Meiji Park: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium & Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
The site of the 1912 funeral for Emperor Meiji, the historical Meiji Park opened in 1964 as a recreational sports park. It contained the Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, which were key venues during the Games.
Since 1964, the park has reverted to its original use as an urban sports centre. Statues of the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and KanoJigoro – the founder of judo –have been erected in the park to commemorate Tokyo 1964.
Located in Meiji Park, next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Indoor Pool and the National Stadium, the gymnasium is a multi-purpose venue that hosted events at the 1967 Summer Universiade, the 2019 ITTF Team World Cup, the 2018 FIG Individual All-Around World Cup and the Olympic table tennis competitions at Tokyo 2020. It has also staged NBA matches, figure skating championships, and volleyball and wrestling competitions. The venue is open to the public and runs a number of recreational sports programmes.