Fukuoka Dome
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| Fukuoka Dome | |
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| Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | |
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| Location | Fukuoka City, Japan |
| Opened | April 2, 1993 |
| Owner | Hawks Town |
| Tenants | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Pacific League) (1993–current) |
| Capacity | 35,773 |
| Field 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 Fukuoka Dome (福岡ドーム Fukuoka Dōmu?) is a baseball field located in Fukuoka, Japan. The stadium serves as the headquarters of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. In 2005, Yahoo! Japan, one of SoftBank's subsidiaries, bought the stadium's naming rights, and thus renamed it Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome.
Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 52,000 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, Eagles, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Ayumi Hamasaki and Billy Joel have done large-scale concerts 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[1].
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 "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe", the stadium's retractable roof was used to trap the pterodactyl-like monsters Gyaos.
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