A first-timer's guide
A Tokyo Dome night, from Suidobashi to the last out
Station to seat to the ninth inning — the shape of a Giants game night at the Dome, in order.
See Tokyo baseball tour dates on GetYourGuide ↗The night in order
| Before the game | During the game | |
|---|---|---|
| Arrive | Suidobashi or Kōrakuen station | — |
| Ticket | Barcode, paper ticket or booking confirmation | Keep it to hand at the gate |
| Seat | Seat type you chose, or the tour's outfield seats | Infield calmer, outfield louder |
| Atmosphere | — | Ōendan chants, orange towels in the stands |
| Leave | — | Stations are busy after the game |
Two stations, and either one is fine
Tokyo Dome's own access page gives routes from each nearby station. From the West Exit of JR Suidobashi you turn right, cross the Kōraku footbridge and climb the stairs, and the Dome is straight ahead. From Exit A2 of Toei Suidobashi you follow the brick-paved sidewalk to the large blue staircase. From Kōrakuen Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi and Namboku lines, you turn right outside the ticket gate and cross the footbridge. All three routes end at Gate 22, below the TOKYO DOME sign.
Your ticket, then the gate
How your ticket reaches you depends on where you bought it: a barcode on your phone, a paper ticket collected at a store or at the Yomiuri Travel Service counter next to Gate 20, or, on the baseball tour, your guide, who meets you near the stadium and walks you in with the tickets included. Tokyo Dome's gates are numbered around the stadium, and its access page uses Gate 22 as the main reference. Arriving with time to spare is the one piece of the night's logistics worth planning; everything else flows from finding your gate.
Finding your seat
Where you sit depends on how you bought. From the Giants' channels you pick a seat type; on the baseball tour the seats are typically in the outfield cheering section. The Giants' own half of the stadium is the first-base side, toward right field, and the visiting team takes the third-base side and left field. Staff can point you to your row if the numbering is unclear. Our zones guide explains what each area is like.
Nine innings, and the ōendan rarely stop
In the outfield, organised cheering squads lead drums, horns and chants tied to individual players, and the Giants describe waves of orange towels rippling through the stands. The visiting team's supporters cheer from the left-field side. So the Dome holds two sets of fans with their own colours and songs, in separate sections. Our cheering guide explains how it works, and the infield is the calmer place to watch if you would rather not stand and sing.
After the last out
Stations near the Dome are busy when a game ends, so decide how you will get back before you go. Suidobashi and Kōrakuen both serve the Dome, and the Giants also list Kasuga Station on the Toei Oedo Line as nearby. If you want to stay, Tokyo Dome City has an amusement park and shops, and Kōrakuen Garden is next door; check their own opening hours for the day.