The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The Nippon Budokan during the cherry blossom season
The 57th Japan National Kendo Championship (November 3, 2009)
The 55th JKA All-Japan Karate Championship (2012)
Final Burning in Budokan was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah, which took place on May 11, 2013, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Headlined by the retiremen
Promotional poster for the event, featuring Kenta Kobashi pictured with the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship belts (left) and the GHC Heavyweight Championship belt (right)
Kenta Kobashi in November 2007
Jun Akiyama was one of five wrestlers to resign from Noah after the company decided to terminate Kobashi's contract.
Yoshihiko Noda, the former Prime Minister of Japan and a self-professed fan of Kobashi, attended the event.