Kuramae Kokugikan
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| Location | Taitō, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°42′08″N 139°47′30″E / 35.702333°N 139.791556°E |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Closed | 1984 |
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| Japan Sumo Association | |
Kuramae Kokugikan (蔵前国技館, Kuramae Kokugi-kan) was a building situated in the Kuramae neighborhood of Taitō, Tokyo which was built by the Japan Sumo Association and opened in 1950. The Association needed a permanent venue to hold sumo tournaments as the previous, bomb-damaged, Kokugikan had been taken over by occupying Allied forces after World War II. Since then tournaments had been held in various venues including the Meiji Shrine and baseball stadiums.[1] Tournaments were held there until September 1984, and in January 1985 the new Ryōgoku Kokugikan was opened.[2]
References
- ^ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 49. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
- ^ Japan, An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Hardcover). Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha. 1993. p. 817. ISBN 4-06-205938-X.
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