- Fukuoka Dome
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Fukuoka Dome
nickname = Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome
location = Fukuoka City,Japan
opened =April 2 ,1993
owner = Hawks Town
operator =
surface =
construction_cost =
architect =
tenants = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Pacific League ) (1993–current)
seating_capacity = 35,695 [ [http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/japan/kyushu.shtml www.worldstadiums.com] ]
dimensions = Left Field: 100 m (328.1 ft)
Center Field: 122 m (400.3 ft)
Right Field: 99.5 m (326.4 ft)
Height of Outfield Fence: 5.84 m (19.2 ft)The nihongo|Fukuoka Dome|福岡ドーム|Fukuoka Dōmu is abaseball field located in Fukuoka,Japan . The stadium serves as the headquarters of theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks . In 2005,Yahoo! Japan , one of SoftBank's subsidiaries, bought the stadium'snaming rights , and thus renamed it Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome.Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first dome with a retractable roof.
The dome is located inside Hawks Town, near the Momochi Beach. It is within walking distance from Nishijin.
Famous musicians such as
Bon Jovi ,Aerosmith ,Frank Sinatra , Madonna,The Rolling Stones ,Michael Jackson ,Eagles ,Queen + Paul Rodgers ,Ayumi Hamasaki andBilly Joel have done large-scaleconcerts at the Fukuoka Dome.The Fukuoka Dome has hosted one game in each
Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series since its creation, including the final game of the 2006 series, where Japan was swept for the first time in the history of the event [MLB completes sweep with walk-off] .In the TV series "
Extreme Engineering ", Danny Forster makes a reference to the Fukuoka Dome, saying it was said to have a "Floating" field.In the movie "", the stadium's retractable roof was used to trap the pterodactyl-like monsters Gyaos.
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External links
* [http://www.hawkstown.com/eng/index.html hawkstown]
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