Demolished stadium in Tokyo, Japan
This article is about the demolished stadium. For the new stadium built on its ground, see
Japan National Stadium .
National Stadium
Location 10-2, Kasumigaoka-machi,
Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan Public transit
E 25
Kokuritsu-Kyōgijō
JB 12
Sendagaya Owner Japan Sport Council
Capacity 48,000 Field size 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) Surface Grass Opened March 1958; 66 years ago (1958-03 ) Closed 31 May 2014; 9 years ago (2014-05-31 ) Demolished May 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05 ) Architect Mitsuo Katayama
National Stadium (国立競技場 , Kokuritsu kyōgijō ) was a
multi-purpose stadium in
Kasumigaoka ,
Shinjuku ,
Tokyo , Japan. The stadium 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 .
[1] The
Japan national football team 's home matches and major football club cup finals were held at the stadium. The stadium's official capacity was 57,363, but the seating capacity was only 48,000 seats.
Demolition was completed in May 2015, and the site was redeveloped with a
new larger-capacity Olympic Stadium .
[2] The new stadium was the main venue for the
2020 Summer Olympics and
Paralympics .
The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by
Japanese prime minister
Shinzo Abe , who announced a rebid after a public outcry because of increased building costs. As a result, the new design was not ready for the
2019 Rugby World Cup , as originally intended.
[3] A new design created by architect
Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to replace the original design and was completed in November 2019.
History
The stadium was completed in 1958 as the Japanese National Stadium on the site of the former
Meiji Shrine Outer Park Stadium . Its first major event was the
1958 Asian Games .
[4]
The venue was unscathed by the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . Yasuhiro Nakamori, international relations director for the Japanese Olympic Committee, told
Around the Rings he attributed the lack of damage to Japan's stringent building codes.
[5]
The National Stadium has also held a number of music concerts in the past:
The Three Tenors (Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and Jose Carreras) in 1996,
SMAP in 2005,
Dreams Come True in 2007,
Arashi (15 concerts between 2008 and 2013),
[6]
L'Arc-en-Ciel in 2012,
[7]
Momoiro Clover Z in 2014,
[8]
AKB48 in 2014,
[9] and finally, the Joint concert "Sayonara National Stadium Final Week Japan Night" on 28 & 29 May 2014,
[10]
[11] which served as final goodbye to the stadium before being demolished, with artists such as
Ikimono-gakari ,
Gospellers ,
Sukima Switch ,
Naoto Inti Raymi ,
Funky Kato ,
Sekai no Owari ,
Perfume ,
Man with a Mission ,
L'Arc-en-Ciel , among others.[
citation needed ]
Notable events
Transportation
Access to the stadium was from
Sendagaya or
Shinanomachi stations along the
JR
Chūō-Sōbu Line ; from
Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the
Toei Oedo Line ; and from
Gaienmae Station on the
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line .
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