The Rugby World Cup 2019 is almost upon us as 20 nations descend on Japan to battle it out for the William Webb Ellis trophy.
It will be the first time the tournament will be held in Asia, with the action set to take place in 12 stadiums across Japan.
Major cities Tokyo and Yokohama are preparing for a busy six weeks, while lesser-known areas of the nation will also see their fair share of the fixtures.
And as it's Japan, it promises to be a huge spectacle, with a crazy concoction of skyscrapers, ancient traditions and state-of-the-art technology, as well as the infamous bullet train.
Here is the low-down on all the venues that will be hosting the crunch clashes...
SAPPORO DOME
City: Sapporo City
Capacity: 41,410
Match schedule:
Australia v Fiji, Saturday, September 21
England v Tonga, Sunday, September 22
KAMAISHI RECOVERY MEMORIAL STADIUM
City: Iwate Prefecture, Kamaishi City
Capacity: 16,334
Match schedule:
Fiji v Uruguay, Wednesday, September 25
Namibia v Canada, Sunday, October 13
KUMAGAYA RUGBY STADIUM
City: Saitama Prefecture, Kumagaya City
Capacity: 25,600
Match schedule:
Russia v Samoa, Tuesday, September 24
Georgia v Uruguay, Sunday, September 29
Argentina v USA, Wednesday, October 9
TOKYO STADIUM
City: Tokyo Metropolitan
Capacity: 49,970
Match schedule:
Japan v Russia, Friday, September 20
France v Argentina, Saturday, September 21
Australia v Wales, Sunday, September 29
England v Argentina, Saturday, October 5
New Zealand v Namibia, Sunday, October 6
Quarter Final Two, Saturday, October 19
Quarter Final Four, Sunday, October 20
Bronze Final, Friday, November 1
INTERNATIONAL STADIUM YOKOHAMA
City: Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City
Capacity: 72,327
Match schedule:
New Zealand v South Africa, Saturday, September 21
Ireland v Scotland, Sunday, September 22
England v France, Saturday, October 12
Japan v Scotland, Sunday, October 13
Semi-final One, Saturday, October 26
Semi-final Two, Sunday, October 27
Final, Saturday, November 2
SHIZUOKA STADIUM ECOPA
City: Shizuoka Prefecture
Capacity: 50,889
Match schedule:
Japan v Ireland, Saturday, September 28
South Africa v Italy, Friday, October 4
Scotland v Russia, Wednesday, October 9
Australia v Georgia, Friday, October 11
CITY OF TOYOTA STADIUM
City: Aichi Prefecture, Toyota City
Capacity: 45,000
Match schedule:
Wales v Georgia, Monday, September 23
South Africa v Namibia, Saturday, September 28
Japan v Samoa, Saturday, October 5
New Zealand v Italy, Saturday, October 12
HANAZONO RUGBY STADIUM
City: Osaka Prefecture, Higashi-Osaka City
Capacity: 24,000
Match schedule:
Italy v Namibia, Saturday, September 22
Argentina v Tonga, Saturday, September 28
Georgia v Fiji, Thursday, October 3
USA v Tonga, Sunday, October 13
KOBE MISAKI STADIUM
City: Kobe City
Capacity: 30,132
Match schedule:
England v USA, Thursday, September 26
Scotland v Samoa, Monday, September 30
Ireland v Russia, Thursday, October 3
South Africa v Canada, Tuesday, October 8
FUKUOKA HAKATANOMORI STADIUM
City: Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City
Capacity: 21,562
Match schedule:
Italy v Canada, Thursday, September 26
France v USA, Wednesday, October 2
Ireland v Samoa, Saturday, October 12
KUMAMOTO STADIUM
City: Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto City
Capacity: 30,228
Match schedule:
France v Tonga, Sunday, October 6
Wales v Uruguay, Sunday October 13
OITA STADIUM
City: Oita Prefecture
Capacity: 40,000
Match schedule:
New Zealand v Canada, Wednesday, October 2
Australia v Uruguay, Saturday, October 5
Wales v Fiji, Wednesday, October 9
Quarter-final One, Saturday, October 19
Quarter-final Three, Sunday, October 20
