Arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoyogi National Gymnasium , officiallyYoyogi National Stadium (Japanese :国立代々木競技場 ,Hepburn :Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō ) is anindoor arena located atYoyogi Park inShibuya ,Tokyo , Japan, which is famous for itssuspension 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 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft).[ 1] It is now primarily used forice hockey ,futsal ,basketball andvolleyball .[citation needed ]
TheNHK studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge ofYoyogi Park . Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end ofNHK Newsline broadcasts.[citation needed ]
The design of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium began in 1961 byKenzō Tange in collaboration with engineerYoshikatsu Tsuboi [ja ] .[ 3] [ 4] The project was intended for the1964 Summer Olympics .[ 5] 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.[ 6] 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.[ 7] [ 8] It was also the venue for thehandball competition at the2020 Summer Olympics .[ 9] [ 10] Since 1964, the stadium has been used regularly for sport and entertainment events.[ 11]
Yoyogi National Gymnasium inspired the design for theOlympic Stadium for the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich .[ 11]
In 1987, Kenzō Tange was awarded thePritzker Architecture Prize , with the citation describing the Yoyogi National Gymnasium as “among the most beautiful buildings of the 20th century".[ 7]
In 2021, the stadium was designated anImportant Cultural Property in Japan for being "a monumental example of postwar architecture with a dynamic exterior and magnificent interior space".[ 12] [ 5]
The1977 World Figure Skating Championships The official1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men The official1982 Asian Basketball Championship for Women The1985 World Figure Skating Championships 11 May 1985:Queen performed at the venue, which was recorded inWe Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan .[ 13] The first regular-seasonNational Hockey League gamesoutside of North America and in Japan, between theMighty Ducks of Anaheim andVancouver Canucks in October 1997. The NHL would return in1998 and2000 , each time with different teams.[ 14] 4 and 5 June 2001:Westlife performed forWhere Dreams Come True Tour in support of theirCoast 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.[ 15] The finals of the2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship The final stop of the LUV-XURY tour byDJ Ozma in December 2006.[ 16] 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,[ 17] and is sanctioned by theInternational Federation of Cheerleading (IFC).[ 18] The finals of the2010 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" byAKB48 . 25 and 26 January 2011:SMTown Live '10 World Tour bySM Entertainment .[ 19] 17,18, 28, and 29 June 2011:Girls' Generation performed four concerts in the gymnasium for their third stop ofThe First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation) 6 October 2013:Nogizaka46 Summer National Tour 2013 29 May 2014:Luna Sea performed their 25th anniversary concert.[ 20] 11 July 2014 - 13 July 2014:Girls' Generation performed a three day concert in the gymnasium for their last stop of theGirls' 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*".[ 21] 3 September 2015: UVERworld 15&10 Anniversary Live Sold-out event[ 22] 6 September 2015: UVERworld Queen's Party[ 22] JYP NATION 2016 "Mix & Match" 11 February 2017:YuiKaori performed in the first gymnasium as the last destination for their tour, "Starlight Link".[ 23] 12 February 2017:Shouta Aoi performed in the first gymnasium for his live, "WONDER lab. ~prism~".[ 24] 21 and 22 February 2017:Haruna Kojima had her graduation concert fromAKB48 , "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.[ 25] 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.[ 26] 3 and 4 June 2017:Britney Spears performed two sold-out concerts at the venue on herBritney: Live in Concert world tour.[ 27] 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"[ 28] 10 and 11 September 2022:Onew Japan 1st Concert Tour ~Life Goes On~[ 29] 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 ^a b "第一体育館" .www.jpnsport.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved2024-05-17 .^ "第二体育館" .www.jpnsport.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved2024-05-17 .^ Toyokawa, Saikaku (2023)."A comparison of the design processes of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium" .Japan Architectural Review .6 (1): 1.doi :10.1002/2475-8876.12328 .ISSN 2475-8876 . ^ Llunji, Mentor (2022-08-25).Towards A New Engineering - second edition: Reflections of a practitioner . MSPROJECT. p. 85.ISBN 978-9940-665-02-9 . ^a b "Yoyogi National Stadium" .The Official Tokyo Travel Guide, GO TOKYO . Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved2025-09-12 .^ "Building Lives and Protecting Communities Yoyogi National Stadium, a Symbol of Challenge | Topics | Shimizu Corporation" .www.shimz.co.jp . 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Naash.go.jp. Archived fromthe original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved2012-03-05 .^ "International Federation of Cheerleading" . Ifc-hdqrs.org. Archived fromthe original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved2012-03-05 .^ "SM artists to hold additional show for concert in Japan" Asiae . 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-21^ "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. Retrieved2013-12-14 .^ "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). Retrieved2019-03-02 .^a b "UVERworld 15&10 Anniversary Live 2015.09.06 Queen's Party [BLU-RAY](Japan Version)" .YesAsia . RetrievedJune 11, 2022 .^ "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). Retrieved2019-03-02 .^ "「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). Retrieved2019-03-02 .^ 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 (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved2019-03-02 . ^ "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. Archived fromthe original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved2019-03-02 .^ "Britney Spears" .^ "NiziU、1stツアー「NiziU Live with U 2022 "Light it Up"」開催決定" .Tower Records Online (in Japanese). May 23, 2022. RetrievedJune 11, 2022 .^ "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" .SHINee OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved2022-09-10 .
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