Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

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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

Location| Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Public transit| JR East :
JB Chuo-Sobu Line at Sendagaya
Toei Subway:
E Ōedo Line at Kokuritsu-kyogijo
Owner| Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Capacity| 10,000
Construction
Broke ground| 1952
Opened| 1954
Renovated| 1990

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (東京体育館, Tōkyō Taiikukan) is a 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 hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki from 1986 to 1990.

The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line.

## Description and events

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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:

* Tokyo Indoor men's tennis
* WTA Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Championships were held every February here, but from 2008 it has been held in the Ariake Coliseum;
* Japan Table Tennis Championships;
* The first two international hosted regular season NBA games between the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz on November 2 & 3, 1990.;
* V.League;
* Suntory Cup All Japan School Volleyball Rally;
* Aeon Cup World Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships;
* World Full Contact Karate Open Championships; as the Shinkyokushinkai Karate World Open Tournament -held every four years-;
* Miki Prune Super College Volleyball.
* 2007 World Figure Skating Championships
* Final Four of the official 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championship
* 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
* 2017 TWICE Japan Debut Showcase "Touchdown in Japan"
* 2019 ITTF Team World Cup
* 2021 Olympic Summer Games, Table Tennis[2]
* 2022 &TEAM DEBUT SHOWCASE [First Howling : ME]
* 2023 Taeyeon Concert - 'The ODD of LOVE' in Japan[3][4]

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.

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

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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

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* List of tennis stadiums by capacity

## References

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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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

* 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 120–1.
* Official Site
* Satellite photo of the gymnasium from Google Maps
* Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium at Archiplanet

Preceded by

First venue

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Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Paris

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* Toda Rowing Course
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* Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
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* Japan National Stadium (Olympic Stadium)
* Yoyogi National Stadium
* Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
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* Tokyo Stadium
* Kokugikan Arena
* Equestrian Park

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* Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre
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Heritage Zone|

* Japan National Stadium (Olympic Stadium)
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* Tokyo International Forum
* Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
* Yoyogi National Stadium
* Musashino Forest Sport Plaza

Tokyo Bay Zone|

* Aomi Urban Sports Venue
* Ariake Arena
* Ariake Tennis Park
* Dream Island Archery Park
* Makuhari Messe
* Odaiba Marine Park
* Tokyo Aquatics Centre
* Ariake Gymnastics Centre
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19th century|

* 1896: Panathenaic Stadium

20th century|

* 1900: Vélodrome de Vincennes
* 1904: Francis Field
* 1908: White City Stadium
* 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium
* 1920: Olympisch Stadion
* 1924: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
* 1928: Olympic Stadium
* 1932: Olympic Stadium
* 1936: Dietrich Eckart Open-Air Theatre
* 1948: Empress Hall, Earl's Court
* 1952: Messuhalli
* 1956: West Melbourne Stadium
* 1960: Baths of Caracalla
* 1964: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
* 1968: National Auditorium
* 1972: Olympiahalle
* 1976: Montreal Forum
* 1980: Sports Palace
* 1984: Pauley Pavilion
* 1988: Olympic Gymnastics Hall
* 1992: Palau dels Esports de Barcelona (rhythmic), Palau Sant Jordi (artistic)
* 1996: Georgia Dome (artistic), Stegeman Coliseum (rhythmic)

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* 2000: Sydney SuperDome (artistic, trampolining), The Dome & Exhibition Complex (rhythmic)
* 2004: Galatsi Olympic Hall (rhythmic), Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall (artistic, trampolining)
* 2008: Beijing National Indoor Stadium (artistic, trampolining), Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (rhythmic)
* 2012: North Greenwich Arena (artistic, trampolining), Wembley Arena (rhythmic)
* 2016: Arena Olímpica do Rio
* 2020: Ariake Gymnastics Centre
* 2024: Bercy Arena (artistic, trampolining), Porte de La Chapelle Arena (rhythmic)
* 2028: Crypto.com Arena
* 2032: Chandler Indoor Sports Centre

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20th century|

* 1988: Seoul National University Gymnasium
* 1992: Barcelona Estació del Nord
* 1996: Georgia World Congress Center

21st century|

* 2000: State Sports Centre
* 2004: Galatsi Olympic Hall
* 2008: Peking University Gymnasium
* 2012: ExCeL
* 2016: Riocentro – Pavilion 3
* 2020: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
* 2024: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
* 2028: Los Angeles Convention Center
* 2032: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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