Fukuoka PayPay Dome

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baseball stadium domed stadium retractable-roof stadium sports venue

Fukuoka PayPay Dome is a large, modern, retractable-roof baseball stadium in Fukuoka, Japan, best known as the home venue of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fukuoka PayPay Dome canonical	8
Fukuoka Dome	6
Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome	3
Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1743426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fukuoka PayPay Dome
Context triple: [SoftBank Hawks, homeStadium, Fukuoka PayPay Dome]

A. Kyocera Dome Osaka
Kyocera Dome Osaka is a large, multi-purpose indoor stadium in Osaka, Japan, best known as a prominent professional baseball venue and major concert and event site.
B. Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a large, iconic indoor baseball stadium and entertainment venue in Tokyo, Japan, known for hosting professional baseball games, concerts, and major sporting events.
C. Yokohama Stadium
Yokohama Stadium is a prominent baseball and multi-purpose sports venue in Yokohama, Japan, best known as the home field of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and a host of major international events.
D. Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a prominent modern sports complex in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its distinctive contemporary architecture and role as a major venue for national and international sporting events.
E. Maishima Arena
Maishima Arena is an indoor sports venue in Osaka, Japan, primarily known for hosting professional basketball games and other sporting events.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fukuoka PayPay Dome
Target entity description: Fukuoka PayPay Dome is a large, modern, retractable-roof baseball stadium in Fukuoka, Japan, best known as the home venue of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

A. Kyocera Dome Osaka
Kyocera Dome Osaka is a large, multi-purpose indoor stadium in Osaka, Japan, best known as a prominent professional baseball venue and major concert and event site.
B. Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a large, iconic indoor baseball stadium and entertainment venue in Tokyo, Japan, known for hosting professional baseball games, concerts, and major sporting events.
C. Yokohama Stadium
Yokohama Stadium is a prominent baseball and multi-purpose sports venue in Yokohama, Japan, best known as the home field of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and a host of major international events.
D. Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a prominent modern sports complex in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its distinctive contemporary architecture and role as a major venue for national and international sporting events.
E. Maishima Arena
Maishima Arena is an indoor sports venue in Osaka, Japan, primarily known for hosting professional basketball games and other sporting events.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball stadium ⓘ domed stadium ⓘ retractable-roof stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ
architect	Takenaka Corporation ⓘ
city	Fukuoka ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
formerName	Fukuoka Dome ⓘ linked to: Fukuoka PayPay Dome Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome ⓘ Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome ⓘ linked to: Fukuoka PayPay Dome
hasCategory	Baseball venues in Japan ⓘ Domes (architecture) ⓘ Indoor arenas in Japan ⓘ Retractable-roof stadiums ⓘ Sports venues in Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ
hasFeature	artificial turf field ⓘ giant video scoreboard ⓘ indoor seating bowl ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility	Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk ⓘ MARK IS Fukuoka Momochi shopping mall ⓘ
hasScoreboard	full-color large-screen display ⓘ
homeVenueOf	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ⓘ linked to: SoftBank Hawks
leagueHosted	Pacific League ⓘ
locatedIn	Chūō-ku, Fukuoka ⓘ Fukuoka ⓘ Fukuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ
maximumCapacity	around 40,000 ⓘ
namedAfter	PayPay ⓘ
notableFor	being Japan’s first stadium with a retractable roof ⓘ
openingDate	1993-04-02 ⓘ
operator	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Corp. ⓘ linked to: SoftBank Hawks
owner	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Corp. ⓘ linked to: SoftBank Hawks
partOf	Momochi seaside area ⓘ
primaryUse	Nippon Professional Baseball games ⓘ
region	Kyushu ⓘ
roof	air-supported dome ⓘ
roofType	retractable roof ⓘ
seatingCapacity	around 38,500 ⓘ
sport	baseball ⓘ
surface	artificial turf ⓘ
tenant	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ⓘ linked to: SoftBank Hawks
usedFor	concerts ⓘ large-scale events ⓘ professional baseball games ⓘ
yearOpened	1993 ⓘ

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