Korakuen Hall ( Japanese : 後楽園ホール , Hepburn : Kōrakuen Hōru ) is a sports arena in Bunkyo , Tokyo , Japan , which has hosted boxing , professional wrestling , kickboxing , mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
7-617: On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with a capacity of approximately 2,000 people. It is located inside the Tokyo Dome City , one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. The venue hosted the boxing events for the 1964 Summer Olympics . In March 2011, as the hall suffered structural damage in the Tōhoku earthquake . Events including a World Boxing Council triple female world title fight were postponed or canceled. The repair work
14-492: Is an entertainment complex in Bunkyō , Tokyo, Japan. It also includes the world's largest roofed baseball stadium, known as Tokyo Dome (AKA "Big Egg"); an amusement park known as Tokyo Dome City Attractions (formerly Kōrakuen Yūenchi); and Korakuen Hall . In May 2003, a spa resort known as LaQua opened for business near Tokyo Dome City Attractions. It also hosts character shows for Toei Company 's Toei Superheroes , including
21-718: The Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series (the Tokyo Dome Corporation is the Super Sentai series' main sponsor). The Tokyo Dome City contains the Tokyo Dome Hotel, a 43-story hotel that is easy to spot from the street and from the Tokyo Subway Suidobashi Station, which is only two blocks away. This Tokyo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
28-491: The Pro Wrestling Zero1 show in early 2008. During 2009, JCB Hall was used twice for pro wrestling, both times for a tour ending show by Pro Wrestling Noah . Tokyo Dome City 35°42′20.23″N 139°45′6.82″E / 35.7056194°N 139.7518944°E / 35.7056194; 139.7518944 Tokyo Dome City ( 東京ドームシティ , Tōkyō Dōmu Shiti ) , referred to as Big Egg City before January 1, 2000,
35-527: The Tokyo Dome City complex, a few minutes walk from the Korakuen Hall. It was announced that a new version of Korakuen Hall would be built in Tokyo Dome City which would act as the Korakuen Hall 2 and it would hold 2,500–3,000 people. The naming rights of the hall were purchased by Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) so it opened as JCB Hall. After the construction completed, the Tokyo Dome Corporation, which owns
42-871: The original Korakuen Hall as well as the Tokyo Dome , would continue to rent out the original Korakuen Hall, lowering rental prices (currently it costs 1,500,000 Yen to rent) to allowing smaller promotions to use the building on a regular basis. Although most of the sporting events take place at the Tokyo Dome, the JCB Hall is considered one of the primary spots in Tokyo Dome City for smaller scale sporting events, like boxing , pro-wrestling , Lethwei and mixed martial arts . The JCB Hall hosted Miss International Japan . Since its completion, JCB Hall has been host of Lethwei in Japan 4 , and has been rarely used for pro wrestling events after
49-509: Was completed on March 18. The Hall was closed until the next day, then gradually resumed a variety of events. On October 27, 2016, the hall became the chosen venue for the International Lethwei Federation Japan . The Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016 was the first event of the promotion held at the venue. The Tokyo JCB Hall also known Tokyo Dome City Hall is a facility for sports, fashion shows, and live concerts inside
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