Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
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| Address | Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Opened | May 23, 1962 |
| Closed | September 6, 2020 |
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (横浜文化体育館, Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan) was an indoor sports arena located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was opened in 1962.
It is a five-minute walk from the closest subway station, Kannai Station, on the JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway.
The arena hosted the volleyball events of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The last major event held at the arena was an event held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on August 30, 2020 which was called "Last Buntai". The arena closed its doors on September 6, 2020 with Yokohama United Arena set to replace this gymnasium in 2024.
Facilities
[edit]- Main arena - 1,920m2, 40m×48m×13m
References
[edit]- Official website
- 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 139.
35°26′27.77″N 139°38′11.55″E / 35.4410472°N 139.6365417°E
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Categories:
- Defunct indoor arenas in Japan
- Basketball venues in Japan
- Boxing venues in Japan
- Music venues in Japan
- Olympic volleyball venues
- Sports venues in Yokohama
- Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Yokohama B-Corsairs
- Sports venues completed in 1962
- 1962 establishments in Japan
- Naka-ku, Yokohama
- 2020 disestablishments in Japan