Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, refers to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The first Ryōgoku Kokugikan opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the premises of the Ekōin temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo.Photo: stevecadman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Yves Picq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: sumo indoor arena located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Ryogoku Kokugikan”
- Address: 28, 横網一丁目, 墨田区, 東京都 130-0015
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sumo Museum and Ryōgoku Station.
Sumo Museum
Museum
Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sumo Museum is an institution located in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan arena in Sumida, Tokyo. The museum is managed by the Japan Sumo Association. The museum was opened in September 1954 when the Kuramae Kokugikan was completed.
Ryōgoku Station
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ryōgoku Station is a railway station in Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Ryōgoku Station is situated 130 metres south of Ryōgoku Kokugikan.
Edo Tokyo Museum
Museum
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district. The museum opened in March 1993 to preserve Edo's cultural heritage, and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 and 1964. Edo Tokyo Museum is situated 240 metres east of Ryōgoku Kokugikan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yokoami and Ryōgoku.
Ryōgoku
Quarter
Photo: Stevec240, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ryōgoku is a district in Sumida, Tokyo. It is surrounded by various districts in Sumida, Chūō, and Taitō wards: Yokoami, Midori, Chitose, Higashi Nihonbashi, and Yanagibashi.
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
- Categories: indoor arena, building, recreation area, stadium, and sports location
- Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.69692° or 35° 41′ 49″ northLongitude
139.79348° or 139° 47′ 37″ eastInception
January 9th, 1985Height
8 metres (26 feet)Operator
Japan Sumo AssociationOpen location code
8Q7XMQWV+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 76187058OpenStreetMap feature
building=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=sumoWikidata ID
Q176821
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Ryōgoku Kokugikan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريوغوكو كوكوغيكان”
- Armenian: “Ռյոգոկու Կոկուգիկան”
- Basque: “Ryogoku Kokugikan eraikina”
- Bulgarian: “Рьогоку Кокугикан”
- Catalan: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Chinese: “両國國技館”
- Chinese: “兩國國技館”
- Dutch: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Esperanto: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- French: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- German: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Hebrew: “ריוגוקו קוקוג’יקן”
- Hebrew: “ריוגוקו קוקוגיקן”
- Hungarian: “Rjógoku Kokugikan”
- Indonesian: “Gelanggang Olahraga-Nasional Ryogoku”
- Indonesian: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Italian: “Kokugi-kan”
- Italian: “Kokugikan”
- Italian: “Ryogoku Kokugi-kan”
- Italian: “Ryōgoku Kokugi-kan”
- Italian: “Ryogoku Kokugikan”
- Italian: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Japanese: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Japanese: “りょうごくこくぎかん”
- Japanese: “両国国技館”
- Japanese: “国技館”
- Javanese: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Korean: “료고쿠 국기관”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Norwegian: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Persian: “ریوگوکو کوکوگیکان”
- Polish: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Portuguese: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Russian: “Рёгоку Кокугикан”
- Slovenian: “Rjogoku Kokugikan”
- Slovenian: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Spanish: “Arena Kokugikan”
- Spanish: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
- Thai: “สนามกีฬาแห่งชาติเรียวโงกุ”
- Thai: “หอกีฬาแห่งชาติเรียวโงกุ”
- Turkish: “Ryōgoku Kokugikan”
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