The Tokyo Dome is home to the Yomiuri Giant's baseball team which play about 60 games each season, but is a multipurpose stadium holding 55000 and has played host to a wide range of sporting events including football, pro wrestling, boxing, kickboxing and other martial arts.

Many international superstars have also played the Tokyo Dome including Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, and U2.

The stadium construction is quite unique the roof is actually a flexible membrane which is all supported by air inside the stadium. Air is constantly blown into the dome by a pressure fan, keeping the air pressure inside the dome some 0.3% higher than that outside, thus holding up its covering membrane. The Dome sometimes called the 'Big Egg' was built on the site of the Korakuen Stadium and opened in 1988.

The Baseball Hall of Fame museum is the first of its kind in Japan and opened way back in 1959 as part of the old stadium but has been rebuilt and now has an amazing and memorable display. Baseball is huge in Japan and many of the professional league USA teams have used the stadium as season openers or practice matches.

The Korakuen Amusement Park at the centre is jammed packed full of high octane fun with a series of thrilling rollercoasters including the world's first hanging-type linear roller coaster and of course the ever popular ferris wheel. Another favourite is a indoor dark roller coaster ride similar to Disney's Space Mountain.

The large shopping complex called Laqua outside the stadium houses shops, restaurants even a spa and the Kōrakuen Hall which is attached is home to wrestling and martial arts.

The Tokyo Dome Hotel opened in 2000 and on a good day has magnificent views of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Bay and towering Mt. Fuji to the south. The northern view gazes over a panorama of the Kanto plains including Tokyo Dome City below, the parks and greenery of the Ueno and Yanaka districts, and Mt. Tsukuba on the distant horizon. 

To reach the Tokyo Dome city by rail catch the JR Chuo-sobu Line to Suidobachi Station or, Mita Line to Suidobashi Station or  Marunouchi Line to Korakuen Station. The Tokyo Dome is only a few stops over from Akihabara on the JR Chuo-sobu Line.