Sapporo Dome, located in the southeast ward of Sapporo near Fukuzumi Station on the Toho Line, is a versatile stadium hosting both baseball and football games. It serves as the home ground for the football club Consadole Sapporo and accommodates major concerts by renowned artists such as Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, and Southern All Stars. The stadium has a seating capacity of over 40,000.
What makes Sapporo Dome unique is its ability to transform the playing field for different sports. For baseball, the field is covered with artificial turf. For football, a massive natural grass field measuring 120m in length, 85m in width, and weighing 8,500 tons is slid into the stadium from outside. This field hovers 7.5 cm above the ground and moves at a speed of 4 meters per minute. When not in use for football, the grass field remains outside to receive sunlight. Visitors can also enjoy the Dome Tour when no events are scheduled, offering an inside look at this innovative stadium.
It’s unfortunate that the local team, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, left Sapporo Dome after the 2022 season. The Nippon-Ham Fighters moved to the newly built Es Con Field, a state-of-the-art indoor stadium in Kitahiroshima, a city neighboring Sapporo.
As a result, there are no longer professional baseball games held at Sapporo Dome. Additionally, with the departure of the popular local team, the usage rate of Sapporo Dome for events has significantly decreased, raising concerns about its future viability.
Facility
- Observation platform
- Training room
- Kids Park
- Display of the Sapporo Dome history
- Art works around the dome
