Ryōgoku Kokugikan, also known as Ryougoku Sumo Hall, is an indoor sporting arena located in the Yokoami neighborhood (bordering to the Ryōgoku neighborhood) of Sumida, one of the 23 wards of Tokyo in Japan, next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is the third building built in Tokyo associated with the name kokugikan. The current building was opened in 1985 and has a capacity of 13,000 people. It is mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments (honbasho) and hosts the hatsu (new year) basho in January, the natsu (summer) basho in May, and the aki (autumn) basho in September. It also houses a museum about sumo. The venue is also used for other indoor events, such as boxing, pro wrestling, and music concerts. In past years, it has hosted the finals of the G1 Climax, an annual tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Events[]
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2013 - April 7, 2013
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 - October 14, 2013
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2014 - April 6, 2014
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 - October 13, 2014
- NJPW World Pro-Wrestling - January 23, 2015
- NJPW World Pro-Wrestling - February 27, 2015
- NJPW World Pro-Wrestling - March 6, 2015
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 - April 5, 2015
- WWE The Beast in the East - July 4, 2015
- NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2015 - October 12, 2015
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2016 - April 10, 2016
- NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2016 - October 10, 2016
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 - April 9, 2017
- NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2017 - October 9, 2017
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018 - April 1, 2018
- NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2018 - October 6, 2018
- TJPW Grand Princess '24 - March 31, 2024
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 - April 6, 2024
- Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido - June 22, 2024
- DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2024 - July 21, 2024
- NJPW G1 Climax 34 Night 18 - August 17, 2024
- NJPW G1 Climax 34 Night 19 - August 18, 2024
- NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2024 - October 14, 2024.
External links[]
- Ryōgoku Kokugikan on Wikipedia