is an event hall located on the 7th floor of the Humax Pavilion Shinjuku complex, 1-20-1
Kabukicho,
Tokyo
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,
Japan. It mainly hosts
mixed martial arts
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,
boxing
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and
professional wrestling
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events. Shinjuku Face has a capacity of approximately 600 people.
History
From 1994 to 2004, the place was used as a live venue known at the time as
Liquid Room. In 2004, Liquid Room moved out of Humax Pavilion Shinjuku. The place was renovated as an event hall for sports and re-opened on .
The hall was officially opened on July 29, 2005, with the first event being a women's martials arts competition called W-FACE.
References
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Indoor arenas in Japan
Sports venues in Tokyo
Boxing venues in Japan
Sports venues completed in 2005
2005 establishments in Japan
Buildings and structures in Shinjuku
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