Osaka Dome
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Osaka Dome is a baseball
stadium
located in Osaka
, Japan
. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes
. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes
, a result of the merger between the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka Dome opening, the Buffaloes played their home games at Fujiidera Stadium
. Hanshin Tigers
also use the stadium as their "home field" for their season openers and their home games in August because their stadium, Koshien Stadium
, is used for high school baseball tournaments
during those periods.
Osaka Dome was the site of the debut of Eri Yoshida
for the Kobe 9 Cruise in the opening game of the Kansai Independent Baseball League
on March 26, 2009. Attendance for the game was 11,592.
On August 3, 2002, the Osaka Dome hosted the American Bowl
pre-season NFL game between the Washington Redskins
and the San Francisco 49ers
.
Mita Corporation has been advertising at Osaka Dome since April 2003, Osaka City Dome Company Limited offered Kyocera naming rights of the domed stadium in January 2006. On March 2, 2006, Kyocera captured the naming rights of the domed stadium and it was scheduled to be named "Kyocera Dome Osaka (京セラドーム大阪)" on April 1. However, for the reorganization of the Dome Company, the contract entering was delayed and the naming was on July 1. The contract was for 5 years (until March 31, 2011).
Osaka City Dome Company Limited and Kyocera announced their entering into the second contract (from April 1, 2011 until March 31, 2014) together on January 11, 2011.
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
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, 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...
. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Kintetsu Buffaloes
The was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix BlueWave baseball team, in 2004...
. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes
Orix Buffaloes
The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka and Kobe, Japan. They play in the Pacific League. The team is owned by the Orix Group, a leading diversified financial services company based in Tokyo....
, a result of the merger between the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka Dome opening, the Buffaloes played their home games at Fujiidera Stadium
Fujiidera Stadium
was a multi-use stadium in Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan. It was used mostly for baseball and was the home of the Kintetsu Buffaloes prior to the Osaka Dome opening in 1997. The stadium holds 32,000 people. The stadium was built in 1928, and closed in 2005...
. Hanshin Tigers
Hanshin Tigers
The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are in the Central League. Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., the subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., owns the Hanshin Tigers directly...
also use the stadium as their "home field" for their season openers and their home games in August because their stadium, Koshien Stadium
Koshien Stadium
is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The stadium was built to host the national high school baseball tournaments, and opened on April 1, 1924. It was the largest stadium in Asia at the time it was completed, with a capacity of 55,000.The name Kōshien comes...
, is used for high school baseball tournaments
High school baseball in Japan
In Japan, high school baseball generally refers to the two annual baseball tournaments played by high schools nationwide culminating at a final showdown at Hanshin Kōshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan...
during those periods.
Osaka Dome was the site of the debut of Eri Yoshida
Eri Yoshida
is a high-school student at Kawasaki-kita Senior High School in Kawasaki, who at the age of 16 became the first female drafted by a Japanese professional baseball team, Kobe 9 Cruise of Kansai Independent Baseball League, to play alongside male teammates....
for the Kobe 9 Cruise in the opening game of the Kansai Independent Baseball League
Kansai Independent Baseball League
The is a professional baseball league in Japan. Its debut season was in .The league's activities became public in 2008. Plans to form the league were announced at a press conference on March 6. On July 30, the names of the four teams were released....
on March 26, 2009. Attendance for the game was 11,592.
On August 3, 2002, the Osaka Dome hosted the American Bowl
American Bowl
The American Bowl was a series of National Football League pre-season exhibition games that were held at sites outside the United States between 1986 and 2005.- Overview :...
pre-season NFL game between the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
.
Naming rights by Kyocera
As KyoceraKyocera
is a multinational manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed in 1982. The company has diversified its founding technology in ceramic materials through internal development as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions...
Mita Corporation has been advertising at Osaka Dome since April 2003, Osaka City Dome Company Limited offered Kyocera naming rights of the domed stadium in January 2006. On March 2, 2006, Kyocera captured the naming rights of the domed stadium and it was scheduled to be named "Kyocera Dome Osaka (京セラドーム大阪)" on April 1. However, for the reorganization of the Dome Company, the contract entering was delayed and the naming was on July 1. The contract was for 5 years (until March 31, 2011).
Osaka City Dome Company Limited and Kyocera announced their entering into the second contract (from April 1, 2011 until March 31, 2014) together on January 11, 2011.
Access
- A short walk from Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station on the Osaka Municipal SubwayOsaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Dome-mae Station on the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line. - A 7-minute walk from Taisho StationTaisho Station (Osaka)There are two stations named in Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line...
on the JR WestWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
Osaka Loop LineOsaka Loop LineThe is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists...
. - A 9-minute walk from Kujo StationKujo Station (Osaka)is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Osaka Municipal Subway Chuo Line:...
on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line.
