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Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

FieldValue
nameYoyogi National Stadium
nicknameYoyogi National Gymnasium
image[[Image:Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō 1.jpg250pxYoyogi National Gymnasium]]
image_captionMain arena
location2-1, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
coordinates
broke_ground
public_transitTokyo Metro (at ):
Chiyoda Line
Fukutoshin Line
JR East:
Yamanote Line at
opened
ownerJapan Sport Council
architectKenzo Tange
seating_capacity1st Gymnasium: 2nd Gymnasium:

Chiyoda Line Fukutoshin Line JR East: Yamanote Line at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially Yoyogi National Stadium is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design.

Interior of Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium in 1973
Interior of Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium in 2012
Interior of Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium

The arena can hold 12,898 people (8,774 stand seats and 4,124 arena seats) and an arena area of 4000 m2. It is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal, basketball and volleyball.

The NHK studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts.

History

The design of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium began in 1961 by Kenzō Tange in collaboration with engineer . The project was intended for the 1964 Summer Olympics. The bid for the structure was approved 20 months before the start of the games and took 18 months to construct. It was opened on October 10, 1964. The stadium held the swimming and diving events for the 1964 Olympics and a companion building known as the 'Annex', which was constructed at the same time and also designed by Tange, held some of the basketball events. It was also the venue for the handball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Since 1964, the stadium has been used regularly for sport and entertainment events.

Yoyogi National Gymnasium inspired the design for the Olympic Stadium for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

In 1987, Kenzō Tange was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, with the citation describing the Yoyogi National Gymnasium as “among the most beautiful buildings of the 20th century".

In 2021, the stadium was designated an Important Cultural Property in Japan for being "a monumental example of postwar architecture with a dynamic exterior and magnificent interior space".

