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みずほPayPayドーム福岡 | |
Fukuoka Dome PayPay Dome | |
Full name | Fukuoka Dome |
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Location | 2-2-2 Jigyōhama, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan |
Coordinates | 33°35′43″N 130°21′44″E / 33.59528°N 130.36222°E |
Public transit | Fukuoka City Subway: Kuko Line at Tojinmachi |
Owner | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Marketing Corp. |
Operator | Hawks Town Co. |
Capacity | 40,062 (baseball)[1] 47,500 (concert) |
Field size | Left Field – 100 metres (328 ft) Left-Center – 118 metres (387 ft) Center Field – 122 metres (400 ft) Right-Center – 118 metres (387 ft) Right Field – 100 metres (328 ft) Outfield Fence Height: 5.84m (19.2ft) |
Surface | FieldTurf 2009–present AstroTurf 1993 to 2008 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | April 1, 1991 |
Opened | April 2, 1993 |
Construction cost | ¥76 billion |
Architect | Takenaka Corporation and Maeda Corporation |
General contractor | Takenaka Corporation and Maeda Corporation |
Tenants | |
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1993–present) |
Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka (みずほPayPayドーム福岡, Mizuho Peipeidōmu Fukuoka), officially the Fukuoka Dome (福岡ドーム, Fukuoka Dōmu) is a baseball field located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Home to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the 40,000 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was originally named Fukuoka Dome (福岡ドーム, Fukuoka Dōmu).[1][2] It is Japan's first stadium built with a retractable roof, and was the only baseball stadium in Japan with one until the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido in 2023.