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J-VillageNaraha Town, Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture

Illuminating the pitch at J-Village, newly restarted as a symbol of recovery

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  • A night-time view of the main stadium before its opening, quietly awaiting the start of its second chapter with the clock stopped at 2:46 PM. All 4 stands of the installed night-game lighting create a pleasant and highly uniform lighting environment.

  • High-output 1300W LEDioc FLOOD DUELL lights with excellent color-rendering light the freshly resurrected natural-turf main stadium.

  • A daytime view of the 5000-capacity main stadium.

  • Lighting towers with LEDioc FLOOD DUELL lights installed light a natural-turf pitch (No. 1) in uniform light. The lights contribute to maintenance savings with a lifespan of 40000 hours.

  • A view at night of a natural-turf pitch (No. 3), which has night-game lighting that enables the selection of illumination patterns through dimmer functionality.

  • A view from the natural-turf pitch (No. 3) of the renovated main building (existing accommodation building) that includes comprehensive facilities such as restaurants and training rooms.

  • A night-time view of an artificial-turf pitch (No. 6), where 4 lighting towers with 1100W LEDioc FLOOD DUELL light sources have been installed.

  • Power-saving 1100W LEDioc FLOOD DUELL lights brightly light an artificial-turf pitch (No. 6), making for a lighting environment enabling the comfortable enjoyment of soccer at night.

  • LED floodlights light a vivid green field (artificial-turf pitch No. 6) in refreshing light.

  • The artificial-turf pitch (No. 6) that includes a 400-meter track. The facility visible in the distance is the all-weather practice field, which is due to open in the spring of 2019.

  • Installed in each of the steel lighting towers that light the natural-turf and artificial-turf pitches are 12 high-output 1100W LEDioc FLOOD DUELL LED floodlights, which are environmentally considerate and contribute to power and maintenance savings.

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Installation date

June, 2018

Location

Established in 1997, J-Village is Japan's first national soccer training center. During the period from its establishment until the Great East Japan Earthquake, it saw 500000 visitors per year (roughly 6800000 in total) and was used for training camps for Japan's World Cup team players, as well as by many teams for various competitions and workshops. Its operation as a facility had been on hold due to its use as the base for the combined response by the government and TEPCO to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accompanying incident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, but with that role at an end it recommenced partial operation on 28 July 2018 as a reborn J-Village with fresh appeal. With a facility area of roughly 49ha, J-Village is a large training center equipped with 8 natural-turf pitches, including a stadium with spectator seating, 2 artificial-turf pitches, an all-weather soccer practice field, a wet-weather practice field, a hotel, a fitness gym, arena, pool, and parking for roughly 730 vehicles. With the recommencement of partial operation, 5 natural-turf pitches, 1.5 artificial-turf pitches, and the hotel became available for use, with the 5000-capacity main stadium also able to be opened at the same time due to progress with the reconstruction work being ahead of the original schedule.

An upgrade to LED lighting was carried out for the night-time lighting for the stadium, the No. 1 and No. 3 natural-turf pitches, and the No. 6 artificial-turf pitch, which includes a 400-meter track, with LEDioc FLOOD DUELL high-output floodlights used for each. The existing four-stand system was kept for the natural-turf and artificial-turf pitches, with a total of 48 units of 1100W LEDioc FLOOD DUELL lights (12 lights×4 stands) being installed, and a new average brightness of 380ℓx was achieved, representing an increase compared to the previous design brightness average of 150ℓx. The lighting control board also received a makeover with the addition of dimmer functionality, with the design enabling the selection of illumination patterns at 380, 300, 200, and 100ℓx to match different users and uses. For the stadium lighting, four 18-lamp towers using 1300W LEDioc FLOOD DUELL lights were installed, ensuring the same set brightness as the previous lights with the same number of lamps yet upgrading to LED.

The stadium lighting also has the same kind of dimmer functionality has the pitch lighting. The stadium, natural-turf pitches and artificial-turf pitches all feature vividly restored green turf brightly lit with even light, which has enabled the creation of a bright and comfortable night-game lighting environment.

Specification

  • LEDioc FLOOD DUELL

    1100W type - 144

    1300W type - 72

  • Lighting control device - 2