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| Location | Ariake 1-chōme,Kōtō-ku,Tokyo,Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°38′37″N139°47′39″E / 35.6435°N 139.7943°E /35.6435; 139.7943 |
| Owner | Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| Operator | Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (until 2021) Tokyo Ariake Arena Inc (from 2022)[a] |
| Capacity | 15,000 (12,000 fixed seats) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 3 February 2020; 5 years ago (3 February 2020) |
| Construction cost | ¥35 billion EUR € 215 million |
| General contractor | Takenaka Corporation |
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TheAriake Arena (有明アリーナ,Ariake Arīna) is a multi-sport venue inAriake,Kōtō,Tokyo,Japan.[1] It served as thevolleyball venue for the2020 Summer Olympics and thewheelchair basketball knockout stage at the2020 Summer Paralympics. This was the replacement of theDiffer Ariake which was closed and demolished in June 2018.[2]
The Ariake Arena was one of the six permanent facilities designed to be built in the district of Ariake in order to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Its construction began in January 2017 and was completed in December 2019. The total cost of the project was around 35 billionyen (about US$320 million) and it has the capacity 12,000 spectators, which can be expanded to a max capacity of 15,000 with temporary seating.[3][4]
After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a consortium let byDentsu was granted an exclusive right to operate the facility until March 2046. Under aconcession agreement, theMetropolitan Government receives a fixed amount of 9.4 billion yen (376 million yen per year) and a profit share payment (50% of pretax profit each year) from the consortium.[5]
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The arena is used for both sporting events and concerts.
In 20 August 2022 it opened as a public facility with aPerfume concert as part of its Plasma Tour. Billie Eilish performed in the arena for herHappier Than Ever, The World Tour on 26 August 2022.It is scheduled to be used for the first time for sports after reopening with theB3 League game between Tokyo United v. Saitama Broncos, on 9 October 2022.Charli XCX performed in Ariake Arena on herCrash: The Live Tour during the Tonal Tokyo Festival on 29 October 2022.
The Japanese pro wrestling companiesNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) andWorld Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) held the first everHistoric X-Over on 20 November 2022, the first pro wrestling event ever held at the venue. On 13 December 2022,Naoya Inoue won the bantamweight undisputed championship at the Ariake Arena.
The Last Rockstars performed in Ariake Arena on their debut tour on 26 and 27 January 2023. They will perform again at the arena on 21, 22 and 23 November 2023.Harry Styles performed at the arena on 24 & 25 March 2023 as part of hisLove On Tour.Usada Pekora held her first solo live concert at the venue on 6 December 2023.[6] On 26 December 2023, Naoya Inoue won the super bantamweight undisputed championship at Ariake Arena.
ONE Championship'sONE 165 event took place on 28 January 2024.Naoya Inoue vs.TJ Doheny event took place on 3 September 2024.[7]Kylie Minogue will perform on 12 March 2025 as part of herTension Tour.Taeyeon will perform at the arena on 19 & 20 April 2025 as part of her upcoming tourThe Tense.[8]THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS will hold a two day concert at the arena on 26 & 27 April 2025 as part ofTHE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Starlight Stage 10th anniversary tour, Let's Amusement!!!, that will have performances from voice actresses of Cinderella Girls idols, such asRicca Tachibana,Saya Aizawa,Satomi Amano,Yuka Ohtsubo,Natsumi Takamori,Ayaka Asai,Haruka TeruiMaaya Uchida,Eriko Matsui,Tomo Muranaka,Karin Takahashi,Sumire Uesaka,Miharu Hanai,Haruka Yoshimura,Satsumi Matsuda,Hina Tachibana,Hana Tamegai, and more voice actresses.[9][10][11]
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