Yoyogi National Stadium

The First Gymnasium has a capacity of 12,898 people (8,774 stand seats and 4,124 arena seats). It has an arena area of . It is also referred to as the Annex. Yoyogi National Stadium hosts sports such as basketball, handball, and table tennis. It also serves as a concert venue. The stadium is located near Harajuku Station. == History ==

The design of the Yoyogi National Stadium began in 1961 by Kenzō Tange in collaboration with engineer . The project was intended for the 1964 Summer Olympics. The bid for the structure was approved 20 months before the start of the games and took 18 months to construct. It was opened on October 10, 1964. The First Gymnasium held the swimming and diving events for the 1964 Summer Olympics and the Second Gymnasium held the basketball events. Both Gymnasiums were designed by Tange and were built at the same time. Since 1964, the stadium has been used regularly for sport and entertainment events. In 1987, Kenzō Tange was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, with the citation describing the Yoyogi National Stadium as “among the most beautiful buildings of the 20th century". In 2021, the stadium was designated an Important Cultural Property in Japan for being "a monumental example of postwar architecture with a dynamic exterior and magnificent interior space". ==Events==

Sport events • Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics • The finals of the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship • Since 2007: Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association's (FJCA) Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships (CAIOC). 2012 will host the sixth edition from 18 to 20 May, and is sanctioned by the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC). • The finals of the 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championship • Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics • 4 and 5 June 2001: Westlife performed for Where Dreams Come True Tour in support of their Coast to Coast. • Kishidan held the final stop of their 2004 JAPANOLOMANIA tour at the Gymnasium, with the performance broadcast on NHK and highlights released to DVD in 2008. • The final stop of the LUV-XURY tour by DJ Ozma in December 2006. • 25 and 26 January 2011: ''SMTown Live '10 World Tour'' by SM Entertainment. • 17,18, 28, and 29 June 2011: Girls' Generation performed four concerts in the gymnasium for their third stop of The First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation) • 6 October 2013: Nogizaka46 Summer National Tour 2013 • 29 May 2014: Luna Sea performed their 25th anniversary concert. • 11 July 2014 - 13 July 2014: Girls' Generation performed a three day concert in the gymnasium for their last stop of the Girls' Generation Japan 3rd Tour 2014 • 28 June 2015: Yukari Tamura performed in the first gymnasium as the last destination in her live tour, "LOVE ♡ LIVE 2015 Spring *Sunny side Lily*". • 3 September 2015: UVERworld 15&10 Anniversary Live Sold-out event • 6 September 2015: UVERworld Queen's Party • 12 February 2017: Shouta Aoi performed in the first gymnasium for his live, "WONDER lab. ～prism～". • 21 and 22 February 2017: Haruna Kojima had her graduation concert from AKB48, "Kojimatsuri", in the first gymnasium. • 23 and 24 February 2017: HKT48 Spring Live Tour ~Sashiko du Soleil 2016~ • 25 and 26 February 2017: Maaya Uchida performed a two day concert for her 2nd Live, "Smiling Spiral" in the first gymnasium. • 4 and 5 March 2017: Sphere performed a two-day concert for their tenth anniversary in the first gymnasium. • 3 and 4 June 2017: Britney Spears performed two sold-out concerts at the venue on her Britney: Live in Concert world tour. • 3 December 2019: Stray Kids Japan Showcase 2019 "Hi-Stay" • 18 and 19 June, 26 and 27 July 2022: Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac" in Japan • 31 August, 1, 3 and 4 September 2022: NiziU Live with U 2022 "Light It Up" • 10 and 11 September 2022: Onew Japan 1st Concert Tour ~Life Goes On~ • 1 and 2 April 2023: aespa 2023 Live Tour in Japan 'SYNK: Hyper Line' • 20 and 21 May 2023: Kep1er JAPAN CONCERT TOUR 2023 'FLY-BY' • 5, 6, 8 and 9 July 2023: NiziU Live with U 2023 • 30 and 31 August 2023: Le Sserafim TOUR 'FLAME RISES' IN JAPAN Other events • 26 October 2023: Miss International 2023 Grand Final • 27 November 2025: Miss International 2025 Grand Final == Gallery ==