Nippon Budokan

The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in , Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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  • Type: Sports venue
  • Description: indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Budokan”, “Budokan Arena”, and “Nippon Budōkan”
  • Address: 3, 千代田区, 東京都 102-8321
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yasukuni Shrine and Tayasu Gate.

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is a Shinto shrine located in . 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. is situated 620 metres west of Nippon Budokan.

City gate
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is a city gate.

Castle
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is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the in , Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle. is situated 690 metres southeast of Nippon Budokan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitanomaru Park and Kudan-Minami.

Neighborhood
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is a public park in , central , , just north of the . It is the location of the indoor sports and performance venue, the Science Museum, and the .

Quarter
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Kudanminami is a district of , , , consisting of 1-chōme to 4-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 2,431. Kudanminami is located on the northwestern part of the Chiyoda ward.

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, officially known as City in English, is a special ward of , Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyo's 23 special wards, consists of and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer, and is known as the political and financial center of Japan.

Nippon Budokan

Latitude
35.69336° or 35° 41′ 36″ north
Longitude
139.74987° or 139° 44′ 60″ east
Inception
October 3rd, 1964
Height
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMPVX+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43896730
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q386246
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Nippon Budokan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيبون بودوكان”
  • Armenian: “Նիպպոն Բուդոկան”
  • Asturian: “Nippon Budōkan”
  • Basque: “Nippon Budokan”
  • Bulgarian: “Нипон Будокан”
  • Catalan: “Nippon Budokan”
  • Catalan: “日本武道館”
  • Chinese: “日本武道館”
  • Chinese: “日本武道馆”
  • 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: “Nippon Budōkan”
  • Japanese: “にっぽんぶどうかん”
  • Japanese: “日本武道館”
  • Japanese: “武道館”
  • Javanese: “Nippon Budokan”
  • Korean: “일본 무도관”
  • 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: “นิปปงบุโดกัง”
  • 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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