Nippon Budokan
The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stadium
- Description: indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Budokan”, “Budokan Arena”, and “Nippon Budōkan”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tayasu Gate and Yasukuni Shrine.
Yasukuni Shrine
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954. Yasukuni Shrine is situated 610 metres west of Nippon Budokan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitanomaru Park and Sanbanchō.
Kitanomaru Park
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Kitanomaru Park is a public park in Chiyoda, central Tokyo, Japan, just north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. It is the location of the Nippon Budokan indoor sports and performance venue, the Science Museum, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Sanbanchō
Neighborhood
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Part of the Banchō area, Sanbanchō is an upscale, mostly residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of June 2020, the population of this district is 3,666 in 1,707 households.
Iidabashi
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Iidabashi is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was in the former ward of Kōjimachi, which existed in Tokyo until 1947.
Nippon Budokan
- Categories: multi-purpose hall, budōkan, arena, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Nippon Budokan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيبون بودوكان”
- Armenian: “Նիպպոն Բուդոկան”
- Basque: “Nippon Budokan”
- Bulgarian: “Нипон Будокан”
- Catalan: “Nippon Budokan”
- Catalan: “日本武道館”
- Chinese: “日本武道館”
- Chinese: “武道館”
- Czech: “Nippon Budokan”
- Czech: “Nippon Budókan”
- Danish: “Nippon Budokan”
- Dutch: “Nippon Budokan”
- Esperanto: “Nippon Budokan”
- Estonian: “Nippon Budōkan”
- Finnish: “Nippon Budōkan”
- French: “Nippon budōkan”
- French: “Nippon Budōkan”
- German: “Nippon Budōkan”
- Hebrew: “ניפון בודוקאן”
- Hebrew: “ניפון בודקאן”
- Hungarian: “Nippon Budókan”
- Indonesian: “Arena Budokan”
- Indonesian: “Budokan”
- Indonesian: “Nippon Budokan”
- Italian: “Budokan”
- Italian: “Budōkan”
- Italian: “Nippon Budokan”
- Italian: “Nippon Budōkan”
- Japanese: “日本武道館”
- Japanese: “武道館”
- Javanese: “Nippon Budokan”
- Korean: “일본무도관”
- Lithuanian: “Nippon Budokan”
- Macedonian: “Нипон Будокан”
- Malay: “Nippon Budokan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nippon Budokan”
- Norwegian: “Nippon Budokan”
- Persian: “نیپون بودوکان”
- Polish: “Nippon Budōkan”
- Portuguese: “Nippon Budokan”
- Romanian: “Nippon Budokan”
- Russian: “Будокан”
- Russian: “Ниппон Будокан”
- Spanish: “Nippon Budokan”
- Swedish: “Nippon Budokan”
- Thai: “นิปปงบูโดกัง”
- Thai: “สนามกีฬาต่อสู้ญี่ปุ่น”
- Turkish: “Nippon Budokan”
- Ukrainian: “Палац бойових мистецтв Японії”
- Vietnamese: “Nhãt Bản Võ Đạo Quán”
- Vietnamese: “Nippon Budokan”
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