Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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35°40′3.0″N 139°42′1.1″E / 35.667500°N 139.700306°E / 35.667500; 139.700306Public transitTokyo Metro (at Meiji-jingumae):
C Chiyoda Line
F Fukutoshin Line
JR East:
JY Yamanote Line at HarajukuOwnerJapan Sport CouncilCapacity13,291 (1st Gymnasium)
3,202 (2nd Gymnasium)ConstructionBroke groundFebruary 1963OpenedOctober 1964ArchitectKenzo Tange

Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially Yoyogi National Stadium (Japanese: 国立代々木競技場, Hepburn: Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō) is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design.

Interior of Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium in 1973
Interior of Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium in 2012
Interior of Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium

It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to be the aquatics center during the 1964 Summer Olympics.The annex was used for the basketball events those same games. It also the venue handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

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 ice hockey, futsal, basketball and volleyball.[citation needed]

The NHK studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts.[citation needed]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Sport facilities page on Japan Sport Council official English website
  • 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 121–4.
  • Olympic Arena – Great Buildings Online
  • Yoyogi National Gymnasium at archINFORM
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