The
National Stadium in
Tokyo was the venue that hosted this first edition of the Cup, and would also be the usual venue for the rest of the editions held in Tokyo until
2002 Intercontinental Cup, when the final moved to
Nissan Stadium in
Yokohama. The stadium was also known as "Olympic Stadium"[3] due to it had served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as being the venue for track and field events at the
1964 Summer Olympics,[4]