The is a multi-sport venue in Ariake,

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. It served as the

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venue for the

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and the

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knockout stage at the

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. This was the replacement of the

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which was closed and demolished in June 2018.

History

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 billion

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(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. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a consortium let by

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was granted an exclusive right to operate the facility until March 2046. Under a

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, the

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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.

Events

The arena is used for both sporting events and concerts. In 20 August 2022 it opened as a public facility with a

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concert as part of its Plasma Tour. Billie Eilish performed in the arena for her

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on 26 August 2022.It is scheduled to be used for the first time for sports after reopening with the B3 League game between Tokyo United v. Saitama Broncos, on 9 October 2022.

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performed in Ariake Arena on her Crash: The Live Tour during the Tonal Tokyo Festival on 29 October 2022. The Japanese pro wrestling companies

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(NJPW) and

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(Stardom) held the first ever

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on 20 November 2022, the first pro wrestling event ever held at the venue. On 13 December 2022,

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won the bantamweight undisputed championship at the Ariake Arena.

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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.

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performed at the arena on 24 & 25 March 2023 as part of his

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held her first solo live concert at the venue on 6 December 2023. On 26 December 2023, Naoya Inoue won the super bantamweight undisputed championship at Ariake Arena.

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's ONE 165 event took place on 28 January 2024.

vs. TJ Doheny event took place on 3 September 2024.

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will perform on 12 March 2025 as part of her

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will perform at the arena on 19 & 20 April 2025 as part of her upcoming tour The Tense. THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS will hold a two day concert at the arena on 26 & 27 April 2025 as part of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Starlight Stage 10th anniversary tour, Let's Amusement!!!, that will have performances from voice actresses of Cinderella Girls idols, such as Ricca Tachibana,

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, Yuka Ohtsubo,

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Hina Tachibana is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nagi Hisakawa in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Maina Ichii in '' If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die'', Rie Maruyama in ''Cue!'', and Shiori Ka ...

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, and more voice actresses.

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