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| Location | Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°42′15.55″N139°45′6.98″E / 35.7043194°N 139.7519389°E /35.7043194; 139.7519389 |
| Owner | Tokyo Dome Corporation |
| Capacity | 1,403 seat 2,005 seats (maximum) |
| Opened | April 16, 1962 |
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| Nippon TV (1962–present) Japan Boxing Commission (1962–present) | |
Korakuen Hall (Japanese:後楽園ホール,Hepburn:Kōrakuen Hōru) is a sportsarena inBunkyo,Tokyo,Japan, which has hostedboxing,professional wrestling,kickboxing,mixed martial arts andLethwei matches.[1][2]
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with a capacity of approximately 2,000 people. It is located inside theTokyo Dome City, one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. The venue hosted theboxing events for the1964 Summer Olympics.
On March 30, 1993, the Japanese kickboxing promotionK-1 held its first eventK-1 Sanctuary I at Korakuen Hall.
In March 2011, as the hall suffered structural damage in theTōhoku earthquake. Events including aWorld Boxing Council triple female world title fight were postponed or canceled.[3] The repair work was completed on March 18. The Hall was closed until the next day, then gradually resumed a variety of events.[4]
On October 27, 2016, the hall became the chosen venue for theInternational Lethwei Federation Japan.[5] TheLethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016 was the first event of the promotion held at the venue.[6]
On August 2, 2025, two boxers were gravely injured in separate fights during theDynamic Glove on U-Next card and died from injuries sustained in those contests days later, resulting in a national edict prohibiting boxing matches from lasting longer than 10 rounds. Officials also planned to adopt Nevada-style weight cutting regulations.[7]
The Tokyo JCB Hall also knownTokyo Dome City Hall is a facility for sports, fashion shows, and live concerts inside theTokyo Dome City complex, a few minutes walk from the Korakuen Hall. It was announced that a new version of Korakuen Hall would be built in Tokyo Dome City which would act as theKorakuen Hall 2 and it would hold 2,500–3,000 people. The naming rights of the hall were purchased byJapan Credit Bureau (JCB) so it opened as JCB Hall. After the construction completed, the Tokyo Dome Corporation, which owns the original Korakuen Hall as well as theTokyo Dome, would continue to rent out the original Korakuen Hall, lowering rental prices (currently it costs 1,500,000 Yen to rent) to allowing smaller promotions to use the building on a regular basis.
Although most of the sporting events take place at the Tokyo Dome, the JCB Hall is considered one of the primary spots in Tokyo Dome City for smaller scale sporting events, likeboxing,pro-wrestling,Lethwei andmixed martial arts.[8] The JCB Hall hostedMiss International Japan.
Since its completion, JCB Hall has been host ofLethwei in Japan 4,[9] and has been rarely used for pro wrestling events after thePro Wrestling Zero1 show in early 2008.[10] During 2009, JCB Hall was used twice for pro wrestling, both times for a tour ending show byPro Wrestling Noah.
The Kōrakuen Hall – an arena famous for hosting Lethwei and mixed martial arts matches.
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