Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Coordinates: 35°40′46.9″N 139°42′45.0″E / 35.679694°N 139.712500°E / 35.679694; 139.712500
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35°40′46.9″N 139°42′45.0″E / 35.679694°N 139.712500°E / 35.679694; 139.712500

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Kokuritsu-kyogijo
OwnerTokyo Metropolitan Government
Capacity10,000
Construction
Broke ground1952
Opened1954
Renovated1990

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (東京体育館, Tōkyō Taiikukan) is a sporting complex in

Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki
from 1986 to 1990.

The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from

Toei Oedo Line
.

Description and events

The main arena includes a large indoor arena that hosts national and international sporting events. The arena holds 10,000 people (6,000 fixed, 4,000 temporary). An incomplete list of events held in the arena include:

Since 2000, the arena has also been used as a concert venue. The first artist to perform there was the Japanese group Porno Graffitti.

The sub-arena houses an olympic size (50mX20m, eight lanes) swimming pool with seating for 900 people. The Japan Waterpolo Championships is held here. There is also a 25m pool (25mX13m, 6 lanes), an outdoor oval running track; a weight training room, and conference rooms.

Since April 1, 2006, the Tokyo Lifelong Learning and Culture Foundation (東京都生涯学習文化財団), along with Suntory (サントリー株式会社), Tipness (株式会社ティップネス) and O-ence (株式会社オーエンス), manage the gymnasium.

On April 25 and 26, 2015, American singer-songwriter

The Prismatic World Tour
to the venue with two shows.

On July 8 and 9, 2023, South Korean singer Taeyeon brought 2023 Taeyeon Concert - 'The ODD of LOVE' in Japan to the venue with two shows.[4]

Fees

From June 1, 2006, the fees for use of the facilities will be:

  • training gym/2 hours: 450 yen
  • pool/2 hours 600 yen:
  • pool (junior high school students and younger)/2 hours: 260 yen
  • training gym and pool/2 hours: 1000 yen
  • training gym, pool and dance studio/1 day: 2500 yen
  • one month pass: 7800 yen

See also

References

  1. ^ "Venue Plan". Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis - Women's Singles Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ^ "テヨン 日本ソロコンサート 『TAEYEON CONCERT – The ODD Of LOVE in JAPAN』 開催決定!". TAEYEON JAPAN OFFICIAL WEB – テヨン公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. ^ a b "少女時代テヨン、4年ぶり単独来日公演で1万6000人魅了 日本オリジナル曲も歌唱" [Girls' Generation Taeyeon attracts 16,000 people for her first solo performance in Japan in 4 years.] (in Japanese). Oricon News. 2023-07-10. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.

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Preceded by
First venue
Masters Cup

Venue

1970
Succeeded by