Tokyo Dome
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Not to be confused with Tokyo Dome City Hall.
Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム, Tōkyō Dōmu) is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium (whose former site is now occupied by the Tokyo Dome Hotel and a plaza for this stadium). In Japan, it is often used as a unit of size; for example, "the new construction is five times the size of Tokyo Dome."
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東京ドーム | |
The Big Egg, Tokyo Big Egg | |
Location | 3, Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
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Public transit | |
Owner | Tokyo Dome Corporation[lower-alpha 1] (Mitsui Fudosan (80%) and The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (20%)) |
Capacity | 42,000–55,000 (events)[1] 45,600 (baseball)[2] |
Field size | Facility Capacity Area[3]
Site: 112,456 m2 (27.788 acres) |
Surface | AstroTurf (1988–2002) FieldTurf (2003–present) |
Construction | |
Opened | March 17, 1988 |
Architect | Nikken Sekkei, Takenaka Corporation[4] |
Builder | Takenaka Corporation[4] |
Structural engineer | Nikken Sekkei,[5] Geiger Engineers |
Tenants | |
Yomiuri Giants (NPB) (1988–present) Nippon-Ham Fighters (NPB) (1988–2003)[6] |
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