, referred to as Big Egg City before January 1, 2000, is an entertainment complex in
Bunkyo, Tokyo,
Japan.
It also includes the world's largest roofed
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
stadium, known as
Tokyo Dome
is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of th ...
(AKA "Big Egg"); an amusement park known as
Tokyo Dome City Attractions
is an amusement park located next to the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, and forms a part of the Tokyo Dome City entertainment complex. It opened in 1958, and was formerly known as until April 2003. It was one of the most popular amusemen ...
(formerly Kōrakuen Yūenchi); and
Korakuen Hall. In May 2003, a spa resort known as
LaQua opened for business near Tokyo Dome City Attractions. It also hosts character shows for
Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by ...
's
Toei Superheroes, including the
Kamen Rider and
Super Sentai
is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The ...
series (the Tokyo Dome Corporation is the Super Sentai series' main sponsor).
The Tokyo Dome City contains the Tokyo Dome Hotel, a 43-story hotel that is easy to spot from the street and from the Tokyo Subway Suidobashi Station, which is only two blocks away.
Tokyo Dome City facilities
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Tokyo Dome
is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of th ...
baseball stadium
*
LaQua
** a building that houses a spa, fitness center and shopping mall
** amusement park rides including
Big O and
Thunder Dolphin
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Tokyo Dome City Attractions
is an amusement park located next to the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, and forms a part of the Tokyo Dome City entertainment complex. It opened in 1958, and was formerly known as until April 2003. It was one of the most popular amusemen ...
amusement park
** Theatre G-Rosso
* Tokyo Dome Hotel
* Yellow Building
** Sauna Tokyo Dome,
Korakuen Hall sports arena
* Blue Building
** Tokyo Dome Bowling Center,
Off-track betting
Off-track betting (or OTB; in British English, off-course betting) is sanctioned gambling on horse racing outside a race track.
U.S. history
Before the 1970s, only the state of Nevada allowed off-track betting. Off-track betting in New York wa ...
(
Wins Korekauen)
* MEETS PORT
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Tokyo Dome City Hall
The Tokyo Dome City Hall (TDC Hall) is a facility for sports, fashion shows, circuses, and live music, located inside Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. It is on the opposite corner of the Tokyo Dome, and hosts a variety of events at any given t ...
Transportation
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Kōrakuen Station of several subway lines, integrated within the complex
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Kasuga Station of several subway lines, to the north
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Suidōbashi Station
is a railway station which straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda and Bunkyō wards, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
Lines
Suidōbashi Station is served by the following lin ...
, a JR line station across a street from Tokyo Dome City
See also
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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
is a district of Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, . In Koishikawa are located two well regarded gardens: the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (operated by the University of Tokyo) in Hakusan, and the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Kōr ...
is immediately to the west of the area.
External links
Tokyo Dome City official website
2000 establishments in Japan
Buildings and structures in Bunkyō
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