Osaka Dome
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{{infobox stadium
|stadium_name = Osaka Dome
|nickname = Kyocera Dome Osaka
|image = [[Image:Kyocera Dome Osaka1.jpg|200px|Osaka Dome]]
|location = [[Nishi-ku, Osaka]]
|opened = [[March 1]], [[1997]]
|coordinates = {{coord|34|40|9.61|N|135|28|33.77|E|region:JA_type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
|seating_capacity = 36,477
|owner = Osaka City Dome Co., Ltd.
|architect = Nikken Sekkei, Ltd.
|tenants = [[Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes]] ([[Pacific League]]/[[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]]) - (1997-2004) <br /> [[Orix Buffaloes]] ([[Pacific League]]/[[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]]) (2005, 2007-Present) <br /> [[2001 East Asian Games]]
|dimensions=
Left: 100.0 m<br />Left-Center: 116.0 m<br>Center: 122.0 m<br>Right-Center: 116.0 m<br>Right: 100.0 m
}}
'''Osaka Dome''' (大阪ドーム) 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]] as a result of the merger of the [[Orix Blue Wave]] and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka Dome opening, the Buffaloes played their home games at [[Fujiidera Stadium]].
Music acts like [[Janet Jackson]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Celine Dion]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Eagles]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[David Bowie]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]] and [[The Police]] have performed large-scale concerts in this stadium.
==Naming rights by Kyocera==
On March 2, 2006, [[Kyocera]] Corporation captured the naming rights of Osaka Dome. The name of the dome is "'''Kyocera Dome Osaka''' (京セラドーム大阪)" from July 1, 2006 until March 31, 2011.
==Access==
* A short walk from [[Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station]] on the [[Osaka Municipal Subway]] [[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]].
* A 7-minute walk from [[Taisho Station (Osaka)|Taisho Station]] on the [[West Japan Railway Company]] [[Osaka Loop Line]].
* A 9-minute walk from [[Kujo Station (Osaka)|Kujo Station]] on the [[Osaka Municipal Subway]] [[Chūō Line (Osaka)|Chūō Line]].
==External links==
{{commonscat|Kyocera Dome Osaka|Osaka Dome}}
* {{ja icon}} {{Official|http://www.kyoceradome-osaka.jp}}
{{NPB Ballparks}}
[[Category:1997 establishments]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Covered stadiums]]
[[Category:Baseball venues in Japan]]
[[Category:Kyocera]]
[[Category:American football venues in Japan]]
[[Category:Sport in Osaka]]
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[[ja:大阪ドーム]]
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[[zh:大阪巨蛋]]