Tokyo Dome

Indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

Not to be confused with Tokyo Dome City Hall.

Tokyo Dome

東京ドーム

The Big Egg, Tokyo Big Egg

Location| 3, Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Public transit|

* JB at Suidobashi
* M N at Korakuen
* E I at Kasuga

Owner| Tokyo Dome Corporation[a]
(Mitsui Fudosan (80%) and The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (20%))
Capacity| 42,000–55,000 (events)[4]
45,600 (baseball)[5]
Field size| Facility Capacity Area[6]

Site: 112,456 m2 (27.788 acres)
Building: 46,755 m2 (503,270 sq ft)
Internal height: 56 m (184 ft) Field: 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft)
Left/right field – 100 m (330 ft)
Left/right-center – 110 m (360 ft)
Center field – 122 m (400 ft)
Capacity: 1,240,000 m3 (43.8 million cubic feet)

Surface| AstroTurf (1988–2002)
FieldTurf (2003–present)
Construction
Opened| March 17, 1988
Architect| Nikken Sekkei, Takenaka Corporation[1]
Builder| Takenaka Corporation[1]
Structural engineer| Nikken Sekkei,[2] Geiger Engineers
Tenants
Yomiuri Giants (NPB) (1988–present)
Nippon-Ham Fighters (NPB) (1988–2003)[3]

Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム, Tōkyō Dōmu) is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium (whose former site is now occupied by the Tokyo Dome Hotel and a plaza for this stadium). In Japan, it is often used as a unit of size; for example, "the new construction is five times the size of Tokyo Dome."

## Construction

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Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome, adjacent to Korakuen Stadium and the Koishikawa-Kōrakuen garden. It has a maximum total capacity of 57,000 depending on configuration, with an all-seating configuration of 42,000.[7][3][8][9]

Tokyo Dome's original nickname was "The Big Egg", with some calling it the "Tokyo Big Egg".[10] Its dome-shaped roof is an air-supported structure, a cable-reinforced 0.8 mm flexible fiberglass membrane supported by slightly pressurizing the inside of the stadium[11] with 150,000 m3/hour[12] using independent blowers.[13] It was developed by Nikken Sekkei and Takenaka Corporation,[1] and modeled after the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.[10]

## History

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It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team. On March 18, 1988, the day after Tokyo Dome opened, the Yomiuri Giants held a game which was the first event in Tokyo Dome.[14] The Yomiuri Giants host about 70 games a year at their home stadium, Tokyo Dome, and other Nippon Professional Baseball teams sometimes host several games a year at Tokyo Dome. If the Yomiuri Giants advance to the Climax Series or the Japan Series, additional games will be held at Tokyo Dome. Interleague play, in which the Yomiuri Giants participate, will also be held at Tokyo Dome. In 2021, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows advanced to the Japan Series, but they held the Japan Series at Tokyo Dome instead of their home stadium, Meiji Jingu Stadium. This was because the Japan Series had to be rescheduled due to the spread of COVID-19 infectious disease, and the dates overlapped with the game days of amateur baseball tournaments at Meiji Jingu Stadium.[15][16][17] Tokyo Dome is also the location of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame which chronicles the history of baseball in Japan.[18]

It has also hosted international baseball tournaments such as the World Baseball Classic and WBSC Premier12, Major League Baseball, music concerts, basketball, American football, association football games, puroresu (pro-wrestling) matches, mixed martial arts events, kickboxing events, and monster truck races. It became the first Japanese venue with an American football attendance above 50,000.[19]

## Tokyo Dome City

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Main article: Tokyo Dome City

Tokyo Dome is part of a greater entertainment complex known as Tokyo Dome City, built of the grounds of the former Tokyo Koishikawa Arsenal. Tokyo Dome City includes an amusement park and Tokyo Dome City Attractions (formerly Kōrakuen Grounds). This amusement park occupies the former Korakuen Stadium site and includes a roller coaster named Thunder Dolphin and a hubless Ferris wheel. The grounds also have an onsen called Spa LaQua, various shops, restaurants, video game centers, the largest JRA WINS horse race betting complex in Tokyo, and Oft Korakuen, which caters to rural horse races.

## Notable events other than Japanese professional baseball

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Tokyo Dome interior Tokyo Dome roof

### International baseball tournaments and Major League Baseball

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Tokyo Dome has been selected as one of the baseball stadiums to host international baseball tournaments since the 2000s. Tokyo Dome has been selected to host all six World Baseball Classics through 2026. It has also been selected three times to host the WBSC Premier 12 finals.

