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100_47	The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Major League Baseball's (MLB) Texas Rangers announced a
100_48	partnership agreement in early 2018. At the time, the Rangers were constructing a new ballpark,
100_49	Globe Life Field, and they advised the Fighters on their plans to build their new stadium in
100_50	Hokkaido. Nippon Ham revealed the basic stadium design and further details later that year. The
100_51	35,000-seat ballpark was designed by architecture firm HKS, the architect of Globe Life Field, and
100_52	features a retractable roof and natural grass. Owned and operated by Nippon Ham, its construction
100_53	is estimated to cost ¥60 billion ($530 million). In January 2020, real estate company ES-Con Japan
100_54	acquired the naming rights to the stadium, with the surrounding area known as Hokkaido Ballpark F
100_55	Village.
100_56	The ground breaking ceremony for the stadium was held on April 13, 2020. With the stadium planned
100_57	to be operational for the 2023 NPB season, the Fighters hoped to host opening day at their new
100_58	facility. The team scheduled to hold the opening day game that year, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden
100_59	Eagles, agreed to transfer the game to Nippon-Ham after a year of negotiations.
100_60	Design and features
100_61	ES CON Field Hokkaido will feature Japan’s second retractable stadium roof after Fukuoka PayPay
100_62	Dome and the first with natural grass. The retractable roof will allow for the ballpark to be
100_63	completely enclosed during Hokkaido's cold, snowy winters. The large, transparent "glass wall" on
100_64	the outfield-side of the stadium will help to support a grass field when the roof is closed. The
100_65	roof's high peak is meant to be reminiscent of a traditional Hokkaido home.
100_66	In addition to being only the fifth grass field in NPB, it will also be only field other than Mazda
100_67	Stadium to have an asymmetrical outfield wall. Sapporo Dome, which is also used as a soccer
100_68	stadium, has approximately twice as much foul territory as other NPB stadiums. In comparison, ES
100_69	CON Field's field of play will be will be 15% smaller than at Sapporo Dome. The distance from home
100_70	plate to the backstop will be 15 meters.
100_71	A five-story building dubbed "Tower 11" for the number that both Yu Darvish and Shohei Ohtani wore
100_72	during their tenures with the Fighters will stand beyond the left field seats. The facility
100_73	includes seating, a bar, an onsen hot spring sauna, and a hotel, and is planned to be open
100_74	year-round including on non-game days. While the Eagles' Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai
100_75	features lodging accommodations onsite, ES-CON Field's hotel will be the first ballpark in Japan to
100_76	have rooms that overlook the field, similar to the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. It will have
100_77	twelve rooms capable of accommodating a total of 54 people
100_78	The stadium would also feature 2 86x16 video displays on each stand on 1st and 3rd base.
100_79	On the main entrance at the 1st base side would be a plaza named Fighters Legend Square, a symbol
100_80	of continuity of the past and future. It would have "Ebetsu Bricks" engraved of names of fans and
100_81	legends of the Fighters like Sho Nakata, Trey Hillman, Shohei Othani, Yu Darvish, Haruki Nishikawa,
100_82	Hideki Kuriyama, etc. Until December 20, 2021, fans could purchase the rights to have their name
100_83	engraved on one of the Ebetsu Bricks to be placed in Fighters Legend Square. This is similar to
100_84	other stadiums that did this in the past, like Petco Park, in which fans could purchase bricks
100_85	which would be placed outside the concourse to commemorate them.
100_86	Outside the park, in F Village, there would be an farm area, which would be an agricultural area
100_87	using state-of-the-art agricultural technologies from Kubota. Hokkaido University would be a
100_88	technical exhibition partner.
100_89	ES-CON Japan, aside from getting the naming rights, would also build a luxury apartment named "Le
100_90	Jade Hokkaido Ball Park", which would be 2 14-story high rise residences. Residents will also be
100_91	given a free 10 year annual pass to the stadium.
100_92	ES CON Field will have one of the largest indoor and outdoor playgrounds which would be built by
100_93	Bournelund, a company based out of Shibuya, Tokyo, that makes indoor playground equipment. The
100_94	playground would be divided to different zones for preschoolers to upper grades of elementary so
