Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome is a dated Japanese Major League Baseball stadium that is clean and well kept. They host a variety of special events here.
If you are going to see a Giants game, it would be fun but expect smaller seats and big crowds. It has easy access to trains and the prices for the food stands are reasonable (unlike American MLB stadiums).
I give it a 3 just because I find the seats to be a little small, but that is probably because I’m used to paying super premium prices to watch pro sports and Japan is reasonably priced vice ridiculously excessive on everything they do.

This is the home of the Yomiuri (Tokyo) Giants! These guys are basically the New York Yankees of Japan. Biggest bankroll, etc…
Despite being a Yakult Swallows fan, I never pass up an opportunity to catch a game here. If you are used to American Baseball, it’ll be trippy watching a baseball game inside a dome like this.
I have to say that one of the best things about Japanese sports is that it is «customary» to have very cute girls serving alcohol out of the beer dispensing backpacks. Plenty of eye candy around. (Pass judgement on me, I don’t care)
Another thing about Japanese baseball is that each individual player has their own «theme music» that the fans chant and sing when they walk up to the plate. The fans are heavily involved in the game but they don’t jeer the opposing team when it’s their turn for their fans to chant.
There are lots of cool things to do in nearby Tokyo Dome City as well and you can easily make a full day out of coming here. Fellas, this is a great date city as well if you are with a girl who doesn’t mind catching a baseball game with you.

What can I say? Beautiful Dome. Easy to root for the Yomiuri Giants when I am a San Francisco Giants Fan. Great Baseball Bento Boxes, nice merchandise, and plenty to do around the ballpark. And I gave it 5 stars because of the absolutely cute Beer Girls.

I really wanted to watch a Yomiuri Giants and didn’t regret making it out here. It’s quite the experience. Girls with beverage backpacks not serving coffee or hot cocoa unlike back in the states, but beer! The fans are really into too. I guess this is where the oakland A’s got their drumming and flag waving from because there’s lots of that here. Another interesting thing is that they have cheerleaders at the game too. This is probably the 1^st domed baseball stadium I’ve ever been too. I wouldn’t hesitate to go out of my way to go to another game if I“m here.

Definitely a departure from American baseball.
For starters, it’s a dome. Growing up (and sadly still living in) Los Angeles, I call Dodger Stadium my home park. Prepare for a stadium experience like no other.
Next, the concessions are different. Better, but different. (Yakitori at a baseball game – who knew it would be so good?)
They also have a designated smoking room. Yes, you heard that right. It’s a glass room in the middle of the concourse with massive A/​C units. Cool to look at, but kind of creepy as well.
Like nothing else on either side of the Pacific. Also the Giants win a lot, so there’s that.
Would visit again the next time I’m in Tokyo.

What an amazing opportunity to be in town for my first time and actually be able to catch a Yomiuri Giants (aka Tokyo Giants) game.
What a privilege it was to be at the game and the energy of the fans at the stadium made the game exciting. Enjoyed having a nice sushi dinner before the game along with a few cold beers. Stadium is surrounded by shops and a ferris wheel which is amazing to see at night. Big fan and if I’m ever back again, I’ll definitely make this a to do on my list of things to see.

First off, I’m not a baseball fan. I’m more of a basketball fan. Baseball is boring to me. In fact, I only learned more about the rules of baseball because I’ve started watching this baseball animé called Ace of Diamonds which I’m only watching because I’m running out of shows to watch. Sorry, back on topic. HOWEVER, I do recommend you come here to watch a baseball game. Why? For the experience. The Japanese baseball experience (although I’ve never went to a baseball game in the states so I can’t compare).
I got two free tickets for my birthday from Tokyo Tower (which is probably why I even decided to go watch a baseball game). We came about an hour early which gave us time to prepare. By prepare, I mean by snacks and explore nearby. There’s a supermarket at the Dome City next door, so definitely get snacks before hand as you’re allowed to bring them inside and watch. I bought alcohol, edamame (soybeans), and banana chips. I even so some people buy sushi. They serve food and have beer/​sour girls in the stadium, but sorry I’m broke. Anyway, we actually arrived like 5 minutes before the game was about to start. Wish we went in a little earlier for closer seats so I could catch some foul balls, but that’s alright. And so my first baseball game began.
So don’t come here to watch baseball. I feel like baseball was just the side dish. The main show was probably the experience. First, the food, drinks, and friends. Definitely come here with friends, well unless you’re a diehard baseball fan. Snack, drink, and chill with friends. Second, the beer/​sour girls… I saw about 15 different girls walking up and down offering beer or sours. Third, the cultural experience. This can contain a lot of factors. There just so happened to be about 4 salarymen in front of me, three young ones and the junior or senpai. The senpai paid for the first round of beer from what I saw. Then as the baseball game progress. I saw them hitting on the beer girls. Doing what guys do best. They would only order from a specific beer girl probably because they liked her. There was a new one and they wanted to buy from her but for reason she didn’t come to our area. They shouted and waved for her, but I guess there was too much people. One of them ended up getting out of their seats and chased for her, finally getting her attention. Oh wow, getting sidetracked here. In summary, go for the Japanese experience!
Oh one last thing, when I went to use the restroom and I was washing my hands at the sink. The guy to my right suddenly starts puking. Couldn’t help my laugh out loud. He was in his 50’s, but we’re at a baseball game and this guy starts vomiting? Definitely made my day.

