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Jun 8, 2026

An Antonio Inoki Exhibition in Niigata

My husband is oddly fascinated with Antonio Inoki. If you haven't heard of him before, he was a wrestling world champion, but also had an interesting career in Japanese politics. Quite the fusion, right?


Anyway, if you have any interest in him (or would like to learn more!) there's a free exhibition at Niigata Isetan right now which has a bunch of his wrestling-era paraphernalia on display, and limited-edition merchandise available for purchase.


It's running until June 15th, so you still have a week to drop in! There's more information about the event online here.

An Antonio Inoki Exhibition in Niigata photo

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genkidesu

genkidesu

Love to travel, interested in J-beauty products and consider myself a convenience store snack aficionado. Navigating the ever-present challenges of expat life, particularly about my TCK's (third culture kids).

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  • BigfamJapan

    BigfamJapan

    on Jun 8

    I have a photo of the same statue! They had this exhibition in Kawagoe last year and we went along. I am quite fascinated by him as well.

  • BigfamJapan

    BigfamJapan

    on Jun 8

    Actually, the statue is different!! I remembered that I wrote about Antonio Inoki Fighting Spirit Day and used the photo from the exhibition in Kawagoe and it is actually different to this one! https://www.city-cost.com/blogs/BigfamJapan/zVe6k-living_tokyo_kanagawa

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