President of Tokyo Dome, first of its kind in Japan
Inducted
1997
Category
Elected by the Special Committee
From
Manchuria, China
Born
October 28,1910
Died
June 14,1996
Alma Mater
Keio University
He entered Korakuen Stadium Co. in 1950 and became its president in 1978. In 1988, he built Tokyo Dome, the first of its kind in Japan, a sectionof which was donated to the site of the new Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.