Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Summer Olympic Games in 1964 (swimming, diving) Wrestling World Championships 2008 Volleyball World Championships for Women 2010 Judo 2010 World Championships

The Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō (Japanese国立 代 々 木 竞技场, German National Gymnasium Yoyogi ) is a multi-purpose hall, which is located in Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward of Tokyo, Japan and is famous for its suspension roof design. On the first floor are the Yoyogi gyms. You have an inwardly curved, concave roof.

The sports hall was designed by Kenzo Tange and the 1964 -based competitions in swimming and water jump during the Olympic Summer Games. In addition to the hall of the Olympic Games basketball tournament have been performed. The design inspired Frei Otto in his designs of the arena for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The main hall holds today 10,500 visitors; secondary hall 3,202 visitors. It is now used primarily as ice hockey and basketball hall as well as for concerts. In the vicinity is the Harajuku Station.

In October 1997, the opening game of the NHL season 1997/98 between the Vancouver Canucks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and another game was played. It was the first time that an NHL game was not played on North American soil. The following year, the San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames NHL Season 1998/99 was also opened with two games. Here in 2008 the Wrestling World Women's Championship were held. During the Volleyball Women's World Cup 2010 took place in the hall in the hall group games and the Final Four round. Also in 2010, made ​​the Judo World Championships station in the hall.