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| Full name | Fukuoka Dome |
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| Former names | Fukuoka Dome (1993–2005) Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome (2005–2013) Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome (2013–2020) Fukuoka PayPay Dome (2020-2024) |
| Address | 2-2-2 Jigyōhama,Chūō-ku |
| Location | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°35′43″N130°21′44″E / 33.59528°N 130.36222°E /33.59528; 130.36222 |
| Public transit | Fukuoka City Subway: Kuko Line atTojinmachi |
| Owner | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Operator | Hawks Town Co. |
| Capacity | 40,142 (baseball)[1] 47,500 (concert) |
| Field size | Left Field – 100 metres (328 ft) Left-Center – 110 metres (361 ft) Center Field – 122 metres (400 ft) Right-Center – 110 metres (361 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; 34 years ago (1991-04-01) |
| Opened | April 2, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-04-02) |
| Construction cost | ¥76 billion |
| Architect | Takenaka Corporation andMaeda Corporation |
| General contractor | Takenaka Corporation andMaeda Corporation |
| Tenants | |
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1993–present) | |
Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka (みずほPayPayドーム福岡,Mizuho Peipei Dōmu Fukuoka), officially theFukuoka Dome (福岡ドーム,Fukuoka Dōmu) is a domedbaseball field located inChūō-ku,Fukuoka, Japan. Home to theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the 40,000 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was originally named Fukuoka Dome.[1][2] It is Japan's first stadium built with aretractable roof, and was the only baseball stadium in Japan with one until the opening ofEs Con Field Hokkaido in 2023. It is the largest primary home stadium in thePacific League.
Fukuoka Dome is the home stadium ofFukuoka SoftBank Hawks and, together withHilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk Hotel, is part of the Hawks Town entertainment complex.[3] It is located nearMomochi Beach, and a 15 minute walk fromTōjinmachi Station, a part of theFukuoka City Subway system.
In 2003Colony Capital purchased the stadium with accompanying hotels fromDaiei, in the process Colony assumed ¥60 billion in debts with the properties along with a ¥15 billion capital infusion for renovations.[4]
After the sale of the stadium's primary tenant, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, from supermarket chainDaiei to multinational technology investment companySoftBank on January 28, 2005,Yahoo! Japan, one of SoftBank'ssubsidiaries, acquired the stadium'snaming rights, and thus renamed itFukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome (福岡Yahoo! JAPANドーム,Fukuoka Yafū Japan Dōmu) or abbreviated asYahoo Dome (ヤフードーム,Yafū Dōmu).[3] At the same time, SoftBank agreed to lease the rights to the Fukuoka Dome for 4.8 billion yen per year for 20 years.[5]
In 2006, the stadium received an upgrade to its mono-color main scoreboard "Hawks Vision." Sharing the same nickname as its predecessor and measured at 10 m (32.76 ft) high and 53 m (173.86 ft) wide, it was one of the largest high-definition electronic scoreboards at the time, equivalent to a 2,123-inch wide-screen display. In 2010, with further addition of two 5.7 m (120.65 ft) × 33 m (108.27 ft) displays, the stadium boasted the largest total viewing area of HD display in all baseball stadia (total area 905.2sqm or 9,743.49sqft).[6]
On April 12, 2007, the Fukuoka Dome and Hawks Town complex was sold to an affiliate of theGIC.[7]
In 2009, the older, short-pileAstroTurf field was replaced with the more modern grass-likeFieldTurf brand surface to reduce injuries; the Hawks players had seen far more injuries than any other team in Japan prior to the field being replaced.
On March 24, 2012, SoftBank purchased the stadium from the GIC affiliate for 87 billion yen. The stadium became fully owned by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Marketing Corporation on July 1, 2015.[5] The adjacent shopping mall was sold toMitsubishi Estate on January 22, 2015.[8]
In January 2013, it was renamed toFukuoka Yafuoku! Dome (福岡ヤフオク! ドーム,Fukuoka Yafuoku Dōmu).[9] Yafuoku is the abbreviation forYahoo! Auctions in Japan.