100_95	they can play safely and securely.
100_96	The ballpark would also have a flagship store which will have the largest footprint ever in its
100_97	history. It would have a unique shopping experience that would touch on the history and content of
100_98	the stadium, which can only be experienced at the store.
100_99	A miniature version of the ballpark would be built outside in F Village. It would be built because
100_100	they hope that "a future Fighter" would born from the children that would play at the miniature
100_101	park.
100_102	The stadium would also have a wide concourse with an uninterrupted view of the field.
100_103	The stadium would also have VIP rooms and lounge services that provide high quality-service for
100_104	guests who want a higher quality experience like watching games and gourmet food.
100_105	Access
100_106	Currently, Kita-Hiroshima Station on Hokkaido Railway Company's Chitose Line is the closest train
100_107	station to the stadium. In anticipation of the opening of ES CON Field in 2023, the west exit of
100_108	the station is being expanded and a shuttle bus terminal is being added to provide access directly
100_109	to the stadium from the station. With the walk from Kita-Hiroshima Station to the stadium being
100_110	approximately 20 minutes, a tentative plan to build a new station closer to ballpark with bridge
100_111	directly connecting the two was announced in 2019. The earliest it could open, however, would be
100_112	2027, five years after the anticipated opening of ES CON Field. The Fighters’ stadium is also
100_113	expected to have parking for 3,000 to 4,000 vehicles, unusual for ballparks in Japan which
100_114	generally rely solely on public transportation.
100_115	References External links
100_116	Sports venues in Hokkaido Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Baseball venues in Japan
100_117	Retractable-roof stadiums in Japan Stadiums under construction
101_0	Jean-Marc Prouveur (born 17 December 1956, Saint-Quentin, France) is a French artist and filmmaker.
101_1	He attended L'Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Cambrai.
101_2	A seminal figure in the vanguard of London's Punk movement of the 1970's, Prouveur has always moved
101_3	with the times. His work is owned by the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, The J. Paul Getty
101_4	Museum, Los Angeles, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London and collections including those of
101_5	Rodolf Nureyev and Robert Mapplethorpe. He is one of the most stylish allegorists of our time and
101_6	his work constitutes an intense, lyrical, and sometimes dark meditation on modern life.
101_7	On arriving in London in 1976, he became involved in the circle of Derek Jarman, and subsequently,
101_8	in the making of the 1977 film Jubilee.
101_9	For much of the 1980s Prouveur worked independently in the photographic medium, creating artworks
101_10	characterized by the "outlaw sexuality" of the male nude, punctuated by religious iconography,
101_11	showing in London, Paris, New York City, Amsterdam, Rome and many other cities worldwide. He
101_12	acknowledges artistic precedents in F. Holland Day and Wilhelm von Gloeden, and to a shared
101_13	artistic preoccupation with contemporaries Robert Mapplethorpe and Gilbert and George.
101_14	In 1991 the Terrence Higgins Trust commissioned Prouveur a series of printed flyers entitled 'Tales
101_15	of Gay Sex' with information on HIV transmission, photo stories depicting scenarios between gay men
101_16	and a helpline for the Terrence Higgins Trust.
101_17	In the early 1990s Prouveur moved into film, launching his Liquid London studio. His early short
101_18	films, Dance Macabre and the Georges Bataille-inspired Solar Anus were elegies to AIDS; later in
101_19	the decade he moved closer to pornography.
101_20	Back in 2004, it may have been a surprise to some when Legionnaires upset releases from bigger
101_21	studios to walk away with the GAYVN Award for Best Foreign Release. But for fans who have been
101_22	following Liquid London's rise since it started in 1992, the accolades were long overdue.
101_23	The studio is the passion of Jean-Marc Prouveur, a successful French photographer who turned his
101_24	attention to film after his success with shooting male nudes hit big in shows across the globe. "He
101_25	attended art school in France from 1973 to 1976, and then came to London where he met several
101_26	artists, such as Derek Jarman, David Hockney and Rudolf Nureyev. Photographic exhibitions worldwide
101_27	followed. He then moved on to experimental/underground films shown in festivals worldwide from 1993
101_28	to 1999."

