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| Related Events: | 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics |
| Name in Japanese: | 東京国際フォーラム |
| Area: | Marunouchi , Yurakucho |
| Address: | 3-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan [map] |
| Phone: | 03-5221-9000 |
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250 m from Yurakucho Station Yurakucho Line (Y18)Yamanote Line (JY30)Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK23) 0.5 km from Tokyo Station Marunouchi Line (M17)Yamanote Line (JY1)Chūō Line (Rapid) (JC1)Tokaido Line (JT1)Yokosuka Line (JO1)Keiyō Line (JE1)Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK22)Jōban Line (JJ3) 0.5 km from Kyobashi Station Ginza Line (G10) |
Chosen as the Weightlifting venue for the 2020 Olympics, the International Forum is right next door to Tokyo Station.
Designed as a multi-purpose exhibition center in central Tokyo, the forum has hosted a wide range of events from an Ariande Grande tour to the World Congress of Architects. The building was designed by Rafael Vinoly and completed in 1996 with a shape reminiscent of an elegant boat made of glass and steel. From the first floor, views of the Imperial Palace are combined with a bronze sculpture of Ota Dokan – a samurai warrior-poet turned Buddhist Monk.
