Location Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Renovated 1990 Capacity 10,000 Architect Fumihiko Maki | Broke ground 1952 Opened 1954 Phone +81 3-5474-2112 | |
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Owner Tokyo Metropolitan Government Address 1 Chome-17-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan Profiles | ||
Fumihiko maki tokyo metropolitan gymnasium architecture
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (東京体育館, Tōkyō Taiikukan) is a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and will host the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki from 1986 to 1990.
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- Fumihiko maki tokyo metropolitan gymnasium architecture
- Tokyo metropolitan gymnasium
- Description and events
- Fees
- Hours
- References
The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line.
Tokyo metropolitan gymnasium
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 Katy Perry brought The Prismatic World Tour to the venue with two shows.
Fees
From June 1, 2006, the fees for use of the facilities will be:
Hours
Mon-Fri: 9h00 - 23h00 Sat: 9h00 - 22h00 Sun: 9h00 - 21h00