Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
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| Location | 10-2, Kasumigaoka-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Owner | Japan Sport Council |
| Capacity | 48,000 (original seated) |
| Record attendance | 91,107 Pride Shockwave, at 21–22 March 2014 |
| Field size | 105 × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 2014 (For rebuilding) |
| Architect | Mitsuo Katayama |
National Stadium (国立競技場?) 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 Olympic Games. 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 real capacity was only 48,000 seats.
Demolition was completed in May 2015, and the site will be redeveloped with a new larger-capacity National Olympic Stadium. The new stadium is set to be the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games.
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 will not be ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally intended. A new design created by architect Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to replace the original design and is to be completed in November 2019.
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.
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