Announcement Regarding the Reopening of the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium on June 16 (Tue)

The Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium has been temporarily closed since March 3 (Tue) to prevent the domestic spread of COVID-19. We have now put thorough infection prevention measures in place, and the decision has been made to reopen the museum on June 16 (Tue). We ask for the full cooperation of museum visitors so that we can implement each one of these measures carefully. Please understand that, depending on the circumstances, we may have to close the museum immediately.

Visitor Guidelines

・We will install thermographic cameras at the entrance to take visitors’ temperatures. If a camera detects a temperature, we will use a non-contact thermometer to measure the relevant visitor’s body temperature. Please note that we will refuse entry to individuals with temperatures exceeding 37.5℃.

・Please refrain from visiting the museum if you have a cough, have a sore throat, feel abnormally lethargic, have a temperature, or feel unwell in any other way.

・We also ask that any individuals to which the following apply refrain from visiting the museum.
(1) Within the last 14 days you have seen a doctor or taken medicine for a temperature or cold symptoms (cough, sore throat, lethargy, etc.)
(2) Within the last 14 days you have returned to Japan from a country or region in which the COVID-19 pandemic has spread (an area subject to strengthened quarantine or an area with immigration restrictions under the Immigration Control Act).
*Please see the link below for details on specific countries and regions.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/covid19_qa_kanrenkigyou_00003.html
(3) A member of your family, one of your friends, one of your colleagues, or someone else close to you has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or is suspected to have been infected with COVID-19.

・We may ask for your cooperation in responding to questions from medical institutions, such as health centers, as part of our infection control measures. As such, we ask that the representative in your group writes down their name, telephone number, and the number of people in your group when entering the museum.

・We ask that you wear a face mask and take other measures to practice thorough cough etiquette.

・ Please wash your hands, gargle, and take other measures to prevent infection. We have also placed alcohol disinfectant liquid at the entrance and antibacterial handwipes around the museum for visitors to use.

・Please leave around two meters between you and other visitors when inside the museum.

・Conversation in close proximity may lead to droplet infection. We ask that you refrain from talking inside the museum.

・We may limit the number of people entering the museum depending on museum congestion.

・When purchasing a museum ticket, please leave a gap between you and the next visitor when queuing. Tickets may also be purchased in advance online. We ask that you make use of this service to reduce congestion.
(Purchase tickets online : https://www.hanshin.co.jp/koshien/global/en/ticket/)

Measures to Prevent Infection and Spread

・ Museum employees will wear face masks.

・We will check the health of our employees before they start work, and ensure that they regularly wash their hands with soap, disinfect their hands and fingers with alcohol, and take other measures to prevent infection.

・We will enhance our cleaning of doors, handrails, toilets, touch screens, and other spots visitors frequently touch using disinfectant and other cleaning agents.

・We will ventilate as much as possible using air conditioning systems and by leaving doors open.

・When the museum is congested, we may limit the number of people entering.

・We will remove bats, balls, and other exhibits that visitors can touch.

・In areas where visitors can sit down, we will reduce the number of devices and seats to ensure distance is kept between visitors.

Moving forward, we will make use of the latest information from relevant organizations to strengthen our measures to prevent infection and spread of the virus within the museum.
We ask for your continued understanding and cooperation.

Announcement regarding the postponement of museum relocation and refurbishment work

The Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium was due to move to a new location in a refurbished building in March 2021. However, relocation and refurbishment work has been postponed by a year. As a result, the museum will not close from September 7 (Mon.) as initially planned, and will remain open for business as usual.
Please note that the museum is scheduled to close during the 2021 off-season period to prepare for its future relocation.

Announcement regarding changes to the validity period of advance tickets/complimentary tickets

The validity period of advance tickets and complimentary tickets for The Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium has been revised as follows.

Advance tickets/complimentary tickets	Advance tickets/complimentary tickets with a validity period of “August 31, 2020,” “End of August, 2020” or “September 6, 2020” ⇒The validity period for the above tickets will be extended to “March 31, 2021.”
Stadium tour complimentary tickets	Stadium tour complimentary tickets with a validity period of “August 31, 2020,” “End of August, 2020” or “September 6, 2020” ⇒The validity period for the above tickets will be extended to “March 31, 2021.”
Complimentary tickets for stockholders	Complimentary tickets for stockholders with a validity period of “September 6, 2020” ⇒There will be no change to the validity period of these tickets.

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Please check the following for details of validity periods for advance tickets/complimentary tickets other than the above.

Advance tickets/complimentary tickets	Advance tickets/complimentary tickets with a validity period of “End of March, 2020” “March 31, 2020,” “April 30, 2020,” “May 31, 2020,” or “June 30, 2020” ⇒The validity period for the above tickets will be extended to “August 30, 2020.”
Stadium tour complimentary tickets	Stadium tour complimentary tickets with a validity period of “End of March, 2020” ⇒The validity period for the above tickets will be extended to “August 30, 2020.”