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Higashiosaka City Hanazono Rugby Stadium IlluminationHigashiosaka City, Osaka

An expressive illumination for a rugby stadium beginning to carve out some new history creates some attractive nighttime scenery

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  • The rainbow colors turned on.

  • A daytime view of the south-side main gate and its impressive grid-shaped pillars with a scrum motif.

  • The lighting-effects programs stored in the DMX controller are run to control the LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR lights, expressing detailed changes in color such as light/shade levels and gradation.

  • The installed 80W type LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR lights, which enable free expression using light of various colors following programs in combination with the DMX controller.

  • The full-color illumination control panel that enables various light patterns in lighting-effects through DMX control.

  • The yellow and green illumination which brings to mind rape blossoms is programmed from February to March.

  • Seasonal color illuminations are produced, such as the one in the image of autumn foliage (red and orange) from September to November.

  • By using LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR lights, advanced effects such as color-changes and moving light are made possible.

  • The pillared sections employ a design that overlaps a scrum formation with a diamond lattice, and they are lit to emphasize the shadows and highlight their three-dimensions, accentuating the features of the building.

  • The building's wall, which is about 20m high and roughly 190m wide, is lit by 80 units of 80W type LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR lights, producing some attractive nighttime scenery.

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Installation date

September, 2018

Location

Higashiosaka City Hanazono Rugby Stadium is a venerable rugby field that was opened as Japan's first rugby stadium in 1929. The National High School Rugby Tournament is held there over the year-end and New Year's holidays, and it is well-known as "High School Rugby's Holy Ground". In 2017, Higashiosaka City carried out the first large-scale renovation work on the stadium since 1992, which was completed in September 2018. A Rugby Museum and the latest equipment, including giant video devices and lighting, has been introduced at the venue, which has been reborn as a stadium worthy of its "Holy Ground" status and compatible with a variety of spectating styles. In addition, an illumination has commenced for the south-side main gate, which has a sense of presence even during the day with an impressive, grid-like design in the image of a scrum, creating an effect that further complements the appeal of Hanazono Rugby Stadium.

As the light illuminating the outer wall, which is about 20m high and roughly 190m wide, 26 units of 80W type LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR LED full-color floodlights have been installed, and, using lighting-effects programs stored in the DMX controller (DMX512-A*), they produce seasonal color illuminations evocative of snow (white) from December to January, rape blossoms (yellow and green) from February to March, cherry blossoms (pink) from April to May, irises (blue, purple, white) from June to August, and autumn foliage (red and orange) from September to November. Furthermore, other lighting patterns are possible at special events, for example Japan's national flag (red and white) for when the national team plays, or a rainbow effect at other matches, which enables a variety of color-effects that produce attractive nighttime scenery that is a change from the stadium's daytime image.

*DMX512-A (from "Digital MutipleX") is a communications protocol established by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) used in the control of mainly stage and effects lighting. In recent years it has also been adopted in general lighting devices.

Specification

  • LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR 80W type - 26

  • DMX Controller - 1