Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Japanese: 国立代々木競技場, Hepburn: Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō) is an arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design.

Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Yoyogi
Location	2-1, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°40′03″N 139°42′01″E
Public transit	Tokyo Metro (at Meiji-jingumae): C Chiyoda Line F Fukutoshin Line JR East: JY Yamanote Line at Harajuku
Owner	Japan Sport Council
Capacity	13,291 (1st Gymnasium) 3,202 (2nd Gymnasium)
Construction
Broke ground	February 1963
Opened	October 1964
Architect	Kenzo Tange

Construction

Interior of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium

It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich.[2]

The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena seats and 88 "royal box" seats) and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball.

The NHK World 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.

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
• The first regular-season National Hockey League games outside of North America, 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. [3]
• 4 and 5 June 2001: Westlife performed for Where Dreams Come True Tour in support of their Coast to Coast.
• The official 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship
• Since 2007: Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association's (FJCA) Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships (CAIOC). 2012 will host the 6th edition from 18 to 20 May,[4] and is sanctioned by the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC).[5]

9 and 10 May 2009 - Perfume Live - Disco! Disco! Disco!

• The official 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championship
• 25 and 26 January 2011: SMTown Live '10 World Tour by SM Entertainment.[6]
• 29 May 2014: Luna Sea performed their 25th anniversary concert.[7]
• 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*".[8]
• JYP NATION 2016 "Mix & Match"
• 11 February 2017: YuiKaori performed in the first gymnasium as the last destination for their tour, "Starlight Link".[9]
• 12 February 2017: Shouta Aoi performed in the first gymnasium for his live, "WONDER lab. ～prism～".[10]
• 25 and 26 February 2017: Maaya Uchida performed a two day concert for her 2nd Live, "Smiling Spiral" in the first gymnasium.[11]
• 4 and 5 March: Sphere performed a two day concert for their 10th anniversary in the first gymnasium.[12]
• 3 and 4 June 2017: Britney Spears performed two sold out concerts at the venue on her Britney: Live in Concert world tour.[13]

References

1. "Venue Plan". Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. Allison Lee Palmer (30 September 2009). The A to Z of Architecture. Scarecrow Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-8108-6895-3. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
3. "NHL overseas history". NHL.com. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
4. "イベント情報 代々木競技場第一体育館". Naash.go.jp. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
5. "International Federation of Cheerleading". Ifc-hdqrs.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
6. "SM artists to hold additional show for concert in Japan" Asiae. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-21
7. "LUNA SEA、バンド結成記念日に25周年ライブ実施". natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
8. "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！ | アニメイトタイムズ". 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！ | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-02.
9. "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 | アニメイトタイムズ". 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 | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-02.
10. "「蒼井翔太 LIVE 2017」セットリスト公開！ | アニメイトタイムズ". 「蒼井翔太 LIVE 2017」セットリスト公開！ | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-02.
11. ポニーキャニオン. "UCHIDA MAAYA 2nd LIVE『Smiling Spiral』 | 内田真礼オフィシャルサイト". UCHIDA MAAYA 2nd LIVE『Smiling Spiral』 | 内田真礼オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-02.
12. "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!! | アニチューン". Ani-Tune. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
13. https://www.livenation.co.jp/show/961836/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-live-in-concert/tokyo/2017-06-04/en

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Sport facilities page on Japan Sport Council official English website
• 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 121–4.
• Olympic Arena – Great Buildings Online
• Yoyogi National Gymnasium at archINFORM

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