National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
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National Olympic Stadium is the main venue for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
It was completed in 1958 as the Japanese national stadium, with its first major event being the 1958 Asian Games. Since then, the stadium has held many other significant events, most notably the 1991 World Athletics Championships, the Mirage Bowl College Football game from 1976-1993, and the Toyota Cup until 2001. As the national stadium in Japan, it is the venue for the final of the Emperor's Cup on 1 January and J. League Cup in November each year. The stadium's capacity is currently 57,363.
Access to the stadium is from Sendagaya or Shinanomachi stations along the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line; from Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line; and from Gaien-mae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
It was completed in 1958 as the Japanese national stadium, with its first major event being the 1958 Asian Games. Since then, the stadium has held many other significant events, most notably the 1991 World Athletics Championships, the Mirage Bowl College Football game from 1976-1993, and the Toyota Cup until 2001. As the national stadium in Japan, it is the venue for the final of the Emperor's Cup on 1 January and J. League Cup in November each year. The stadium's capacity is currently 57,363.
Access to the stadium is from Sendagaya or Shinanomachi stations along the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line; from Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line; and from Gaien-mae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Tokyo)
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Coordinates: 35°40'41"N 139°42'54"E
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