was an indoor sporting arena located in the

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neighborhood of

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. The capacity of the arena is 1,246 seats and it was opened in 1999. It was mainly used for

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and

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events. The arena became known as the home of

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, housing the promotion's offices and training dojo. The arena may be reached on a short walk from either

Ariake Tennis no Mori Station Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station (, ) is a train station in Kōtō, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is U-13. The station opened on 27 March 2006. The name of this station translated means "Ariake Tennis Forest", a likely reference to ...

on the New Transit Yurikamome or

Kokusai-Tenjijō Station is a railway station on the Rinkai Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). The station serves the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre, after which the station is named. Lines Kokusai-Tenjijō Station ...

on the

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. Differ Ariake closed in June 2018. And it was replaced by newly build

Ariake Arena The Ariake Arena is a multi-sport venue located in Ariake, Tokyo, Japan. It served as the volleyball venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics and the wheelchair basketball knockout stage at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. This was the replacement of the D ...

for

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and

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References

External links

Official Site (Japanese)
Defunct indoor arenas in Japan Sports venues in Tokyo Boxing venues in Japan Buildings and structures in Koto, Tokyo Sports venues completed in 1999 1999 establishments in Japan 2018 disestablishments in Japan {{japan-stadium-stub