, 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

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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

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's Toei Superheroes, including the Kamen Rider and

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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

baseball stadium * LaQua ** a building that houses a spa, fitness center and shopping mall ** amusement park rides including Big O and Thunder Dolphin *

amusement park ** Theatre G-Rosso * Tokyo Dome Hotel * Yellow Building ** Sauna Tokyo Dome, Korakuen Hall sports arena * Blue Building ** Tokyo Dome Bowling Center,

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( Wins Korekauen) * MEETS PORT **

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

* Kōrakuen Station of several subway lines, integrated within the complex * Kasuga Station of several subway lines, to the north *

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

External links

Tokyo Dome City official website
2000 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Bunkyō {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

Tokyo Dome City facilities

Transportation

See also

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