Tokyo Dome has held various Major League Baseball games to open the seasons, with the first series—a two-game slate between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets in 2000—being the first time American MLB teams have played regular season games in Asia. Four years later, the New York Yankees, featuring former Yomiuri Giants slugger/outfielder Hideki Matsui in their lineup, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays played two games in the stadium to start the 2004 season. The Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics opened the 2008 MLB season in Japan, and also competed against Japanese teams.[20][21] To open the 2012 season the Seattle Mariners and the Athletics, the former of which had Ichiro Suzuki, played a two-game series on March 28–29. In game one Seattle – led by Ichiro's 4 hits – won 3–1 in 11 innings.[22] The Mariners and Athletics returned to Tokyo Dome for a two-game series to begin the 2019 Major League Baseball season, with Ichiro retiring from professional baseball after the second game.[23][24] On July 18, 2024, Major League Baseball announced that the 2025 MLB season will open with a two game series March 18-19 at Tokyo Dome between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.[25]

Date  | Winning Team  | Result  | Losing Team  | Attendance

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March 29, 2000 | Chicago Cubs | 5–3 | New York Mets | 55,000
March 30, 2000 | New York Mets | 5–1 | Chicago Cubs | 55,000
March 30, 2004 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 8–3 | New York Yankees | 55,000
March 31, 2004 | New York Yankees | 12–1 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55,000
March 25, 2008 | Boston Red Sox | 6–5 | Oakland Athletics | 44,628
March 26, 2008 | Oakland Athletics | 5–1 | Boston Red Sox | 44,735
March 28, 2012 | Seattle Mariners | 3–1 | Oakland Athletics | 44,227
March 29, 2012 | Oakland Athletics | 4–1 | Seattle Mariners | 43,391
March 20, 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 9–7 | Oakland Athletics | 45,787
March 21, 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 5–4 | Oakland Athletics | 46,451
March 18, 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4–1 | Chicago Cubs | 42,365
March 19, 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6–3 | Chicago Cubs | 42,367

### Concerts

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The Tokyo Dome Corporation publishes a list of singers and music groups that have performed since its opening in 1988. The Alfee held its first concert at Tokyo Dome on March 19 and 20, 1988, two days after the dome opened. On March 22 and 23, 1988, Mick Jagger became the first non-Japanese artist to perform at Tokyo Dome.[26]

Concerts have been held at Tokyo Dome for several dozen days each year since its opening, mainly by Japanese singers and music groups. According to official statistics from its opening in 1988 to December 2024, KinKi Kids held the most solo concerts at Tokyo Dome for 66 days, followed by Arashi for 58 days and Kanjani Eight (Super Eight) for 44 days. All of them were male idol groups from Johnny & Associates.

Among non-Japanese, TVXQ held the most solo concerts at Tokyo Dome for 33 days, followed by The Rolling Stones for 28 days and followed by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney for 21 days.[26]

Michael Jackson performed there on his three tours. As part of the second leg of his Bad World Tour, he performed at the Tokyo Big Egg on 9-11, 17-19, and 24-26 December 1988. In Jackson’s next tour, the Dangerous World Tour, he performed on the stadium during the first leg, on 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 30, and 31 December 1992. On his final tour HIStory World Tour, he performed on multiple dates at the stadium last time, on 13, 15, 17, and 20 December 1996.

Janet Jackson played four shows on 17 and 18 May and 6 and 7 November 1990 during her Rhythm Nation World Tour. She returned for the Janet World Tour on March 29 and 30, 1994 and her All for You Tour on January 17 and 18, 2002.

Guns N' Roses performed there on 19, 20, and 22 February 1992 and 12, 14, and 15 January 1993 during their Use Your Illusion Tour, then again on December 19, 2009 during their Chinese Democracy tour.

Madonna played five shows on 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 December 1993 which concluded her tour The Girlie Show. She also held two concerts on 20 and 21 September 2006 as part of the Confessions Tour.

Mariah Carey performed there for the first time on her Daydream World Tour, on 7, 10, and 14 March 1996, bringing in a total of 150,000 people with the three dates, she obtained the record for best-selling tickets in less than one hour. In 1998, the singer returned to Japan on her Butterfly World Tour, where she broke her old record, this time selling out 200,000 tickets in less than one hour across four shows on 11, 14, 17, and 20 January. She would return to the stadium for two shows in 2000 with her Rainbow World Tour.

Whitney Houston played two shows on 13 and 14 May 1997 during her Pacific Rim Tour.

