Vantelin Dome Nagoya
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.
Location | Nagoya, 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 | 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 |
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 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.
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
References
- http://www.sportmapworld.com/venue/nagoya-dome/
- "Vantelin Dome Nagoya". Visit Nagoya - Nagoya City Tourism. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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