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 for five years term, and thus renamed it Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome (福岡Yahoo!Japanドーム, Fukuoka Yafū Japan Dōmu) or abbreviated as Yahoo Dome (ヤフードーム, Yafū Dōmu) until 2009.
Built in 1993, the stadium can a...
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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 for five years term, and thus renamed it Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome (福岡Yahoo!Japanドーム, Fukuoka Yafū Japan Dōmu) or abbreviated as Yahoo Dome (ヤフードーム, Yafū Dōmu) until 2009.
Built in 1993, the stadium can accommodate 35,695 spectators and was Japan's first stadium with a retractable roof.
The dome is located inside Hawks Town, near Momochi Beach. It is about 15 minutes walking distance from Tōjinmachi Station of Fukuoka City Subway.
Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Whitney Houston, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Eagles, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Ayumi Hamasaki and Billy Joel have performed at the Dome.
The Dome hosted Frank Sinatra's last public concert in December of 1994.
The Fukuoka Dome has hosted one game in each Major League Baseball Japan...
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