Celine Dion has performed five shows at the Dome. She performed on 31 January and 1 February 1999 as part of her Let's Talk About Love World Tour; 8 and 9 March 2008 as part of her Taking Chances World Tour; and 26 June 2018 as part of her Live 2018 tour. Dion was scheduled to perform two shows on 18 and 19 November 2014 as part of her Asia Tour, but the shows were cancelled.

Beyoncé kicked off the first show on her third concert tour The Beyoncé Experience on 10 April 2007.[27]

Coldplay have played the venue three times; first on 19 April 2017 during their A Head Full of Dreams Tour, and further two times on 6 and 7 November 2023 during their Music of the Spheres World Tour.

Taylor Swift opened her 1989 World Tour at the venue with two concerts on 5 and 6 May 2015, and she played two more shows on 20 and 21 November 2018 as part of the Reputation Stadium Tour. She also played four consecutive concerts on 7-10 February 2024 for The Eras Tour.

Bruno Mars performed three concerts in October 2022 and returned for seven more concerts in January 2024, as part of his 2022-24 tour, becoming the biggest shows in Japan by an international act in the 21st century.[28]

G-Dragon will perform two shows on May 10 and 11, 2025, as part of his Übermensch World Tour.

Oasis are set to perform two shows on 25 and 26 October 2025, as part of their Live '25 reunion tour.

Blackpink will perform three shows on 16, 17, and 18 January 2026 as part of their Deadline World Tour.

Lady Gaga will perform four shows on 25, 26, 29 and 30 January 2026 as part of her The Mayhem Ball.

### Professional wrestling

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See also: Professional wrestling at the Tokyo Dome

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) has held a professional wrestling event at Tokyo Dome, currently titled Wrestle Kingdom, on January 4 of each year, since 1992. The event expanded in 2020 to two nights, with the second night on January 5; the event went back to one night in 2024. The event is the biggest in Japanese professional wrestling, and has been compared to WWE's flagship U.S. event WrestleMania in terms of size and significance.[29] Other companies such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation, Pro Wrestling Noah, and WWE had previously held major events in Tokyo Dome as well.

On 30 June 2024, it was announced that All Elite Wrestling, NJPW, Ring of Honor, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and Stardom would all be part of a cross-promotional pay-per-view event called Wrestle Dynasty, which took place on 5 January 2025, one day after Wrestle Kingdom 19.[30]

### Boxing

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* In boxing, Mike Tyson fought twice in Tokyo Dome — a successful undisputed title defense against Tony Tubbs in 1988, and in a loss considered to be one of the biggest upsets in sports history to James "Buster" Douglas in 1990.

* After 34 years on 6 May 2024, Tokyo Dome hosted the fight between Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery for the Undisputed Super Bantamweight Championship in which Inoue successfully defended the title by a 6th Round knockout.

### Kickboxing

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The final round of the K-1 World Grand Prix kickboxing tournament was held at Tokyo Dome from 1997 to 2006.

### Mixed martial arts

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Tokyo Dome hosted seven Pride FC mixed martial arts fights: Pride 1, Pride 4, Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals, Pride 17, Pride 23, and Pride Final Conflict 2003. The last event had an attendance of 67,451.

### American football

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See also: List of National Football League games played outside the United States

As part of the American Bowl, Tokyo Dome held 13 National Football League preseason games between 1989 and 2005.[31] In the 1996 game between the San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers, three Japanese linebackers – Takuro Abe, Shigemasa Ito, and Takahiro Ikenoue of the World League of American Football – became the first Japanese players to participate in an NFL game; Abe and Ito sporadically appeared on special teams for the Chargers, while Ikenoue was part of the Steelers' defense.[32]

Date  | Winning Team  | Result  | Losing Team  | Attendance

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August 6, 1989 | Los Angeles Rams | 16–13
(OT) | San Francisco 49ers | 43,896
August 5, 1990 | Denver Broncos | 10–7 | Seattle Seahawks | 48,827
August 4, 1991 | Miami Dolphins | 19–17 | Los Angeles Raiders | \-
August 2, 1992 | Houston Oilers | 34–23 | Dallas Cowboys | \-
August 1, 1993 | New Orleans Saints | 28–16 | Philadelphia Eagles | \-
August 7, 1994 | Minnesota Vikings | 17–9 | Kansas City Chiefs | 49,555
August 6, 1995 | Denver Broncos | 24–10 | San Francisco 49ers | \-
July 28, 1996 | San Diego Chargers | 20–10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | \-
August 2, 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 27–24
(OT) | Kansas City Chiefs | 42,018
August 6, 2000 | Atlanta Falcons | 27–24 | Dallas Cowboys | \-
August 2, 2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30–14 | New York Jets | \-
August 6, 2005 | Atlanta Falcons | 27–21 | Indianapolis Colts | 45,203

College football was played 17 straight years in Tokyo, including six years at Tokyo Dome, through the Coca-Cola Classic. In December 1993, the Wisconsin Badgers clinched the Big Ten college football championship and a berth to their first Rose Bowl in 31 years by defeating the Michigan State Spartans 41-20 in the last Coca-Cola Classic, before nearly 52,000 at Tokyo Dome.[33] Ironically, the game was moved from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison so the Badgers' seniors would get their opportunity to enjoy a bowl game atmosphere.

