Nippon Budōkan
Local name: 日本武道館
Located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Coordinates: 35°41′36″ N 139°44′59″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 46 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport16 km
- NRT Narita International Airport58 km
About Nippon Budōkan
Nippon Budōkan is a landmark. Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
The Nippon Budokan (Japanese: 日本武道館, Hepburn: Nippon Budōkan; lit. 'Japan Martial Arts Hall'), often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events, such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1962
- Opened
- 1964
- Architect
- Mamoru Yamada
- Height
- 42 m
- Official website
- nipponbudokan.or.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Nippon Budōkan
Climate of Nippon Budōkan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 51 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 72 km southwest19°
- Mishima · 99 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- September (202 mm)
- Driest month
- December (40 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 58 | 101 | 119 | 129 | 174 | 157 | 157 | 202 | 167 | 85 | 40 |
How to get to Nippon Budōkan
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chuo, 3 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 16 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 58 kmeast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 81 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Chuo Population: 169.2K 3 kmsoutheast
- Minato Population: 260.5K 4 kmsouth
- Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 7 kmnorth
- Nakano City Population: 344.9K 7 kmwest
- Katsushika-ku Population: 453.1K 10 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nippon Budōkan
Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 38 natural sites, 43 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km49 places
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 25 kmNW
- Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 3 kmNE
- National Museum of Modern Art Museum 1 kmSE
- Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 5 kmSW
25–60 km46 places
- Enoshima Island 50 kmSW
- Ai River River 55 kmS
- Nokogiri Yama Mountain 60 kmS
- Iruma River River 30 kmNW
60–100 km35 places
- Jōga Shima Island 63 kmS
- Hatsu-shima Island 90 kmSW
- Mount Atago Mountain 68 kmS
- Karasuba Yama Mountain 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tokyo Imperial Palace Historic site, Chiyoda-ku1 km S -
Yamatane Museum of Art Museum, Chiyoda-ku0.5 km SW -
Tokyo Dome Landmark, Bunkyō-ku1.4 km N -
Koishikawa Kōraku En Attraction, Bunkyō-ku1.3 km N -
National Museum of Modern Art Museum, Chiyoda-ku0.5 km SE
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Yushima Seidō Attraction, Bunkyō-ku1.7 km NE
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Saikō Saibansho Attraction, Chiyoda-ku1.6 km S -
Teikoku Gekijō Attraction, Chiyoda-ku2.1 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Chiyoda City Neighbourhood, Chiyoda-ku1 km S
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Akihabara Neighbourhood, Chiyoda-ku2.1 km E
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Kanda-surugadai Village, Chiyoda-ku1.2 km NE
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Kagurazaka Neighbourhood, Shinjuku1.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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