I am a die-​hard Yomiuri Giants (a.k.a. Tokyo Giants) fan and have been following them since I was in high school. If the Giants are playing at home at the Tokyo Dome (a.k.a. Big Egg) while I am in Tokyo, I always make time to go watch them play. We all know that Japan is crazy for baseball besides soccer. Baseball in Japan has the same rules as in North America. One thing different is that the Dome sells outfield tickets just for loud cheering fans. Visiting team’s fans sit at the left outfield and the Yomiuri Giants Cheering Club fans sit at the right outfield. If you remember this, then you won’t have to worry about sitting on the opposite teams cheering section. For me, nothing can beat a weekday night or weekend afternoon game watching an army of Giants fans cheering, dancing and singing fight songs almost non-​stop! And at the same time watching the beer girls running up and down the stairs carrying gigantic kegs on their backs selling Japanese beer. The beer is ¥800 a cup which is about $ 8 US.
Tokyo Dome is one awesome structure. It has a dome-​shaped roof and is located in the Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo. The Dome is actually part of the Tokyo Dome City complex which is a huge entertainment complex with a hotel and an amusement park The Dome can sit 55,000 people. Security check nowadays at the entrance to the Dome is very strict. You are not allowed to bring in any outside liquid containers into the ball park. For example, If you have a bottled water with you, you have to pour it out into a paper cup provided by the security staff before they let you in.
As for stadium food, the Dome sells it all. Besides the classic baseball refreshments, you can also buy sake, ramen, yakisoba, takoyaki, yakitori, gyudon, katsudon… etc. And they are not expensive at all.
Two easy ways to get to the Dome. You can either take the Tokyo Metro Nanbuko line (東京メトロ南北線) and get off at the Korakuen station (後楽園駅) or take the Toei Mita line (都営地下鉄三田線) and get off at the Suidobashi station (水道橋駅). Just follow the signs and the crowd when you arrive at the stations!

Awesome stadium. Came here and watched a game while on vacation. Unfortunately the hometown was out of town so there were 2 other teams playing. The energy of a Japanese baseball game is really great. They big cheering sections and the songs. Everyone gets really into it. I loved the food and I especially loved the beer girls walking up and down the stairs. Probably my favorite part about the dome. The thing I did like was the fact that you couldn’t pay with credit card. Even after I was told you could it turned out it was only JCB cards they could accept. Bummer.

Came here to watch a Yomiuri Giants and had a great time! To be honest, as an American, I find our national pastime to be somewhat droll. A lot of casual fans just go to be at the ballgame rather than pay attention to the action on the field itself. That is definitely not the case in Japan. It is raucous, very partisan, along with fight songs, chants, etc. The vibe is more reminiscent of supporters at a soccer match than any American baseball game I’ve ever seen. Even without an invested interest in either team, you can’t help but get sucked into the surrounding supporters’ enthusiasm. I didn’t really try the food, but vendors with beer walk the stands with kegs strapped to their back — super-​convenient!
If you’re visiting and can afford to squeeze in a baseball game, I definitely recommend checking a game out at the Tokyo Dome.

I went this big dome for the concert of Paul McCartney last November and Bön Jovi and Aerosmith, 2PM and so on. Paul had his performances three times during his stay in Japan. The other ones are two times in Osaka and one time in Fukuoka. This is my unforgettable memories since I had been waiting for him for 10 years and it has been 11 years since he came to Japan last. I am a big fan of the Beatles and Paul is my most favorite artist in the whole world.
What’s more, many people who especially like the UK rock are exciting because The Rolling Stones is going to have three live concerts on 26^th of February and 4^th and 6^th of March in 2014. All their performances in Japan would be in Tokyo Dome and this actually shows this place is the best one for concert if they wanted to correct as much as people as possible at the same time.
I feel like this concert dome is huge enough to correct thousands of people at the same time, but unfortunately compared to Nihon Budokan the quality of sound is not that good and sometimes we cannot see the real artists clearly. The best ticket I had got is the center of arena B at the concert of Aerosmith and it was really nice. I was very lucky and I could see all of the band members well and it made me exciting. I could get two arena C tickets for Paul concerts and they were not bad. It depends on all our luck so I cannot give you any advice how to get the good seats.
The access to this dome is really good. You can use Korakuen station and Suidobashi station and also Kasuga station if you are all right to walk for a little bit longer compared to the other two stations. All three stations have some different lines go and come from several places. And you can get here by about 10 minute walk from the station. There are many staffs who kindly tell us the way and they always help me who is bad at directions. Not many people lost since there are many people go on the same way from the station to the concert place.
One thing you should know in advance is that if you do not have PASMO or Suica which is IC cards for trains and busses, you should definitely get the tickets for coming back home while you arrived at the station. If you forgot and come back to the station after the concert, you would see many people in lines in front of the ticket machines to buy the tickets and you would waste of your time.
I have never been here for the baseball games so I do not know much about how it gose. One think I know is that this place is also suitable for the baseball game and I know there are some American football championships here as well. If you like either live concerts or watching games, you would come and visit here in the near future.