The Nagoya Dome (ナゴヤドーム), known as Vantelin Dome Nagoya (バンテリンドーム ナゴヤ)[2] for sponsoring reasons, is a baseball field, constructed in 1997, 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.
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Location | Nagoya, Japan |
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Public transit | Nagoya Municipal Subway: ![]() |
Owner | Nagoya Dome Co. (The Chunichi Shimbun 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 | Artificial turf |
Opened | March 15, 1997 |
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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 BlueWave 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.
Media related to Nagoya Dome at Wikimedia Commons
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