静岡県武道館, Budōkan sports venue in Fujieda, Japan
The 静岡県武道館 (Shizuoka Prefecture Budōkan) is a budōkan sports venue in the city of Fujieda, Shizuoka. The building contains a large main hall with wooden floors, a dedicated archery range, a sumo ring area, changing rooms, and seating for spectators around the main space.
The 静岡県武道館 was completed in May 2002 as the kendō venue for the 2003 New!! Wakafuji National Sports Festival (Kokutai) held in Shizuoka Prefecture. It later hosted the All Japan Women's Kendō Championship every year from 2005 to 2010, as well as the All Japan East-West Kendō Tournament.
The hall hosts the All-Japan East-West Kendo Tournament and, from 2005 to 2010, the All-Japan Women's Kendo Championship. It also serves non-martial events: NHK's amateur singing show was recorded here in 2004, and in July 2011 the venue held Fujieda's first professional boxing card.
The budōkan is a five-minute walk from JR Fujieda Station, so no bus or car is needed. Check the event calendar before setting out, since national tournaments such as the All Japan Women's Kendo Championship have filled the halls in past years.
The building includes a dedicated kyūdō archery range alongside the main martial arts halls, which is relatively uncommon for a venue of this size. The sumo ring area is also in active use, making the full range of traditional Japanese martial disciplines available under one roof.
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