National Olympic Stadium (国立霞ヶ丘陸上競技場, Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujō Kyogijō) is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. These days it serves as the stadium where the Japan national football team home matches and major football club cup finals are held.
The stadium was completed in 1958 as the Japanese National Stadium on the site of the former Meiji Shrine Outer Park Stadium. Its firs...
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National Olympic Stadium (国立霞ヶ丘陸上競技場, Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujō Kyogijō) is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. These days it serves as the stadium where the Japan national football team home matches and major football club cup finals are held.
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.
In addition to the 1964 Summer Olympics, the stadium has held many other significant events, most notably the 1991 World Athletics Championships, the Mirage Bowl College Football games from 1976–1993, and the Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup) from 1980–2001. As the National Stadium of Japan, it is the venue for the final game of the Emperor's Cup on New Year's Day, and the J. League Cup in November, as well as the Fuji Xerox Cup in the end of February or early March, every year. The stadium's capacity is...
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