Ariake Arena Area Guide
有明アリーナ（TOKYO ARIAKE ARENA）
Updated: Aug 12, 2026
A 15,000-seat arena built for the Tokyo 2020 volleyball tournament and reopened in 2022 as a concert and sports venue. The main arena is lined with Japanese cedar and covered by high-density Wi-Fi. Ariake Garden, with its restaurants, hotel and hot spring, is a few minutes away on foot and is where most people go before or after a show.
Getting there
Address
東京都江東区有明一丁目11番1号
Access
8 min walk from Shin-toyosu Station or Ariake-tennis-no-mori Station (Yurikamome); 17 min from Kokusai-tenjijo or Shinonome Station (Rinkai Line). Also served by the Tokyo BRT.
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Ariake Arena
What Ariake Arena is
Ariake Arena holds up to about 15,000 people and was built for the volleyball and wheelchair basketball events of the Tokyo 2020 Games. It reopened as a commercial venue in 2022 and now runs concerts, international sporting fixtures and corporate events through the year. The building has a main arena, a sub arena and a rooftop garden, and is one of the venues that defines the Ariake waterfront.
Seating
The main arena combines floor seating, installed to suit each event, with a bowl of stand seating around it. For concerts the view differs sharply between floor and stand seats, and the layout itself changes between sports fixtures and concerts, so check the seating plan published for your specific event rather than assuming a standard chart.
Getting there
Ariake-tennis-no-mori Station on the Yurikamome is the closest at about eight minutes on foot, as is Shin-toyosu Station. Kokusai-tenjijo Station on the Rinkai Line is about 17 minutes away. The Tokyo BRT also serves the area.
Leaving after a show
Ariake-tennis-no-mori Station is heavily congested straight after a big concert. Two things work: walk the extra distance to Kokusai-tenjijo Station, or spend half an hour at Ariake Garden, a few minutes away, until the crowd clears. There is no dedicated visitor parking at the arena; drivers generally use the Ariake Garden park with roughly 1,700 spaces.
Nearby
Ariake Garden covers eating, shopping and a hot spring within a few minutes walk, and Tokyo Garden Theater and the Ariake Shiki Theatre are in the same complex. Tokyo Big Sight is one stop away.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the capacity of Ariake Arena?
- Up to about 15,000 people in the main arena. The actual number of seats varies with the stage setup and seating layout for each event.
- What is the nearest station to Ariake Arena?
- Ariake-tennis-no-mori Station on the Yurikamome, about eight minutes on foot. Shin-toyosu Station is a similar distance, and Kokusai-tenjijo Station on the Rinkai Line is about 17 minutes.
- Is there parking at Ariake Arena?
- There is no dedicated visitor car park. Drivers are directed to nearby car parks such as the Ariake Garden park, which has roughly 1,700 spaces, and these fill up on big event days.
- How crowded is it after a concert at Ariake Arena?
- Very crowded at the nearest station immediately after the show. Walking to Kokusai-tenjijo Station, or waiting at Ariake Garden until the first wave passes, is the usual way to avoid the queue.
- Where can I eat near Ariake Arena?
- Ariake Garden is a few minutes away and has a large restaurant floor, a food hall and around 170 shops, plus a hot spring and a hotel.