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Nippon Budōkan
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indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key facts
- Location
- 2–3 Kitanomarukōen , Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8321, Japan
- Owner
- The Nippon Budokan Foundation
- Capacity
- 14,471
- Field size
- Height: 42 metres (138 ft)
- Public transit
- Tokyo Metro / Toei Subway (at Kudanshita ): Toei Shinjuku Line Tozai Line Hanzomon Line
- Opened
- October 3, 1964
- Construction cost
- 2 billion Japanese yen (US$5.6 million in 1964)
- Architect
- Mamoru Yamada
- Main contractors
- Takenaka Corporation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- arena
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kitanomaru Park
- Body of water
- Chidori-ga-fuchi moat
- Chairperson
- Masahiko Kōmura
- Sport
- budō
- Official website
- www.nipponbudokan.or.jp/english
- Image
- Nippon Budokan 2018.jpg
- Height
- 42
- Significant event
- state funeral of Shinzō Abe
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- Commons category
- Nippon Budokan
- maximum capacity
- 14471
- Commons gallery
- 日本武道館
- date of official opening
- 1964-10-03
- native label
- 日本武道館
- inception
- 1962-01-31
- related category
- Category:Albums recorded at the Nippon Budokan
- street address
- 〒102-8321 東京都千代田区北の丸公園2番3号
- main building contractor
- Takenaka Corporation
- occupant
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- hashtag
- nipponbudokan
- public transport stop
- Kudanshita Station
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Encyclopedic overview
The Nippon Budokan (Japanese: 日本武道館, Hepburn: Nippon Budōkan; lit. 'Japan Martial Arts Hall'), often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events, such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Most recently, the arena hosted the judo and karate competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics and judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most outstanding musical performance venues. A number of famous acts have played at the Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there, in a series of five concerts, each lasting 30 minutes, from June 30 to July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour and held their final live performance there in March 1980. Numerous other notable acts have recorded live albums at the Budokan for the good acoustics and audience behaviour.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nippon Budōkan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.