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Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome
Stadium information
Location3, Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
OpenedMarch 17, 1988
OwnerTokyo Dome Corporation
Capacity55,000 (baseball), 42,000 (seated in standard configuration)
Field dimensionsFacility Capacity Area Site: 112456 m2 (27.8 acre)
Building: 46,755 m2 (503,270 sq ft)
Field: 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft)
Right, Left: 100 m (328 ft)
Center: 122 m (400 ft)
Capacity: 1,240,000 m3 (43.8 million cubic feet)
TenantsYomiuri Giants (NPB (Central League)) (1988 � present)
Nippon Ham Fighters (NPB (Pacific League)) (1988 � 2003)

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Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム Tōkyō Dōmu, Tyo - 9681) is a 55,000-seat (actual capacity of 42,000) baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.

The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium. Like Kōrakuen, the Dome hosts the Toei Superheroes live shows of the year.

Tokyo Dome's original nickname was "The Big Egg", with some calling it the "Tokyo Big Egg". Its dome-shaped roof is an air-supported structure, a flexible membrane held up by slightly pressurizing the inside of the stadium.

It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, and has also hosted basketball, American football and association football games, as well as puroresu (pro-wrestling) matches, mixed martial arts events, kickboxing events, monster truck races, and music concerts. It is also the location of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame which chronicles the history of baseball in Japan.


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