Marine Messe Fukuoka
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The Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka
, Japan
. is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation.
is held here every November.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo_schedule.html
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Japanese mega-stars Misia
, Kumi Koda
and Ayumi Hamasaki
commonly play here for arena tours.
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation.
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
The Fukuoka Kokusai Center opened in 1981. A Sumo TournamentHonbasho
A is an official professional sumo tournament. There are six held each year, a system established in 1958. Only honbasho results matter in determining promotion and relegation for rikishi ....
is held here every November.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo_schedule.html
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 8,500 people. It hosted some of the group games for the 2006 Volleyball World Championship2006 Volleyball World Championship
The 2006 FIVB Men's World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November, 2006 to 3 December, 2006. Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the tournament. Brazil won the Tournament , defeating Poland 3:0 in the final match...
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Japanese mega-stars Misia
MISIA (Japanese singer)
, commonly stylized as MISIA, is a Japanese R&B singer originally from Fukuoka. She debuted in 1998 on BMG Japan, but has since moved to Sony Music Japan's Ariola Japan imprint...
, Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
and Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
commonly play here for arena tours.