Tokyo Dome is also the regular home for championship matches for Japan's domestic American football leagues, including the professional X-League's Japan X Bowl and Rice Bowl.

### Association football

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The first of four "Kick Aids" charity matches was held on 22 April 1988.[34] Pele All-Stars defeated Japan Senior All-Stars 2-0 despite Pele not playing in the match due to a minor injury. Over 48,000 spectators came to the match with ¥8,000,000 raised and went to the Japan Aids Foundation.[35]

In 1993, Aston Villa played Verdy Kawasaki in a friendly match.

### Monster truck rallies

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In 1989, the United States Hot Rod Association hosted one of the first monster truck rallies outside North America at Tokyo Dome.

### Figure skating

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On 26 February 2023, Japanese figure skater and two-time Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, held a solo ice show titled Gift at Tokyo Dome.[36][37] His show marked the first time that an ice rink was set up at the multipurpose venue,[38] matching the size of an Olympic ice rink with 60 m × 30 m.[37] The show was directed by Hanyu himself in collaboration with Japanese choreographer Mikiko and performed live with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra among others,[36][37] having set a new audience record for ice shows with 35,000 spectators.[39] On 14 July 2023, the event was distributed by the American subscription channel Disney+ worldwide.[40]

## See also

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* Tokyo portal
* Baseball portal
* American football portal

* Inflatable building
* List of thin shell structures
* Romexpo Dome
* Thin-shell structure

## References

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* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018
* 2024

Culture|

* Frep the Fox
* The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)
* "Shinjirarenai!"

Seasons (80)

1940s|

* 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2010
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* v
* t
* e

2006 World Baseball Classic stadiums

* Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
* Chase Field (Phoenix)
* Scottsdale Stadium (Scottsdale)
* Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan)
* Cracker Jack Stadium (Lake Buena Vista)
* Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim)
* Petco Park (San Diego)

* v
* t
* e

2009 World Baseball Classic stadiums

* Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
* Foro Sol (Mexico City)
* Rogers Centre (Toronto)
* Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan)
* Petco Park (San Diego)
* Dolphin Stadium (Miami Gardens)
* Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

* v
* t
* e

2013 World Baseball Classic stadiums

* Fukuoka Dome (Fukuoka)
* Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium (Taichung)
* Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan)
* Chase Field (Phoenix)
* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (Scottsdale)
* Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
* Marlins Park (Miami)
* AT&T Park (San Francisco)

* v
* t
* e

2017 World Baseball Classic stadiums

* Gocheok Sky Dome (Seoul)
* Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
* Marlins Park (Miami)
* Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol (Zapopan)
* Petco Park (San Diego)
* Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

* v
* t
* e

2023 World Baseball Classic stadiums

* Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium (Taichung)
* Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
* Chase Field (Phoenix)
* LoanDepot Park (Miami)

