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. The complex is generally considered to be in the Yūrakuchō business district, being adjacent to Yūrakuchō Station, but it is administratively in the Marunouchi district. Tokyo International Forum was built on the site of the Old City Hall, the former government headquarters which was relocated to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Nishi-Shinjuku.

Background

One of its halls seats 5,000. In addition to seven other halls, it includes exhibition space, a lobby, restaurants, shops, and other facilities. Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and completed in 1996, it features swooping curves of steel truss and glass; the outside is shaped like an elongated boat. Standing between

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and Yūrakuchō Station, its address is in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, on the site formerly occupied by Tokyo City Hall (before it moved to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in 1991). On the first floor, facing in the direction of Edo Castle (now the Imperial Palace), is a bronze sculpture of Ōta Dōkan.

Selected events

* 7 December 1999: Draw for the preliminary competition of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan * 2005: La Folle Journée au Japon *2007:

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: Black Holes and Revelations Tour
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* 2008: BoA Live Tour 2008 -The Face- * 2011:

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world congress * 2012:

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Annual Meetings * 2014:

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congress * 2015:

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, The Honeymoon Tour * 2016:

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, Revival Tour * 2016: Michael Schenker, as part of a show called "Michael Schenker Fest," which saw the guitarist reunited on stage with all 3 singers he worked with during the 1980s ( Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet, and Robin McAuley), as well as several musicians from the same era, as well. A CD/DVD of the concert was issued a year later, ''Michael Schenker Fest "Live" Tokyo''. * 2017: Park Bo-gum, "Oh Happy Day": 2016-2017 Asia

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Tour * 2017: Shawn Mendes,

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* 21 December 2019: Teppen World Championship 2019 finals * 2021: Weightlifting venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics * 2021:

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venue for the

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* 2021: ''

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'' television special * 13 March 2022: Hiroyuki Sawano's solo live "Hiroyuki Sawano LIVE Zk07"

Gallery

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References

External links

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