Nippon Budokan

Nippon Budokan
Nippon Budokan (日本武道館?)
Budokan
Nippon Budokan Hall Main entrance
Location 2-3 Kitanomarukōen, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8321, Japan
Coordinates 35°41′36″N 139°45′00″E / 35.69333°N 139.75°E / 35.69333; 139.75
Built 1964
Opened October 3, 1964
Owner The Nippon Budokan Foundation (財団法人 日本武道館 Zaidan Hōjin Nippon Budōkan?)
Construction cost 2 billion Japanese yen
(5.6 million USD in 1964)
Architect Mamoru Yamada
Main contractors Takenaka Corporation
Capacity 14,201
Field dimensions Height: 42 m (140 ft)

The Nippon Budokan (日本武道館 Nippon Budōkan?), often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.

This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded. The Nippon Budokan, however, was originally built for the judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, hence its name, rendered in English as Martial Arts Hall.

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Location

The Nippon Budokan is located in Kitanomaru Park in the center of Tokyo, two minutes' walking distance from Kudanshita Subway Station, and near Yasukuni Shrine. This 42 m (140 ft) high imposing octagonal structure holds 14,201 people (arena seats: 2,762, 1st floor seats: 3,199, 2nd floor seats: 7,760, standee: 480) and is modeled after Yumedono (Hall of Dreams) in Hōryū-ji in Nara.

Venue history

Martial arts

Though it still functions as a venue for big musical events, its primary purpose is for Japanese martial arts (indeed, the name literally means "Japan Martial Arts Hall"). The national championships of the different branches of the martial arts judo, kendo, karate, aikido, shorinji kempo, kyūdō, naginata, etc.) are held annually at the Budokan. For wrestling fans the Budokan means professional wrestling's big shows. Now, the Budokan is mostly used by Pro Wrestling Noah, who often hold major events there.

Music

A concert stage at Budokan

The Beatles were the first rock group to perform here, in a series of shows in June/July 1966; their appearances were met with opposition from those who felt the appearance of a western pop group would defile the martial arts arena.[1]

However, the Budokan gained worldwide fame when American artists Cheap Trick and Bob Dylan used the arena to record their concert albums, Cheap Trick at Budokan (1978) and Bob Dylan at Budokan (1979), respectively. In explaining the popularity of the venue for live albums, Eric Clapton described the Tokyo audience as "almost overappreciative" in interviews promoting his own live Just One Night (1980), recorded at Budokan.

Other artists to release live recordings from this venue include:

The original Beatles concert is heavily bootlegged on audio and video;[2] the first night's concert video was officially released by Apple in Japan only as Beatles Concert at Budokan 1966, and excerpts are shown in The Beatles Anthology, while the second Anthology album included the first show's performances of "Rock and Roll Music" and "She's A Woman". The venue is one of the stages in The Beatles: Rock Band video game.[3] Chatmonchy currently holds the record for the largest crowd at Budokan.[citation needed]

Other events

A national ceremony to mourn the Second World War dead is held with the attendance of the Prime Minister, the Emperor and the Empress annually in Budokan on August 15, the day of Japan's surrender.

As well as holding the Live Concert in appreciation of the Popular Anime series Lucky Star:Live in Budokan (Anata No Tame Dakara)

References

  1. ^ "Japan keeps Lennon's memory alive". BBC News. December 8, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7770865.stm. Retrieved April 7, 2010. 
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie (2006). The Unreleased Beatles: Music & Film. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 321–322. ISBN 9780879308926. 
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEhFeRguGCU

External links

Preceded by
Imperial Garden Theater
Host of the
Japan Record Awards

1985-1993
Succeeded by
TBS Broadcast Center

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