The 12 cities that will stage matches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup have been named.
Tokyo, Sapporo and Yokohama are among the 12 cities that will be used for the tournament.
The venues are located across the length and breadth of Japan, giving the sports-loving population every opportunity to be a part of rugby’s showcase tournament.
From Sapporo City in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido right down to Kumamoto City in the south, there is a genuine geographical spread of venues, meaning fans will be at the very heart of the event, and there is also a healthy mix of stadium capacities ranging from 80,000 in Tokyo to 15,000 at Kamaishi City in Iwate Prefecture.
The full list of venues is:
- Sapporo Dome, Sapporo City
- Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Iwate Prefecture/Kamaishi City
- Kumagaya Rugby Ground, Saitama Prefecture/Kumagaya City
- New National Stadium Japan, Tokyo
- International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture/Yokohama City
- Ogasayama Sports Park Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka Prefecture
- Toyota Stadium, Aichi Prefecture/Toyota City
- Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture/Higashi Osaka City
- Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium, Kobe City
- Hakatanomori Football Stadium, Fukuoka City
- Kumamoto Prefectural Athletic Stadium, Kumamoto Prefecture/Kumamoto City
- Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture
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