Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi | |
| Location | 2-1, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′3.0″N 139°42′1.1″E / 35.667500°N 139.700306°E |
| Public transit | Tokyo Metro (at Meiji-jingumae): C Chiyoda Line F Fukutoshin Line JR East: JY Yamanote Line at Harajuku |
| Owner | Japan Sport Council |
| Capacity | 1st Gymnasium:
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 1963 |
| Opened | October 1964 |
| Architect | Kenzo 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.
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.
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.