Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an

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located at Yoyogi Park in

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, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design. 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

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and

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. The

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studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of

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broadcasts.

History

The Yoyogi National Gymnasium was designed by Kenzō Tange, beginning in 1961. The building was completed in 1964, in preparation for the 1964 Summer Olympics where it was to host swimming events. The annex was used for

events. It was also the venue for the

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competition at the

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. The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the

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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 * 11 May 1985:

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performed at the venue, which was recorded in '' We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan''. * The first regular-season

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games outside of North America and in Japan, between the

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and

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in October 1997. The NHL would return in

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and

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, each time with different teams. * 4 and 5 June 2001:

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performed for Where Dreams Come True Tour in support of their Coast 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. * The finals of the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship * The final stop of the LUV-XURY tour by DJ Ozma in December 2006. * 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, and is sanctioned by the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC). * The finals of the 2010 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" by

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. * 25 and 26 January 2011: '' SMTown Live '10 World Tour'' by

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. * 17,18, 28, and 29 June 2011:

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performed four concerts in the gymnasium for their third stop of The First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation) * 6 October 2013:

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Summer National Tour 2013 * 29 May 2014:

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performed their 25th anniversary concert. * 11 July 2014 - 13 July 2014:

performed a three day concert in the gymnasium for their last stop of the Girls' 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*". * 3 September 2015: UVERworld 15&10 Anniversary Live Sold-out event * 6 September 2015: UVERworld Queen's Party * JYP NATION 2016 "Mix & Match" * 11 February 2017: YuiKaori performed in the first gymnasium as the last destination for their tour, "Starlight Link". * 12 February 2017: Shouta Aoi performed in the first gymnasium for his live, "WONDER lab. ～prism～". * 21 and 22 February 2017: Haruna Kojima had her graduation concert from

, "Kojimatsuri", in the first gymnasium. * 23 and 24 February 2017:

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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. * 6 April 2017: Keyakizaka46 1st Anniversary Live * 20–22 April 2017:

Under Live National Tour 2017 ~ Kanto Series ~ Tokyo Performance * 4 and 5 March 2017:

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performed a two-day concert for their tenth anniversary in the first gymnasium. * 3 and 4 June 2017:

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performed two sold-out concerts at the venue on her Britney: Live in Concert world tour. * 26 and 27 November 2019:

3rd & 4th Generation Live @ Yoyogi National Gymnasium * 3 December 2019:

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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:

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Graduation Concert * 18 and 19 June, 26 and 27 July 2022:

2nd World Tour "Maniac" in Japan * 31 August, 1, 3 and 4 September 2022:

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Live with U 2022 "Light It Up" * 10 and 11 September 2022:

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Japan 1st Concert Tour ~Life Goes On~ * 1 and 2 October 2022:

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Japan Fan Meeting 2022 "ONCE Day" * 12 and 13 November 2022:

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4th Tour ~ Happy Smile Tour * 14 and 15 March 2023:

1st Concert "O-New-Note" in Japan * 1 and 2 April 2023:

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2023 Live Tour in Japan 'SYNK: Hyper Line' * 12 and 13 April 2023:

3rd Concert Tour * 20 and 21 May 2023:

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JAPAN CONCERT TOUR 2023 'FLY-BY' * 5, 6, 8 and 9 July 2023:

Live with U 2023 * 30 and 31 August 2023:

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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~

References

External links

*
Sport facilities page on Japan Sport Council official English website

1964 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 121–4.

* {{Authority control Indoor arenas in Japan Ice hockey venues in Japan Sports venues in Tokyo Music venues in Tokyo Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball venues Olympic diving venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Modernist architecture in Japan Tensile membrane structures Basketball venues in Japan Volleyball venues in Japan Buildings and structures in Shibuya Olympic swimming venues Olympic handball venues Boxing venues in Japan Badminton venues Badminton in Japan Judo venues Sports venues completed in 1964 Tokyo Apache Handball venues in Japan Kenzo Tange buildings 1964 establishments in Japan Suspended structures

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