Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
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Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (Japan) | |
Interactive map of Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | |
| Address | Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | May 23, 1962 |
| Closed | September 6, 2020 |
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (Japanese: 横浜文化体育館, Hepburn: Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan), abbreviated to Yokohama Buntai (横浜文体), was an indoor sports arena located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was opened in 1962.
It is a five-minute walk from the closest subway station, Kannai Station, on the JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway.
The arena hosted the volleyball events of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The last major event held at the arena was an event held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on August 30, 2020 which was called "Last Buntai". The arena closed its doors on September 6, 2020, and was replaced by a new building officially named Yokohama Buntai in April 2024.[1]
Facilities
- Main arena - 1,920m2, 40m×48m×13m
References
- ^ "横浜文体再整備事業 「横浜ＢＵＮＴＡＩ 」が名称に". Townnews-sha (in Japanese). 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 139.