1,2,3 Nov. Women's Event(1st round)

Kagoshima, where the opening match of Site B of the Women's tournament will be played, is the southernmost city on Kyushu Island and is well known as the place which produced out many political heroes in the Meiji era, such as Takamori Saigo and Toshimichi Okubo. Kagoshima has been prospering as the core of the economy and culture in Kyushu and has been visited by a large number of tourists coming to see the sublime scenery of Sakura-jima floating in the Bay of Kinkou. This year's World Cup in Kagoshima will be the third time followed by the two men's tournaments of 1995 and 1999. The Kagoshima Arena, which was built in 1992 commemorating its centennial municipal system, is a sport complex with a main arena (5,700 seats), a sub-arena and a training room and can be reached by a 15-minute bus ride from JR Nishi-Kagoshima Station.

Address: 13-9 Nagayoshi-cho, Kagoshima
Capacity: 5,000

Access: Take a municipal bus (bay 13 or 35) at JR Nishi-Kagoshima Station, and get off at Kagoshima Arena mae.
Alternatively, take a bus from bay 8-2 or 20 and get off at Nakakusanuta and walk for three minutes.