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V-Varen Nagasaki

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Overview | Seating Guide | Tickets | Food Guide | Cheer Culture | Directions | Insider Tips

Club Overview

V-Varen Nagasaki are based in Nagasaki City, owned by Japanet Holdings since 2017. Their new home, Peace Stadium, opened in October 2024 as part of the “Nagasaki Stadium City” mixed-use development on the former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard site, holding about 20,000.

Seating Guide

All four sides (Main, Back, and both goal-ends) bring the front row to within roughly 5 meters of the pitch — marketed as Japan’s first stadium with this closeness on every side. The home goal-end splits into lower-tier “Netsukyo (Passionate) V-Varen Seats” and upper-tier “V-Varen Seats”; the away end is the “Netsukyo Visitor Seats.”

Tickets

Check the club’s official English page for ticket purchase methods.

This site is mainly in Japanese — here's how to get through it

  1. On the ticket site, click your desired match date.
  2. Choose a seating zone — pricing for each zone is shown directly on the site.
  3. Sign up or log in, then pick your seat and complete the payment.
  4. Some clubs check ID against the buyer's name at entry, so bring your passport along with the ticket.

Tip: in Chrome, right-click the page and choose "Translate to English" to read button labels instantly.

Food Guide

The stadium sits within the “Nagasaki Stadium City” complex alongside various restaurants and commercial facilities. Check the button below for a real, location-based list.

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Cheer Culture

The club name’s “V” stands for both the Portuguese “vitória” (victory) and Dutch “vrede” (peace), while “Varen” is Dutch for “to sail” — referencing Nagasaki’s history as a Portuguese/Dutch trading port. Since 2015, the club has worn special commemorative shirts around August 9 (the anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing) each year as part of an ongoing peace-message tradition. The mascot is Vivi-kun.

📍 Getting There

Peace Stadium (ピーススタジアム) · 6-7-1 Saiwaimachi, Nagasaki 850-0046

Tap the button below to see transit, walking, and driving directions from your current location to the stadium, via Google Maps.

💡 Insider Tips

🚌 Getting Around — a stadium correction

The new “PEACE STADIUM,” which opened in October 2024, is the current home ground — the club moved from Transcosmos Stadium in Isahaya city into downtown Nagasaki. It’s about a 10-minute walk from JR Nagasaki station, or about 3 minutes from “Stadium City North” station on the Nagasaki Electric Tramway.

🏨 Lodging

The Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki — Japan’s first “stadium-view hotel,” with about 70% of its 243 rooms overlooking the pitch — sits on the same grounds, essentially a 0-minute walk.

🎟️ Tickets — fully cashless

Tickets, including away seating, can only be purchased through the “Nagasaki Stadium City App,” requiring free registration plus SMS verification. The stadium runs entirely cashless — ticket windows, merchandise, and food stands accept only cards/electronic payment, so be sure to bring a credit card or e-payment method.

🗺️ Tourism Tie-in

Stadium and arena tours (60–90 minutes, ¥2,500–3,500 adult) run year-round, and going via Nagasaki station connects you to the Peace Park (15 minutes by tram), Glover Garden, and more.

🎁 Club Perks — Korean-language support and a player connection

The Nagasaki Stadium City information center has staff available who can respond in English, Korean, Chinese, and more. In November 2025, Noh Hyung-jun, a South Korea U17 international, joined on a 3-year contract.

💡 Insider Tips

The distance from the pitch to the stands is just 5m — the shortest in the J.League. Signature food includes a Sasebo burger specialist, Nagasaki’s famous turkey rice, and a Nagasaki champon (noodle soup) shop.