&TEAM at Belluna Dome, Day 1: a K-pop dome show on a lucky, clear night
I've been going to concerts in Japan and around Asia for years, so when &TEAM announced their first-ever solo dome shows, I went both nights. This is Day 1 — the lucky one, when the weather was kind. (Day 2 was a different, wetter story; I've written that up separately.) The venue was Belluna Dome, the one big room Tokyo fans quietly brace for, and on a clear evening it was about as good as a dome gets.
&TEAM's BLAZE THE WAY ENCORE played Belluna Dome (Tokorozawa, Saitama) on Sept 5–6, 2026 — their first solo dome, tied to their anniversary with fans (LUNÈ). Get there on the Laview limited express from Ikebukuro to Tokorozawa (~25 min), then transfer for Seibu-Kyūjō-mae by the dome (direct trains to the stadium are rare). The venue has a roof but open sides, so weather makes or breaks it — and Day 1 was clear. A premium seat is ~¥10,000 over a standard ~¥17,000 ticket.
Getting there on the Laview
Belluna Dome is out in Tokorozawa, Saitama — it's the home of the Seibu Lions baseball team, not central Tokyo. The comfortable way in is the Laview limited express from Ikebukuro to Tokorozawa (about 25 minutes), where you transfer for the short hop to Seibu-Kyūjō-mae, the stop right by the dome. Trains that run all the way to the stadium are rare, so plan on the change at Tokorozawa. The Laview's big yellow seats and huge windows make the trip feel like part of the event — and yes, half the carriage was fans with their plushies already out.
The venue Tokyo fans brace for
Belluna Dome has a roof but no walls — the canopy floats over the stands with the sides left open, so it's really an outdoor stadium under a lid. That means weather gets in: wind, humidity, and on a bad day rain along the edges. In summer regulars call it the "sauna dome." But on a cool, dry evening like Day 1, that open structure is the best thing about the place — air moving through, the sky changing colour, sometimes a proper sunset while the crowd fills in.
Eat before you go in
I treat a dome show as a whole evening, and that starts with food. We fuelled up in Ikebukuro first — at Din Tai Fung, where the pork-cutlet noodles (páigǔ noodles) are exactly the comfort you want before a long night — then topped up again at the venue, which has plenty of concourse food (there was even a soy-meat karaage, better than it had any right to be) and a Baskin-Robbins for ice cream while the room fills. And of course the whole table came with company: our LUNÈ plushies got their own seats.
The show
This wasn't just any date — it was &TEAM's first solo dome, the BLAZE THE WAY ENCORE capping a big Asia tour, landing right on their anniversary weekend with fans, so the room carried the weight of a milestone. From the stands you could see the full scale: a wide main stage, a long thrust and runway pushing into the floor, and a crowd filling the open bowl. I'll leave the setlist for you to discover, but the atmosphere was as good as I've felt at a dome.
And because the sides are open, you hear the night outside. On this first evening it came with the autumn chorus of suzumushi (bell crickets) — one of the members, EJ, called them cicadas from the stage, but no, that was the sound of early autumn, and hearing a show inside it was pure magic. &TEAM concerts are a proper party, too: the members sing, the crowd dances, everyone joins in, which makes them easy to fall into whatever country you've flown in from.
The merch spiral (a loving warning)
A quick word for anyone new to this fandom's economy. Those blue plushies are modelled on the character from &TEAM's song Jūgoya, and fans adore them — so naturally, a brand-new plush design was just announced, along with a new penlight. I love it and I will absolutely be buying, but let's be honest about the direction of travel here: between plush after plush and a fresh penlight, one does start to wonder, with genuine fondness and mild terror, exactly how much they're going to gently relieve us of. Budget accordingly. You have been warned by someone who never listens to this warning.
Is the premium seat worth it?
I went with a premium (upgrade) seat, which at a Japanese dome show now runs about ¥10,000 over a standard ticket — so roughly ¥27,000 against a standard ~¥17,000. In a venue this size the better sightline genuinely helps, and for a group I love on a milestone night, I think it's worth it; a standard seat still gets you the whole atmosphere. For context, these prices are mid-range for Asia — Korea is usually cheapest. If you're a visitor wondering how to even get a ticket, I wrote a separate guide, linked below.
Because the sides are open, dress for the actual weather, not for "indoors" — a light layer for the evening, and rain cover if the forecast wobbles. Day 1 rewarded us; Day 2 did not, which is a story for the other article.
Quick facts
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Show | 2026 &TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'BLAZE THE WAY' ENCORE in BELLUNA DOME · Sept 5–6, 2026 · &TEAM's first solo dome |
| Venue | Belluna Dome, Tokorozawa, Saitama — roofed but open-sided (weather gets in) |
| Getting there | Laview limited express Ikebukuro→Tokorozawa (~25 min), then transfer for Seibu-Kyūjō-mae by the dome (direct trains are rare) |
| Food | Eat before entry; concourse food + Baskin-Robbins inside |
| Seats | Premium/upgrade ~¥10,000 over a standard ~¥17,000 ticket (~¥27,000 total) |
| Bring | A layer and rain cover — the open sides mean real-weather dressing |
Common questions
Where is Belluna Dome and how do you get there?
In Tokorozawa, Saitama — home of the Seibu Lions. Take the Laview limited express from Ikebukuro to Tokorozawa (about 25 minutes), then transfer for Seibu-Kyūjō-mae, the stop right by the dome. Direct trains to the stadium are rare, so plan on the change.
What was the &TEAM show?
2026 &TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'BLAZE THE WAY' ENCORE in BELLUNA DOME, on Sept 5–6, 2026 — &TEAM's first solo dome concerts, an encore of their Asia tour, tied to their anniversary with fans (LUNÈ).
Is a premium seat worth it?
A premium/upgrade seat is roughly ¥10,000 over a standard ~¥17,000 ticket (about ¥27,000). In a big dome the better sightline helps, but a standard seat still gets the full atmosphere. Prices are mid-range for Asia; Korea is usually cheapest.