Aichi Prefecture and the city of Toyota will co-host a fanzone at the Sky Hall Toyota, where all matches held at the City of Toyota Stadium and more will be shown live on a big screen for free.
Sky Hall Toyota is an indoor arena within a fifteen-minute walk from Toyotashi station on Meitetsu railway, close to the stadium itself. Live music performances will be held before matches and the venue will be equipped with a bar as well as a variety of food stalls which offer local specialties like pork cutlets with Miso sauce.
Shizuoka Prefecture plans to set up Omotenashi Areas, multiple event zones, between the Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa and a nearby railway station, Aino, on the days of the matches. Those zones will also be lined with rows of stalls offering local specialties such as Fujinomiya Yakisoba, uniquely springy noodles fried with vegetables and pork cracklings, as well as a variety of local products including green tea.
There will also be live shows of traditional Japanese music before the matches, as well as fireworks after them to celebrate the efforts made by both teams.
Aichi Fanzone Opening Hours and Main Fixtures
September 20: 15:00 to 22:00 Japan v Russia
September 23: 15:00 to 22:00 Wales v Georgia
September 28: 12:00 to 22:00 Japan v Ireland, South Africa v Namibia
October 5: 12:00 to 22:00 Japan v Samoa
October 12: 10:00 to 22:00 New Zealand v Italy
October 13: 15:00 to 22:00 Japan v Scotland
October 19&20: 15:00 to 21:15 Quarterfinals
October 26:15:00 to 19:00 Semifinal
October 27: 15:00 to 20:00 Semifinal
November 2:15:00 to 20:30 Final
Shizuoka Omotenashi Areas Opening Hours
September 28: 11:00 to 21:30 Japan v Ireland
October 4: 13:30 to 21:50 South Africa v Italy
October 9: 11:00 to 21:00 Scotland v Russia
October 11: 14:00 to 21:50 Australia v Georgia
English Language Site:
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fanzones
＊Central Japan: The area encompassing the nine prefectures of Aichi, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Mie and Shiga, which includes the three major metropolitan areas of Nagoya, Shizuoka and Hamamatsu. Situated between Tokyo and Kyoto, it occupies the center of Japan’s main island, Honshu.