is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Namba
is a district of Osaka, Japan. It is located in Chūō and Naniwa wards. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called ''Minami'' ("South") area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, '' Naniwa''. Namba is be ...
,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
,
Japan
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. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a '' rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring ('' dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by t ...
tournament (
honbasho) held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. Its total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was 260 million
yen, of which sumo provided 80 million.
In April 2008 the
Japan Sumo Association made clear its surprise at plans by the prefectural government to demolish the gymnasium and sell the
vacant lot
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.
In March 2012, the arena was renamed after the naming rights were sold to sports apparel company BB Sports for the next three years. The name was changed back in April 2015, when BB Sports did not renew their deal. In June 2015, the Edion Corporation signed a three-year deal for the arena's naming rights, renaming it .
It has hosted several professional wrestling shows, including
Osaka Hurricane from 2005 to 2012,
NJPW Dominion from 2009 to 2014,
NJPW Power Struggle since 2011, and
The New Beginning in Osaka since 2012.
The venue hosted the
Rizin 19 mixed martial arts fight on October 12, 2019.
Cultural references
*The Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium is featured in the manga/anime series
Fighting Spirit (''Hajime no Ippo'') as one of the venues the boxers fight at. It is also included in the video game adaptation of the series,
Victorious Boxers.
Access
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Namba Station
is a name shared by two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway, while the other is by the Osaka Metro. The names of both stations are written in ''hiragana'' on signage with ...
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Nankai Electric Railway (250m from South Exit),
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. ...
(350m from Exit 5)
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Ōsaka Namba Station
is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station.
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Kintetsu Namba Line,
Hanshin Namba Line
The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway connecting Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and Ōsaka Namba Station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
History
The , the pre ...
(600m)
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JR Namba Station
is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station ( Nankai Railway, Osaka Subway) and Ōsaka Namba Station ( Kintetsu, Hanshin Railway) operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
JR Namba is the we ...
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West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR West)
Kansai Main Line (
Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.
O ...
) (800m)
References
External links
Official website
Basketball venues in Japan
Indoor arenas in Japan
Osaka Evessa
Sports venues in Osaka
Sumo venues in Japan
Volleyball venues in Japan
Boxing venues in Japan
Judo venues
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