Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Coordinates: 35°40′47″N 139°42′45″E / 35.67972°N 139.71250°E / 35.67972; 139.71250 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (東京体育館, Tōkyō Taiikukan?) is a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki and completed in 1991.

The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line.

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