Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Japanese: 国立代々木競技場, Hepburn: Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō) is an 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 house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host 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 (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena seats and 88 "royal box" seats) and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball. Images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts because the NHK World studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park.

Events

• The official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men
• The official 1982 Asian Basketball Championship for Women
• The official 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship
• Since 2007: Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association's (FJCA) Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships (CAIOC). 2012 will host the 6th edition from 18 to 20 May, and is sanctioned by the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC).
• The official 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championship
• 25 and 26 January 2011: SMTown Live '10 World Tour by SM Entertainment.
• 29 May 2014: Luna Sea performed their 25th anniversary concert.
• 3 and 4 June 2017: Britney Spears performed two sold out concerts at the venue on her Britney: Live in Concert world tour.

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