Ajinomoto Stadium

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The Tokyo Stadium (Tōkyō Sutajiamu), currently known as Ajinomoto Stadium (Ajinomoto Sutajiamu, or simply Ajisuta) for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by United States Forces Japan, in March 2001. It was the first stadium in Japan that sold its naming rights, which went to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. on a five-year, 1.2 billion yen (about 10 million U.S. dollars) contract from March 2003 to February 2008 to name it Ajinomoto Stadium. This contract has been renewed four times, the last one extended for five years from March 2024 to the end of February, 2029, for 1.05 billion yen.

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