Fukuoka Convention Center

Fukuoka Convention Center (福岡国際会議場) in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation.

Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Nov. 2005 honbasho

The Fukuoka Kokusai Center opened in 1981. A Sumo Tournament is held here every November. Many Grand Sumo Tournaments are held here and all attract many visitors.[1]

Marine Messe Fukuoka
Marine Messe Fukuoka

Marine Messe Fukuoka opened in 1995. One of its main uses is as an indoor sporting arena. The capacity of the arena is up to 15,000 people for sports events and up to 13,000 people for concerts.[2] It hosted the official 1999 Asian Basketball Championship and some of the group games for the 2006 Volleyball World Championship.

Japanese musicians Misia, Koda Kumi, and Ayumi Hamasaki commonly play here for arena tours.

Fukuoka International Congress Center

The Fukuoka International Congress Center opened in 2003.

Events

Past events

References
  1. "Schedule of the Year's Sumo Basho – The Japan Times Online". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-15.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "【Marine Messe Fukuoka】FUKUOKA CONVENTION CENTER". Marinemesse.or.jp. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. 『iKON JAPAN TOUR 2016』YGEX – iKON. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  4. "iKON JAPAN DOME TOUR 2017 追加公演". YGEX. June 18, 2017.
  5. "NCT Website". nct-jp.net. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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