The "Haruka Yume Stadium" in Hirosaki City Sports Park (Toyota Hirosaki City) is currently undergoing renovation work for the first baseball team of the professional baseball team.

The official match scheduled for June 28, "Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles vs. Orix Buffaloes". It will be 29 years since the first official baseball team game in Aomori Prefecture.

In order to attract them, the stadium started repair work from November 2015. It is necessary to develop a stadium such as additional seats for the spectators, increasing the capacity from 6700 to 14,800. In addition to increasing the lighting equipment to approximately three times the brightness of the current level, an artificial turf that uses the specifications of Jingu Stadium will be laid.

"The main point is the main stand behind the back net with Mt. Iwaki as the motif," says Masaru Imaseki, former professional baseball pitcher and general manager of the Hirosaki City Cultural Sports Promotion Division. The height of 25 meters is equivalent to the height of the 8th floor of the building, and has a triangular shape in the image of a mountain. "The spectator seats are set up with various red chairs in the image of an apple inside an apple box," he said.

Based on his experience as a baseball player, Mr. Imekiseki proposed making artificial turf and indoor and outdoor bull pens. "We want to make a stadium that makes children feel familiar with baseball. We aim for a stadium like an open ball park where you can drop in for a walk," says Mr. Imekiseki.

The stadium will be completed in early June. It will be the first use after the East Asian Cup softball, which will be held from June 17, will be repaired.