Nagoya Dome
The Nagoya Dome (ナゴヤドーム), constructed in 1997, is a baseball field, located in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The dome has the capacity to seat up to 40,500 for sports and 49,000 for concerts. It is an example of a geodesic dome.
Baseball game
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| Location | Nagoya, Japan |
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| Public transit | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  |
| Owner | Nagoya Dome Co. |
| Capacity | 40,500[1] |
| Field size | Left Field – 100 m (328.1 ft) Center Field – 122 m (400.3 ft) Right Field – 100 m (328.1 ft) Height of Outfield Fence – 4.8 m (15.7 ft) |
| Surface | Short Pile Artificial turf |
| Opened | March 15, 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Chunichi Dragons (Central League) (1997–Present) | |
It has served as HQ for the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, since its opening. It has also served baseball teams Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, sometimes during the year.
Official theme song for The Nagoya Dome, "Here For You", was written by local FM radio disk jockey, James Havens, and also released on CD by Victor Entertainment.
Access
- Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line, Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Yutorito Line
- Meitetsu Seto Line
- Central Japan Railway Company Chūō Main Line, Meitetsu Seto Line, Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line, Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Yutorito Line
See also
- Diagrid
- Thin-shell structure
- List of thin shell structures
References
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