FUKUOKA DOME
If you happen to visit in Fukuoka, the Dome is definitely a place
to visit. It is the only dome in Japan with a roof that opens to
let in Blue skies and closes to keep the rain off a baseball game.
The Dome is the home ground of Fukuoka's baseball team, the Daiei
Hawks. Next to the dome stands the Sea Hawk Hotel, which is famous
for its reasonable prices and jungle-like atrium. Both the Dome and
the Sea Hawk stand on filled land reclaimed from the sea, and
Hakata Bay is just a stone's throw away.
The main area of of the Dome is a baseball field where the Hawks
play. The hawks play in the Pacific League, which is going to hava
a very exciting season this year. The baseball season runs until
October, but the Dome is open year-round, and the field is used
for concerts and exhibitions in the off-season. I am sure that
many famous music artists and interesting exhibitions will be
on this fall. The Dome has 48,000 seats for baseball and even more
for concerts and other attractions.
There is a circular mall around the baseball field, full of shops,
restaurants, and attractions. One of the restaurants is the sports
bar Big Life. From inside Big Life, large glass panels look into
the inside of the Dome for 188 meters, halfway around the Dome!
So you can watch the Hawks play or other attractions inside while
enjoying your favorite drinks. Admission is only a thousand yen
when there is a ball game, and five hundred when there is none.
Another popular restaurant is Evan Saran, which serves ethnic
food. Evan Saran serves dishes coming from Thailand, China, and
India, and they are delicious. The restaurant faces Hakata Bay,
so you can get a nice view of Uminonakamichi on the other side of
the Bay as you dine.
This page was written by E.K.Swain(8th grade student).
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