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| Location | Ariake 1-chōme, Kōtō-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°38′37″N 139°47′39″E / 35.6435°N 139.7943°E |
| Owner | Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| Operator | Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (until 2021) Tokyo Ariake Arena Inc (from 2022)[a] |
| Capacity | 15,000 (12,000 fixed seats) |
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| Opened | 3 February 2020 |
| Construction cost | ¥35 billion EUR € 215 million |
| General contractor | Takenaka Corporation |
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The Ariake Arena (有明アリーナ, Ariake Arīna) is a multi-sport venue in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It served as the volleyball venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics and the wheelchair basketball knockout stage at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. This was the replacement of the Differ Ariake which was closed and demolished in June 2018.[2]
History
The Ariake Arena was one of the six permanent facilities designed to be built in the district of Ariake in order to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Its construction began in January 2017 and was completed in December 2019. The total cost of the project was around 35 billion yen (about US$320 million) and it has the capacity 12,000 spectators, which can be expanded to a max capacity of 15,000 with temporary seating.[3][4]
After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a consortium let by Dentsu was granted an exclusive right to operate the facility until March 2046. Under a concession agreement, the Metropolitan Government receives a fixed amount of 9.4 billion yen (376 million yen per year) and a profit share payment (50% of pretax profit each year) from the consortium.[5]
Events
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The arena is used for both sporting events and concerts.
In 20 August 2022 it opened as a public facility with a Perfume concert as part of its Plasma Tour. Billie Eilish performed in the arena for her Happier Than Ever, The World Tour on 26 August 2022.It is scheduled to be used for the first time for sports after reopening with the B3 League game between Tokyo United v. Saitama Broncos, on 9 October 2022. Charli XCX performed in Ariake Arena on her Crash: The Live Tour during the Tonal Tokyo Festival on 29 October 2022.
The Japanese pro wrestling companies New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) held the first ever Historic X-Over on 20 November 2022, the first pro wrestling event ever held at the venue. On 13 December 2022, Naoya Inoue won the bantamweight undisputed championship at the Ariake Arena.
The Last Rockstars performed in Ariake Arena on their debut tour on 26 and 27 January 2023. They will perform again at the arena on 21, 22 and 23 November 2023. Harry Styles performed at the arena on 24 & 25 March 2023 as part of his Love On Tour. Usada Pekora held her first solo live concert at the venue on 6 December 2023.[6] On 26 December 2023, Naoya Inoue won the super bantamweight undisputed championship at Ariake Arena.
ONE Championship's ONE 165 event took place on 28 January 2024. Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny event took place on 3 September 2024.[7] Kylie Minogue will perform on 12 March 2025 as part of her Tension Tour. Taeyeon will perform at the arena on 19 & 20 April 2025 as part of her upcoming tour The Tense.[8] THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS will hold a two day concert at the arena on 26 & 27 April 2025 as part of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Starlight Stage 10th anniversary tour, Let's Amusement!!!, that will have performances from voice actresses of Cinderella Girls idols, such as Ricca Tachibana, Saya Aizawa, Satomi Amano, Yuka Ohtsubo, Natsumi Takamori, Ayaka Asai, Haruka Terui Maaya Uchida, Eriko Matsui, Tomo Muranaka, Karin Takahashi, Sumire Uesaka, Miharu Hanai, Haruka Yoshimura, Satsumi Matsuda, Hina Tachibana, Hana Tamegai, and more voice actresses.[9][10][11]
Notes
- ^ The consortium includes Dentsu, NTT Docomo, Nippon Kanzai, Amuse, Live Nation Japan, Dentsu Live, Asics Japan, NTT Facilities, Xross Sports Marketing and Mitsubishi Research Institute
See also
References
- ^ "Games Information｜2020 Games Preparation｜Bureau of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation". www.2020games.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Superb Tokyo 2020 volleyball venue opened to the public for the first time". International Olympic Committee. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "AN rounds up the hottest 2020 Summer Olympics venues in Tokyo". Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Main Arena facility overview". Tokyo Ariake Arena. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "有明アリーナ管理運営事業 公共施設等運営権実施契約の締結について". 東京都 オリンピック・パラリンピック準備局 (in Japanese). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Usada Pekora Announces Her Very First Solo Live Concert". hololive TODAY. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny full fight video highlights". MMA Fighting. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "少女時代・テヨン、1年9ヶ月ぶり日本公演開催決定 アジアツアーで9地域を巡る" [Girls' Generation's Taeyeon to perform in Japan for the first time in 1 year and 9 months, visiting 9 regions on Asia tour]. Oricon (in Japanese). 12 February 2025. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT STAGE 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR Let's AMUSEMENT!!!". THE IDOLM@STER OFFICIAL WEB | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "佳村はるかさんや大坪由佳さんがソロ3曲目を初披露！「デレステ」10周年記念ツアー東京公演DAY2レポート". Gamer (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "天野聡美さんが圧巻の表現力で白菊ほたるの心情を吐露！「デレステ」10周年記念ツアー東京公演DAY1レポート". Gamer (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
External links
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