThis looks bigger than our football (soccer) stadium!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever thrown a baseball around there, Kaori?
ReplyDeleteit looks very huge indeed.
ReplyDeleteplease have a good new month.
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Woody -- Thank you! I love baseball, too :D
ReplyDeleteCiel -- No better spot ;D
VP -- I'm not sure how big the field is but the fact that we're usually surrounded by buildings make this open space feel very big :-D
Leif -- Nope, not yet! But I do like to toss the ball around sometimes. Need a new glove! ;D
Robert -- Thank you! I think this field will be a popular spot in the summer :D
That's a great way to make use of all the available space. I have never heard of anything on top of a water reclamation center before! Any of those buildings is probably taller than the biggest building in my city.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting photo Kaori, especially when you click to enlarge and see all the details.
ReplyDeleteIs it for baseball mostly?
ReplyDeleteAl -- Really? Well, we have little space so all the buildings tend to grow up instead of out :D
ReplyDeletePerthDP -- Thank you! It's a rare view for me as well! I'm glad you liked it :D
Birdman -- Yes, it's rented out as a baseball field, although I've heard that it can be used for soccer, too :D