National Stadium (Tokyo)

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National Stadium (Tokyo) was Japan’s iconic multi-purpose sports venue in Shinjuku, best known internationally for hosting the 1964 Summer Olympics.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
National Stadium (Tokyo) canonical 3
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) 2
National Stadium, Tokyo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-purpose stadium
stadium
alsoKnownAs Kokuritsu Kyōgijō
National Olympic Stadium
architect Mitsuo Katayama NERFINISHED
builtFor 1964 Summer Olympics
capacity around 57000
city Tokyo
constructionStart 1956
country Japan
demolished 2015
demolitionEnd 2015
demolitionStart 2014
district Kasumigaoka
formerName National Kasumigaoka Stadium
hasLighting yes
hasRunningTrack yes
hasScoreboard yes
heritageStatus former national stadium of Japan
hostedEvent 1964 Summer Olympics athletics events
1964 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
1964 Summer Olympics football final
1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
1964 Summer Paralympics athletics events
1964 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
1964 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
Emperor's Cup football finals
linked to: Emperor's Cup

Intercontinental Cup football matches
J.League Championship matches
Japan national football team home matches
concerts
rugby union matches
locatedIn Honshu
Japan
Shinjuku
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis
mainStadiumFor 1964 Summer Olympics
neighbouringFacility Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Meiji Jingu Gaien
linked to: Jingu Gaien
opened 1958
ownedBy Japan Sport Council
primaryUse athletics
football
replacedBy New National Stadium
linked to: National Stadium
surface grass
tenants Japan national athletics team
Japan national football team

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Games of the XVIII Olympiad mainStadium National Stadium (Tokyo)
1991 World Championships in Athletics venue Tokyo National Stadium
linked to: National Stadium (Tokyo)
1991 World Championships in Athletics hostedByStadium Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
linked to: National Stadium (Tokyo)
Yoshinori Sakai lightingOfOlympicCauldronLocation National Stadium, Tokyo
linked to: National Stadium (Tokyo)
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium locatedNear National Stadium (Tokyo)
Meiji Shrine area hasLandmark National Stadium (Tokyo)
1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres venue Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
linked to: National Stadium (Tokyo)