MetLife Dome

This is a dome-shaped baseball stadium that is the home stadium of the Japanese professional baseball team Seibu Lions. It is a place where many famous games that left a mark in baseball history took place. Being located amidst the hills of Sayama, one can also enjoy a sense of outdoors. When the stadium first opened in 1979, it was an outdoor stadium, but in 1999, it was transformed into a dome-shaped indoor stadium. From the 2008 season, a high-tech artificial turf has been used in place of the traditional artificial turf that had been used, and a highly shock-absorbent soft-rubber fence was installed. The large video screen inside the stadium underwent a complete upgrade. It is a stadium that continues to evolve. On March 1, 2015, the name of the stadium changed to ”Seibu Prince Dome,” and it is lively with many fans throughout the season. It is a six-minute walk from the Seibu-Kyujo-mae Station on the Seibu Sayama Line.