Japan Stadiums: Suzuka Sports Garden, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture
Suzuka Sports Garden (三重県営鈴鹿スポーツガーデン) is a multi-purpose stadium and sports complex in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture. For sponsorship reasons it is known as Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Suzuka.
It has staged soccer games by several teams in the area including Atletico Suzuka who also played games at Yokkaichi City Central Athletic Field (四日市市 中央陸上競技場) in Yokkaichi and at AGF Suzuka Rikujo Kyogijo (鈴鹿市陸上競技). Nagoya Grampus have also played here on a few occasions - one Nabisco Cup match in 1992 and two league matches in 1993 at the beginning of the J.League era. Cerezo Osaka and Oita Trinita have also played here in 2002, the World Cup year in Japan and Korea.
In addition, the stadium is the home ground of Mie Honda Heat, a rugby union team with its base at the nearby Honda factory in Suzuka.
History & Capacity
The sports complex has opened in stages since 1992. It comprises two swimming pools (50 meter and 25 meter), indoor and outdoor tennis courts, 5 rugby/soccer fields, a climbing wall, badminton courts, table tennis facilities and both basketball and volleyball courts. The rugby/soccer pitches were originally natural turf but some of them have been replaced with artificial playing surfaces.
There is also a daily use onsen / bath house on site.
The stadium has a total capacity of 12,000 people, mostly seated in the partially-covered main stand.
Atletico Suzuka
The J.League's first MVP Kazu Miura played for Atletico Suzuka aged 58. He was on loan from Yokohama FC and usually appeared as a second half substitute with not much time left on the clock. Kazu is the world's third oldest active player to play and the oldest to score in a professional match. He began his career with Santos in Brazil in 1986 and has played in Japan (Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama FC, Kyoto Sanga, Vissel Kobe), Italy (Genoa), Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb), Australia (Sydney) and Portugal (Oliveirense).
Kazu is Japan's second highest national team goalscorer after Kunishige Kamamoto. He was controversially dropped from the 1998 World Cup squad by manager Takeshi Okada despite being the leading scorer in qualification.
Atletico were relegated to the Tōkai Adult Soccer League for the 2026-27 season after losing a crucial promotion/relegation playoff 1-0 to Vonds Ichihara at home. This ended the club's seven-year stint in the fourth tier. Kazu will be playing for J3 Fukushima United next season (2026) his 41st season as a professional.
Access - Getting There
The closest station is Tokuda Station on the Ise Railway Ise Line which runs between Kawarada Station in Yokkaichi and Tsu Station in Tsu. This would be an hour on foot, however. The most common way to get there is by bus from Shiroko Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. A kilometer or so south of the facility is a community bus stop with buses running between Shiroko and Hirata stopping at Aeon Mall Suzuka and Hiratachō Station on the Kintetsu Line.
The stadium is 4 km southwest of Suzuka Circuit which hosts the annual F1 Japanese Grand Prix.
Address: 1669 Misonocho, Suzuka, Mie 510-0261
Nearby Hotels
Yokkaichi, the largest town in Mie Prefecture, is not so far from Nagoya which has a wider selection of available accommodation.
However, if you do wish to stay in Yokkaichi, the city offers a decent range of hotels and other accommodation options to suit most budgets.
Some recommendations include Hotel Livemax Yokkaichi-ekimae, a 2-star property at Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station.
The Sanco Inn Yokkaichi Ekimae is another business hotel, also at Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station.
More J.League Stadiums
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Kyoto
Tosu Stadium (Ekimae Real Estate Stadium)
Toyota Stadium Aichi Prefecture
©Soccerphile.com
Buy tickets for soccer matches around the world