Tokyo 1964: Olympic Venues Overview
Thirty competition venues were used for the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, 24 of which remain in use today. Nine of the competition venues were existing, 16 were new and the remaining five were temporary. One of the new venues has been demolished. Eleven of these venues were in Tokyo. The venues that remain in use continue to host sport, catering for athletes of all abilities, with some also staging concerts and cultural events.
Six venues were used again at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: “Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Nippon Budokan Hall, Enoshima Yacht Harbour, Baji Koen Equestrian Park, Asaka Shooting Range and Yoyogi National Stadium.
These venues continue to host a range of major international competitions and are used as multi-purpose cultural and entertainment centres. Children can watch the tides and marine species at Enoshima Yacht Harbour. At Nippon Budokan Hall, several national events and ceremonies have been conducted, while world-famous artists including the Beatles and ABBA have come to perform their live concerts.
The Tokorozawa shooting range was closed in 1972. The site that was built to host the shooting competitions in 1964 is now occupied by a special needs school and some private companies.