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Core Venue Information
Official Name: Sapporo Dome (札幌ドーム)
Address: 1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Opened: 3 June 2001
Construction Started: 1998
Primary Uses: Baseball, Football (Soccer)
Other Uses: American Football, Rugby Union, Concerts, Major Events
Home Teams: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J.League), Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (NPB)
Capacity: 42,000 spectators
Architectural Innovation & Revolutionary Design
The Sapporo Dome is a global marvel of sports engineering, renowned for its pioneering sliding pitch system. It houses two completely independent surfaces: a permanent artificial turf for baseball and events, and a natural grass pitch for football. The entire grass field is built on a massive tray that mechanically slides in and out of the dome as needed, allowing for rapid conversion between sports while preserving optimal conditions for each. This innovative technology, operational since its 2001 opening, set a new standard for multi-purpose stadiums worldwide.
Historic Global Events Host
The Dome has been a prestigious stage for multiple international mega-events:
2002 FIFA World Cup: Hosted three group stage matches, including Germany’s historic 8-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the venue’s tournament opener on 1 June 2002, attended by 32,000 fans. It also featured matches involving Argentina, England, Italy, and Ecuador.
2019 Rugby World Cup: Hosted two pool matches: Australia vs. Fiji (attendance: 36,000) and England vs. Tonga (attendance: 35,000), showcasing its versatility for another major world sport.
Olympic Football: Hosted matches during the Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Home to Hokkaido’s Iconic Teams
The Dome is the shared, year-round home of Hokkaido’s premier professional teams:
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (Football): Founded in 1935, the J.League club brings passionate football support to the Dome.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (Baseball): Founded in 1945, this storied NPB franchise won its first Japan Series in 1962. The club is famous for developing global superstar Yu Darvish, who became one of the world’s first baseball players to amass over 1 million social media followers before his stellar MLB career began with the Texas Rangers in 2012.
A symbol of Sapporo’s modern ambition, the Sapporo Dome is more than a stadium—it is a dynamic, technological hub that seamlessly hosts world championships, local club battles, and major entertainment, solidifying its status as a must-visit landmark for any sports fan.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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