国技館(こくぎかん)

こくぎかん
noun
Kokugikan; sumo arena (esp. in Ryōgoku, Tokyo)
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1. Kokugikan; national sumo arena
An arena built for sumo wrestling. By default refers to the 両国(りょうごく)国技館(こくぎかん) in Tokyo, the main venue for grand sumo tournaments in eastern Japan.
国技館(こくぎかん)で相撲(すもう)を見(み)た。
I watched sumo at the Kokugikan.
両国(りょうごく)国技館(こくぎかん)の席(せき)を予約(よやく)した。
I reserved a seat at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.
国技館(こくぎかん)の近(ちか)くにはちゃんこ鍋(なべ)屋(や)がたくさんある。
There are lots of chanko-nabe restaurants near the Kokugikan.

Literally "national-sport hall," from 国技(こくぎ) (national sport) + 館(かん) (hall). The current arena in Ryōgoku opened in 1985 and hosts three of the six annual sumo tournaments.

Common collocations

  • 両国(りょうごく)国技館(こくぎかん): Ryōgoku Kokugikan
  • 国技館(こくぎかん)の升席(ますせき): box seats at the Kokugikan
  • 国技館(こくぎかん)で本場所(ほんばしょ)が開(ひら)かれる: a grand tournament is held at the Kokugikan
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