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) for sponsorship 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.

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It has served as the home stadium for the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball team since its opening. It has also served the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, and hosted a single group stage game of the 2024 WBSC Premier12.

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.

alt=Top level Nagoya Dome|thumb|Nagoya Dome interior from top level behind home plate.

Events

  • Celine Dion performed at Nagoya Dome on February 3, 1999 as her part of Let's Talk About Love World Tour.

Access

  • Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line, Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Yutorito Line
  • Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station
  • Ōzone Station
  • Central Japan Railway Company Chūō Main Line, Meitetsu Seto Line
  • Ōzone Station
  • Meitetsu Seto Line
  • Yada Station

Attendances

The home attendances of the Chunichi Dragons at the Vantelin Dome Nagoya:

{| class="wikitable"

! Season !! Games !! Total attendance !! Average attendance

|-

| 2025 || 72 || 2,520,832 || 35,012

|}

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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
  • Nagoya Dome website