{"id":1593,"date":"2011-08-22T11:56:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T11:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2011-08-22T11:56:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T11:56:37","slug":"sports-arenas-of-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/sports-arenas-of-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Arenas of Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Spectator sports are a huge pastime in Japan and its only natural that there will be some spectacular sports arenas to accommodate all the fans. The Tokyo Dome (\u6771\u4eac\u30c9\u30fc\u30e0<\/strong>) is a famous baseball stadium that also hosts an entertainment complex that includes an amusement park, restaurants, souvenir shops, game centers and a horse race betting track.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Ry\u014dgoku Kokugikan (\u4e21\u56fd\u56fd\u6280\u9928<\/strong>) is a sumo arena in Tokyo. The Ry\u014dgoku Kokugikan is primarily used for sumo tournaments, but other indoor sporting events like boxing and wrestling are also hosted at this arena. The Ry\u014dgoku Kokugikan also houses a museum that details the history of sumo, so it\u2019s a place that you can go to get your fill of all things sumo.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Nippon Budokan (\u65e5\u672c\u6b66\u9053\u9928<\/strong>) was originally a judo hall for the 1964 Olympics, but now other martial arts tournaments in karate, kendo and akido are also held at the Nippon Budokan. In addition to hosting martial arts tournaments, the Nippon Budokan is also a large concert hall, so it has a multi functional purpose.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikuj\u014d Kyogij\u014d (\u56fd\u7acb\u971e\u30f6\u4e18\u9678\u4e0a\u7af6\u6280\u5834<\/strong>) is the National Olympic Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo that was built to be the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. Today the Stadium mostly hosts major soccer matches in Tokyo, but other sports matches like rugby also take place at this Stadium.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The T\u014dky\u014d Taiikukan or the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (\u6771\u4eac\u4f53\u80b2\u9928<\/strong>) is a large gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo. The events that have taken place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymansium range from tennis matches, wrestling matches, figure skating championships, table tennis games, gymnastics tournaments and volleyball games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Spectator sports are a huge pastime in Japan and its only natural that there will be some spectacular sports arenas to accommodate all the fans. The Tokyo Dome (\u6771\u4eac\u30c9\u30fc\u30e0) is a famous baseball stadium that also hosts an entertainment complex that includes an amusement park, restaurants, souvenir shops, game centers and a horse race betting…<\/p>\n

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