Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Main Arena (Tokyo)

Japan / Tokio / Tokyo / Sendagaya 1-chome, 17-1
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki and completed in 1991.
The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line.
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).

During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics the gymnasium hosted Table Tennis events.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Gymnasium
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Coordinates:   35°40'47"N   139°42'44"E

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  • Also known as the Tokyo Budokan in some circles. The Nippon Budokan is a different and better known facility.
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