Yokohama Arena
| Yokohama Arena | |
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| Main entrance to the arena, 2013. | |
| Data | |
| place |
 3, Shin-Yokohama , Kōhoku-ku , Yokohama- shi, Kanagawa-ken
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 30 '44 " N , 139 ° 37' 12" E |
| owner |
KK Yokohama Arena (English Yokohama Arena Corp.) |
| opening | April 1, 1989 |
| capacity | 18,500 seats |
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The Yokohama Arena ( Japanese 横 浜 ア リ ー ナ , Yokohama Arīna ) is a multi-purpose arena opened in 1989 in Yokohama , Japan .
The arena was built on the model of New York's Madison Square Garden and has a capacity of exactly 18,500 seats. The multifunctional arena offers space for 17,000 spectators for concerts. In 2011 during the Tōhoku earthquake , the arena served as an emergency shelter and contact point for those affected by the quake.
The main investors in the operating company of the same name are Kirin Holdings , the city of Yokohama and Seibu Tetsudō .
Web links
Commons : Yokohama Arena - Collection of Images
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 株式会社 横 浜 ア リ ー ナ 会 社 概要
- ↑ Yokohama Arena. Yokohama Arena Corp., accessed April 19, 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ Tokyo at a standstill after massive quake, tsunami. Catholic.org, archived from the original on October 11, 2012 ; accessed on April 19, 2016 (English).