Vantelin Dome Nagoya
Location | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
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Public transit | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada |
Owner | Nagoya Dome Co. (The Chunichi Shimbun Co.) |
Capacity | 36,418[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 |
Tenants | |
Chunichi Dragons (Central League) (1997–Present) |
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 domed baseball stadium, constructed in 1997, located in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The dome has the capacity of 36,418 for sports and 49,000 for concerts. It is an example of a geodesic dome.
It has served as HQ for the Chunichi Dragons baseball team since its opening. It has also served the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes.
The official theme song for the Nagoya Dome, "Here for You", was written by local FM radio disc jockey James Havens and released on CD by Victor Entertainment.
Shopping center
- ÆON MALL NAGOYADOMEMAE DragonsShop
- ÆON MALL NAGOYADOMEMAE
- Chunichi Dragons
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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
- List of Nippon Professional Baseball stadiums
- Lists of stadiums
References
Sources
- Takenaka Corporation web page on the construction of the Nagoya Dome
External links
- Nagoya Dome website
Media related to Nagoya Dome at Wikimedia Commons
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