* v
* t
* e

Nikkei 225 companies of Japan

* 7&i
* Advantest
* ÆON
* AGC
* Ajinomoto
* Alps
* ANA
* Amada
* Aozora Bank
* Asahi Breweries
* Asahi Kasei
* Astellas
* Bandai Namco Holdings
* Bridgestone
* Canon
* Casio
* Chiba Bank
* Chuden
* Chugai
* Citizen Holdings
* Comsys
* CyberAgent
* Concordia Financial
* Credit Saison
* Dai-ichi Life
* Daiichi Sankyo
* Daikin
* Daiwa House
* Daiwa Securities
* Denka
* DeNA
* Denso
* Dentsu
* Disco
* DNP
* Dowa
* Ebara
* Eisai
* ENEOS
* Fanuc
* Fast Retailing
* Fuji Electric
* Fujifilm
* Fujikura
* Fujitsu
* Fukuoka Financial
* Furukawa Electric
* GS Yuasa
* Hino
* Hitachi
* Hitachi Construction Machinery
* Kanadevia
* Honda
* Hoya Corporation
* IHI
* INPEX
* Isetan-Mitsukoshi
* Isuzu
* Itochu
* Japan Airlines
* Japan Exchange Group
* Japan Post Holdings
* JFE
* J. Front Retailing
* JGC
* JR Central
* JR East
* JR West
* JSW
* JT
* JTEKT
* Kajima
* KEPCO
* Kao
* Kawasaki
* KDDI
* Keio
* Keisei
* Keyence
* Kikkoman
* Kirin
* K Line
* Kobelco
* Komatsu
* Konami
* Konica Minolta
* Kubota
* Kuraray
* Kyocera
* Kyowa Hakko Kirin
* LY Corporation
* Lasertec
* M3 [ja]
* Marubeni
* Marui
* Mazda
* Meiji Holdings
* Mercari
* Minebea
* Mitsubishi Chemical
* Mitsubishi Corporation
* Mitsubishi Electric
* Mitsubishi Estate
* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
* Mitsubishi Materials
* Mitsubishi Motors
* Mitsui & Co
* Mitsui Chemicals
* Mitsui Fudosan
* Mitsui Kinzoku
* MinebeaMitsumi
* Mizuho
* MOL
* MS&AD
* MUFG
* MUJI
* Murata Manufacturing
* NEC
* Nexon
* NEG
* NGK
* Nichirei
* Nidec
* Nikon
* Nintendo
* Nippon Light Metal
* Nippon Ham
* Nippon Soda
* Nissan Motor Company
* Nissan Chemical
* Nisshin Seifun
* Nisshin Steel
* Nissui
* Nittobo
* Nitto Denko
* Nitori
* Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings
* Nomura
* Nomura Research Institute
* NSK
* Nippon Steel
* NTN
* NTT
* NTT Data
* NYK
* Obayashi
* Odakyu
* Oji Holdings Corporation
* OKI
* Okuma
* Olympus
* Omron
* Oriental Land
* Osaka Gas
* Panasonic
* Rakuten
* Recruit
* Resona
* Ricoh
* Sapporo Holdings
* SCREEN
* Secom
* Sekisui House
* Sharp
* Shimz
* Shin-Etsu
* Shionogi
* Shiseido
* Shizuoka Bank
* Resonac
* SMC Corporation
* Idemitsu Kosan
* Socionext
* SoftBank Group
* SoftBank
* Sojitz
* Sony
* Subaru Corporation
* SUMCO
* Sumitomo Chemical
* Sumitomo Corporation
* Sumitomo Electric
* Sumitomo Heavy Industries
* Sumitomo Metal Mining
* Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
* Sumitomo Mitsui Trust
* Sumitomo Pharma
* Sumitomo Realty
* Suzuki
* T&D
* Taiheiyo Cement
* Taisei
* Taiyo Yuden
* Takashimaya
* Takeda
* TDK
* Teijin
* TEPCO
* Terumo
* Tobu
* Toho
* Toho Zinc
* Tokai Carbon
* Tokuyama Corporation
* Tokio Marine
* Tokyo Electron
* Tokyo Gas
* Tokyo Tatemono
* Tokyu
* Tokyu Land
* Toppan
* Toray
* Toto
* Toyobo
* Toyota
* Toyota Tsusho
* Trend Micro
* UBE
* Yamaha
* Yamato Transport
* Yasakawa
* Yokogawa Electric
* Yokohama Rubber
* ZOZO

* v
* t
* e

Rice Bowl Game

* National Stadium
* Tokyo Dome

Tie-Ins
X-League

East vs West All-Star|

* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983

College vs X-League|

* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017

* v
* t
* e

Collegiate American football in Japan

East Japan (東日本)|

* Kanto
* Hokkaido
* Tohoku

West Japan (西日本)|

* Chushikoku
* Hokuriku
* Kansai
* Kyūshū
* Tokai

Bowl games|

* Azuma
* American
* Christmas
* Heiwadai
* Ivy
* Japan
* Japan X
* Koshien (All-Japan Collegiate Football Championship)
* Legacy
* Mirage
* Pearl
* Pine
* Rice
* Tokyo
* Western Japan

People|

* Masafumi Kawaguchi
* Joe Roth
* Paul Rusch
* David Stant

Seasons|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Major venues|

* National Stadium
* Sapporo Dome
* Tomahawks Field
* Tokyo Dome
* Yokohama Stadium
* Yurtec Stadium Sendai

See also|

* American football in Japan
* Eyeshield 21
* IFAF Asia
* JAFA
* Japan national American football team
* List of Japanese collegiate American football programs
* Paul Rusch Cup
* X-League

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* Structurae
* MusicBrainz place

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