Yoyogi First Gymnasium

Local name代々木第一体育館
LocationTokyo, Japan

Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially Yoyogi National Stadium is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design.

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. The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

The arena holds 13,291 people and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal, basketball and volleyball.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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoyogi_National_Gymnasium

Official website http://www.jpnsport.go.jp/yoyogi/

Address 〒150-0041神南 2-1-1

Coordinates 35°40'3.52" N 139°42'0.566" E

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