Famed Nippon Budokan arena unveils Olympic overhaul
Tokyo’s Budokan, one of Japan's most celebrated concert venues, has been refurbed ahead of the delayed 2020 Olympic games
News By IQ | 4 August 2020
Modernisation work on Japan’s Nippon Budokan arena – famously the venue for the Beatles’ only Japanese concerts – has concluded, just under a year before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.
Known as the spiritual home of Japanese martial arts, the 14,471-capacity indoor arena, located in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward, is also one of Japan’s best-known large concert venues. In addition to hosting the Fab Four in 1966, the Budokan was the site of Abba’s last-ever show in 1980, and is also a popular…
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