On October 30, 2019, it was announced that the stadium was going to be renamed again toFukuoka PayPay Dome (福岡PayPayドーム,Fukuoka Peipei Dōmu), in reference to the payment systemPayPay owned by SoftBank (50%) and Yahoo Japan (25%), on February 29, 2020.[10][11]
On April 25, 2024, it was announced that the stadium would be getting additional sponsorship rights fromMizuho Financial Group, creatingMizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka as a symbol of unity between Mizuho and SoftBank Group, which have close ties to each other.[12]
The Fukuoka Dome has hosted one game in eachMajor 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.[13]
In the TV seriesExtreme Engineering, Danny Forster makes a reference to the Fukuoka Dome, saying it was said to have a "floating" field. (An indoor baseball stadium in Japan which actually has a floating field isSapporo Dome, which also hostsfootball games forConsadole Sapporo, aJ. League club. However, this stadium does not have such a field.)
The roof of the Fukuoka Dome was designed to be opened similar to that of the now demolishedCivic Arena inPittsburgh, where the roof would open from the side. This design causes the roof to be rarely opened, due to costs of electricity to the mechanics to open the roof.
The Building itself is recognized for its 12,000 tonsteel retractable roof with a 3 millimetertitanium plating.[14]
On May 18, 1994,Hiromi Makihara of theYomiuri Giants threw aperfect game againstHiroshima Toyo Carp as the Giants won 6–0. Makihara's first Perfect-game at Fukuoka Dome is of special note as it being the only one thrown there, as well as the last one in the NPB (15th overall) untilRōki Sasaki pitched a perfect game against theOrix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, atZOZO Marine Stadium.
The stadium had the function of being the main venue of the event, hosting the opening ceremonies, baseball tournament and the closing ceremonies.
Michael Jackson performed at the stadium four times during his solo career. The first two times, Jackson performed two sold-out concerts during hisDangerous World Tour, on September 10 & 11, 1993, for a total audience of 70,000 fans (35,000 per show). The second and last two times were in 1996, during his subsequent tour,HIStory World Tour, on December 26 and 28, also on two sold-out concerts for 80,000 people (40,000 fans per show).
Whitney Houston performed at the stadium on September 22, 1993, duringThe Bodyguard World Tour.
Madonna performed three times at the stadium. The shows happened on 7, 8, and 9 December 1993 duringThe Girlie Show World Tour.
The stadium also hostedFrank Sinatra's final public concerts on 19 and 20 December 1994.
TheRolling Stones played two concerts at the dome during theirVoodoo Lounge Tour on 22 and 23 March 1995.
Bon Jovi played a concert at the dome on May 13, 1995, during theirThese Days Tour.
On September 18 and 19, 2000, the stadium hostedL'Arc-en-Ciel as part of their "TOUR 2000 REAL".
Mariko Shinoda held her graduation concert at the stadium on July 21, 2013, as part of the AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour, "AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~ (AKB48・2013真夏のドームツアー ～まだまだ、やらなきゃいけないことがある～)" that summer.
Super Junior performed theirSuper Show 6 at the stadium on 20 December 2014 as part of their forth Asia tour, with a sold-out crowd of 47,874 people.
BTS held two concerts at the stadium on 16 and 17 February 2019 during theirLove Yourself World Tour, with 72,801 sold-out tickets.
Blackpink had a sold-out concert in front of 38,864 audiences at the stadium on 22 February 2020 as part of theirIn Your Area World Tour.
Stray Kids performed two concerts at the stadium on 16 and 17 August 2023 as part of their5-Star Dome Tour, with 75,000 sold-out crowds.[15]
TVXQ (their Japanese name isTohoshinki) had solo concerts in Fukuoka PayPay Dome for 9 days.
Perfume performed a show at the stadium for their First Nationwide Major Dome tour, 'P Cubed'.
Twice performed two concerts on December 16–17, 2023 as part of theirReady to be tour part 3, with 76,543 sold out crowds.
From 1993 until 1995 and then again in 2000 and 2001,New Japan Pro-Wrestling hosted a yearly show titledWrestling Dontaku in the month of May at the Fukuoka Dome. No such show was held from 2001 until its return in 2009, but they have been held yearly since in theFukuoka Kokusai Center.Wrestling Dontaku 2022 was hosted in the Fukuoka Dome once more as a part of celebrating the 50th anniversary of NJPW, though the show has since returned to the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
In 2001,DDT Pro-Wrestling (then known as Dramatic Dream Team) hosted a 2-daytag team tournament in the venue. The tournament was won bySanshiro Takagi andTomohiko Hashimoto.
| Preceded by | Home of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1993 – present | Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by | Universiade 1995 | Succeeded by |