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The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Major League Baseball's (MLB) Texas Rangers announced a

100_48

partnership agreement in early 2018. At the time, the Rangers were constructing a new ballpark,

100_49

Globe Life Field, and they advised the Fighters on their plans to build their new stadium in

100_50

Hokkaido. Nippon Ham revealed the basic stadium design and further details later that year. The

100_51

35,000-seat ballpark was designed by architecture firm HKS, the architect of Globe Life Field, and

100_52

features a retractable roof and natural grass. Owned and operated by Nippon Ham, its construction

100_53

is estimated to cost ¥60 billion ($530 million). In January 2020, real estate company ES-Con Japan

100_54

acquired the naming rights to the stadium, with the surrounding area known as Hokkaido Ballpark F

100_55

Village.

100_56

The ground breaking ceremony for the stadium was held on April 13, 2020. With the stadium planned

100_57

to be operational for the 2023 NPB season, the Fighters hoped to host opening day at their new

100_58

facility. The team scheduled to hold the opening day game that year, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden

100_59

Eagles, agreed to transfer the game to Nippon-Ham after a year of negotiations.

100_60

Design and features

100_61

ES CON Field Hokkaido will feature Japan’s second retractable stadium roof after Fukuoka PayPay

100_62

Dome and the first with natural grass. The retractable roof will allow for the ballpark to be

100_63

completely enclosed during Hokkaido's cold, snowy winters. The large, transparent "glass wall" on

100_64

the outfield-side of the stadium will help to support a grass field when the roof is closed. The

100_65

roof's high peak is meant to be reminiscent of a traditional Hokkaido home.

100_66

In addition to being only the fifth grass field in NPB, it will also be only field other than Mazda

100_67

Stadium to have an asymmetrical outfield wall. Sapporo Dome, which is also used as a soccer

100_68

stadium, has approximately twice as much foul territory as other NPB stadiums. In comparison, ES

100_69

CON Field's field of play will be will be 15% smaller than at Sapporo Dome. The distance from home

100_70

plate to the backstop will be 15 meters.

100_71

A five-story building dubbed "Tower 11" for the number that both Yu Darvish and Shohei Ohtani wore

100_72

during their tenures with the Fighters will stand beyond the left field seats. The facility

100_73

includes seating, a bar, an onsen hot spring sauna, and a hotel, and is planned to be open

100_74

year-round including on non-game days. While the Eagles' Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai

100_75

features lodging accommodations onsite, ES-CON Field's hotel will be the first ballpark in Japan to

100_76

have rooms that overlook the field, similar to the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. It will have

100_77

twelve rooms capable of accommodating a total of 54 people

100_78

The stadium would also feature 2 86x16 video displays on each stand on 1st and 3rd base.

100_79

On the main entrance at the 1st base side would be a plaza named Fighters Legend Square, a symbol

100_80

of continuity of the past and future. It would have "Ebetsu Bricks" engraved of names of fans and

100_81

legends of the Fighters like Sho Nakata, Trey Hillman, Shohei Othani, Yu Darvish, Haruki Nishikawa,

100_82

Hideki Kuriyama, etc. Until December 20, 2021, fans could purchase the rights to have their name

100_83

engraved on one of the Ebetsu Bricks to be placed in Fighters Legend Square. This is similar to

100_84

other stadiums that did this in the past, like Petco Park, in which fans could purchase bricks

100_85

which would be placed outside the concourse to commemorate them.

100_86

Outside the park, in F Village, there would be an farm area, which would be an agricultural area

100_87

using state-of-the-art agricultural technologies from Kubota. Hokkaido University would be a

100_88

technical exhibition partner.

100_89

ES-CON Japan, aside from getting the naming rights, would also build a luxury apartment named "Le

100_90

Jade Hokkaido Ball Park", which would be 2 14-story high rise residences. Residents will also be

100_91

given a free 10 year annual pass to the stadium.

100_92

ES CON Field will have one of the largest indoor and outdoor playgrounds which would be built by

100_93

Bournelund, a company based out of Shibuya, Tokyo, that makes indoor playground equipment. The

100_94

playground would be divided to different zones for preschoolers to upper grades of elementary so

100_95

they can play safely and securely.

