Overview | Seating Guide | Tickets | Food Guide | Cheer Culture | Directions
Club Overview
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a Central League club based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Their home, Meiji Jingu Stadium, is a cozy open-air ballpark with tight foul territory that keeps fans close to the action, holding about 37,900 fans.
Seating Guide
The right-field side is the Swallows’ (home) zone, while most of left field is for visiting fans. Seats are divided into S (behind home plate), A (along the baselines), and B (behind the foul poles) categories, with all-reserved seating since 2020.
Tickets
Official tickets can be purchased through the club’s own ticketing site (“Swa-Chike”) or the English-language Pia site.
This site is mainly in Japanese — here's how to get through it
- On the ticket site, click your desired match date.
- Choose a seating zone — pricing for each zone is shown directly on the site.
- Sign up or log in, then pick your seat and complete the payment.
- 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
Around the stadium you’ll find a variety of restaurants and shops. Check the button below for a real, location-based list.
Cheer Culture
One of NPB’s most famous rituals — when the Swallows score or before the Lucky 7th, fans pop open clear plastic umbrellas and dance to “Tokyo Ondo” while shouting “Banzai!” It began in the 1970s as a way to visually amplify a fan base outnumbered by the Giants.