Events

  • The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships
  • The official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men
  • The official 1982 Asian Basketball Championship for Women
  • The 1985 World Figure Skating Championships
  • 11 May 1985: Queen performed at the venue, which was recorded in We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan.
  • The first regular-season National Hockey League games outside of North America and in Japan, between the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Vancouver Canucks in October 1997. The NHL would return in 1998 and 2000, each time with different teams.
  • 4 and 5 June 2001: Westlife performed for Where Dreams Come True Tour in support of their Coast to Coast.
  • Kishidan held the final stop of their 2004 JAPANOLOMANIA tour at the Gymnasium, with the performance broadcast on NHK and highlights released to DVD in 2008.
  • The finals of the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship
  • The final stop of the LUV-XURY tour by DJ Ozma in December 2006.
  • Since 2007: Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association's (FJCA) Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships (CAIOC). 2012 will host the sixth edition from 18 to 20 May, and is sanctioned by the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC).
  • The finals of the 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championship
  • 10 and 11 July (July 10 show is a night show, July 11 both noon and night shows) "Surprise wa Arimasen" by AKB48.
  • 25 and 26 January 2011: SMTown Live '10 World Tour by SM Entertainment.
  • 17,18, 28, and 29 June 2011: Girls' Generation performed four concerts in the gymnasium for their third stop of The First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation)
  • 6 October 2013: Nogizaka46 Summer National Tour 2013
  • 29 May 2014: Luna Sea performed their 25th anniversary concert.
  • 11 July 2014 - 13 July 2014: Girls' Generation performed a three day concert in the gymnasium for their last stop of the Girls' Generation Japan 3rd Tour 2014
  • 28 June 2015: Yukari Tamura performed in the first gymnasium as the last destination in her live tour, "LOVE ♡ LIVE 2015 Spring Sunny side Lily".
  • 3 September 2015: UVERworld 15&10 Anniversary Live Sold-out event
  • 6 September 2015: UVERworld Queen's Party
  • JYP NATION 2016 "Mix & Match"
  • 11 February 2017: YuiKaori performed in the first gymnasium as the last destination for their tour, "Starlight Link".
  • 12 February 2017: Shouta Aoi performed in the first gymnasium for his live, "WONDER lab. ～prism～".
  • 21 and 22 February 2017: Haruna Kojima had her graduation concert from AKB48, "Kojimatsuri", in the first gymnasium.
  • 23 and 24 February 2017: HKT48 Spring Live Tour Sashiko du Soleil 2016
  • 25 and 26 February 2017: Maaya Uchida performed a two day concert for her 2nd Live, "Smiling Spiral" in the first gymnasium.
  • 6 April 2017: Keyakizaka46 1st Anniversary Live
  • 20–22 April 2017: Nogizaka46 Under Live National Tour 2017 ~ Kanto Series ~ Tokyo Performance
  • 4 and 5 March 2017: Sphere performed a two-day concert for their tenth anniversary in the first gymnasium.
  • 3 and 4 June 2017: Britney Spears performed two sold-out concerts at the venue on her Britney: Live in Concert world tour.
  • 26 and 27 November 2019: Nogizaka46 3rd & 4th Generation Live @ Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 3 December 2019: Stray Kids Japan Showcase 2019 "Hi-Stay"
  • 12 and 13 October 2020: Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE
  • 26 and 27 January 2022: BE:FIRST 1st One Man Tour “BE:1” 2022-2023
  • 21 and 22 May 2022: Sakurazaka46 Risa Watanabe Graduation Concert
  • 18 and 19 June, 26 and 27 July 2022: Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac" in Japan
  • 31 August, 1, 3 and 4 September 2022: NiziU Live with U 2022 "Light It Up"
  • 10 and 11 September 2022: Onew Japan 1st Concert Tour Life Goes On
  • 1 and 2 October 2022: Twice Japan Fan Meeting 2022 "ONCE Day"
  • 12 and 13 November 2022: Hinatazaka46 4th Tour ~ Happy Smile Tour
  • 14 and 15 March 2023: Onew 1st Concert "O-New-Note" in Japan
  • 1 and 2 April 2023: aespa 2023 Live Tour in Japan 'SYNK: Hyper Line'
  • 12 and 13 April 2023: Sakurazaka46 3rd Concert Tour
  • 20 and 21 May 2023: Kep1er JAPAN CONCERT TOUR 2023 'FLY-BY'
  • 5, 6, 8 and 9 July 2023: NiziU Live with U 2023
  • 30 and 31 August 2023: Le Sserafim TOUR 'FLAME RISES' IN JAPAN
  • 26 October 2023: Miss International 2023 Grand Final
  • 1 and 2 November 2023: BE:FIRST ARENA TOUR 2023-2024 "Mainstream"
  • 13 and 14 January 2024: KAF Kamitsubaki Yoyogi Wars 2024
  • 25 and 26 May 2024: Hololive GAMERS fes. Cho-Cho-Cho-Cho GAMERS
  • 22 June 2024: Stardom The Conversion
  • 30 June 2024: Girls² 5th Anniversary: We are Girls² The Live
  • 27 November 2025: Miss International 2025 Grand Final

References

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  21. "田村ゆかりさん史上最大規模のライブツアーが大盛況のうちに閉幕！".
  22. "UVERworld 15&10 Anniversary Live 2015.09.06 Queen's Party [BLU-RAY](Japan Version)".
  23. "コンビ愛にあふれる、ゆいかおりライブツアー千秋楽レポート".
  24. "「蒼井翔太 LIVE 2017」セットリスト公開！".
  25. ポニーキャニオン. "UCHIDA MAAYA 2nd LIVE『Smiling Spiral』".
  26. (2017-03-06). "人気声優 寿美菜子、高垣彩陽、戸松 遥、豊崎愛生の 4 人からなる スーパー声優ユニット "スフィア" 結成 10 周年に向け、音楽活動は充電期間に!!".
  27. "Britney Spears".
  28. (May 23, 2022). "NiziU、1stツアー「NiziU Live with U 2022 "Light it Up"」開催決定".
  29. "ONEW、日本初ソロツアー「ONEW Japan 1st Concert Tour 2022 〜Life goes on〜」の追加公演が決定".
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