100_96

The ballpark would also have a flagship store which will have the largest footprint ever in its

100_97

history. It would have a unique shopping experience that would touch on the history and content of

100_98

the stadium, which can only be experienced at the store.

100_99

A miniature version of the ballpark would be built outside in F Village. It would be built because

100_100

they hope that "a future Fighter" would born from the children that would play at the miniature

100_101

park.

100_102

The stadium would also have a wide concourse with an uninterrupted view of the field.

100_103

The stadium would also have VIP rooms and lounge services that provide high quality-service for

100_104

guests who want a higher quality experience like watching games and gourmet food.

100_105

Access

100_106

Currently, Kita-Hiroshima Station on Hokkaido Railway Company's Chitose Line is the closest train

100_107

station to the stadium. In anticipation of the opening of ES CON Field in 2023, the west exit of

100_108

the station is being expanded and a shuttle bus terminal is being added to provide access directly

100_109

to the stadium from the station. With the walk from Kita-Hiroshima Station to the stadium being

100_110

approximately 20 minutes, a tentative plan to build a new station closer to ballpark with bridge

100_111

directly connecting the two was announced in 2019. The earliest it could open, however, would be

100_112

2027, five years after the anticipated opening of ES CON Field. The Fighters’ stadium is also

100_113

expected to have parking for 3,000 to 4,000 vehicles, unusual for ballparks in Japan which

100_114

generally rely solely on public transportation.

100_115

References External links

100_116

Sports venues in Hokkaido Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Baseball venues in Japan

100_117

Retractable-roof stadiums in Japan Stadiums under construction

101_0

Jean-Marc Prouveur (born 17 December 1956, Saint-Quentin, France) is a French artist and filmmaker.

101_1

He attended L'Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Cambrai.

101_2

A seminal figure in the vanguard of London's Punk movement of the 1970's, Prouveur has always moved

101_3

with the times. His work is owned by the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, The J. Paul Getty

101_4

Museum, Los Angeles, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London and collections including those of

101_5

Rodolf Nureyev and Robert Mapplethorpe. He is one of the most stylish allegorists of our time and

101_6

his work constitutes an intense, lyrical, and sometimes dark meditation on modern life.

101_7

On arriving in London in 1976, he became involved in the circle of Derek Jarman, and subsequently,

101_8

in the making of the 1977 film Jubilee.

101_9

For much of the 1980s Prouveur worked independently in the photographic medium, creating artworks

101_10

characterized by the "outlaw sexuality" of the male nude, punctuated by religious iconography,

101_11

showing in London, Paris, New York City, Amsterdam, Rome and many other cities worldwide. He

101_12

acknowledges artistic precedents in F. Holland Day and Wilhelm von Gloeden, and to a shared

101_13

artistic preoccupation with contemporaries Robert Mapplethorpe and Gilbert and George.

101_14

In 1991 the Terrence Higgins Trust commissioned Prouveur a series of printed flyers entitled 'Tales

101_15

of Gay Sex' with information on HIV transmission, photo stories depicting scenarios between gay men

101_16

and a helpline for the Terrence Higgins Trust.

101_17

In the early 1990s Prouveur moved into film, launching his Liquid London studio. His early short

101_18

films, Dance Macabre and the Georges Bataille-inspired Solar Anus were elegies to AIDS; later in

101_19

the decade he moved closer to pornography.

101_20

Back in 2004, it may have been a surprise to some when Legionnaires upset releases from bigger

101_21

studios to walk away with the GAYVN Award for Best Foreign Release. But for fans who have been

101_22

following Liquid London's rise since it started in 1992, the accolades were long overdue.

101_23

The studio is the passion of Jean-Marc Prouveur, a successful French photographer who turned his

101_24

attention to film after his success with shooting male nudes hit big in shows across the globe. "He

101_25

attended art school in France from 1973 to 1976, and then came to London where he met several

101_26

artists, such as Derek Jarman, David Hockney and Rudolf Nureyev. Photographic exhibitions worldwide

101_27

followed. He then moved on to experimental/underground films shown in festivals worldwide from 1993

101_28

to 1999."