Tokyo Dome City
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Tokyo Dome City is an entertainment complex in Bunkyo, Tokyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

It includes the world's largest roofed baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 stadium known as Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...

 (nicknamed "Big Egg"), an amusement park known as Tokyo Dome City Attractions
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 amusement parks in Tokyo...

 (formerly Kōrakuen Yūenchi), and Korakuen Hall
Korakuen Hall
is an arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many boxing, professional wrestling and mixed martial arts matches. Part of Tokyo Dome City, it is one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. It opened on April 16, 1962 and has a capacity of approximately 1,800 people. The venue hosted the boxing...

. In May 2003, a spa resort known as LaQua opened for business near Tokyo Dome City Attractions. It also hosts character shows for the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

 series.

The Tokyo Dome City contains the Tokyo Dome Hotel, a 43-story hotel that is easily visible from the street and from the Tokyo Subway Suidobashi Station, which is only two blocks away.

Tokyo Dome City facilities

  • Tokyo Dome
    Tokyo Dome
    Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...

     baseball stadium
  • LaQua
    • a building that houses a spa, fitness center and a shopping mall
    • amusement park rides including Big O
      Big O (Ferris Wheel)
      Big O is a centerless Ferris wheel in Tokyo Dome City.. It was the first centerless Ferris wheel in history and, as of 2006, the largest one in the world at in diameter. Tokyo's largest roller coaster, the Thunder Dolphin, passes through the centre of the wheel.-External links:*...

       and Thunder Dolphin
      Thunder Dolphin
      Thunder Dolphin is a steel roller coaster at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions amusement park, which is part of Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. The ride was designed and constructed by Intamin...

  • Tokyo Dome City Attractions
    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 amusement parks in Tokyo...

     amusement park
  • Tokyo Dome Hotel
  • Yellow Building
    • Sauna Tokyo Dome, Korakuen Hall
      Korakuen Hall
      is an arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many boxing, professional wrestling and mixed martial arts matches. Part of Tokyo Dome City, it is one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. It opened on April 16, 1962 and has a capacity of approximately 1,800 people. The venue hosted the boxing...

       sports arena
  • Blue Building
    • Tokyo Dome Bowling Center, horse racing
  • MEETS PORT
    • JCB Hall
      JCB Hall
      Tokyo Dome City Hall is a sport, fashion show, circus, and live music hall located in Tokyo, inside of Tokyo Dome City. It is on the opposite corner of the Tokyo Dome, and has a variety of events at any given time, including Boxing and live concerts...


Transportation

  • Kōrakuen Station
    Korakuen Station
    is a subway train station in Bunkyō, Tokyo operated by Tokyo Metro. It is directly connected by an underground pedestrian passage to the Toei operated Kasuga Station. It is integrated with the Tokyo Dome City complex and the Bunkyō ward capitol building. Unusually for a subway station, the...

     of several subway lines, integrated within the complex
  • Kasuga Station
    Kasuga Station (Tokyo)
    is a metro station on the Toei Mita Line & Ōedo Line in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It is located next to Kōrakuen Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line & Namboku Line. It is built under the Bunkyo City Office Building.-Adjacent stations:- See also :...

     of several subway lines, to the north
  • Suidōbashi Station
    Suidobashi Station
    is a major interchange station that straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda and Bunkyō wards. There is no direct passage between the JR and Toei platforms.-Station layout:...

    , a JR line station across a street from Tokyo Dome City
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