Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics
Venues
Table:
Venue

Sports

Capacity

Constructed

Ref.

Asaka Nezu Park
Modern pentathlon (riding)
1,300
Temporary

[1]

Asaka Shooting Range
Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting (pistol/ rifle)
1,200
New

[1][2]

Chofu City
Athletics (marathon, 50 km walk)
Not listed.
Temporary

[3]

Enoshima
Sailing
Not listed.
New

[1]

Fuchu City
Athletics (marathon, 50 km walk)
Not listed.
Temporary

[3]

Hachioji City
Cycling (road)
3,000
Temporary

[1][4]

Hachioji Velodrome
Cycling (track)
4,122
Temporary

[1][5]

Karasuyama-machi
Athletics (marathon, 50 km walk)
Not listed.
Temporary

[1]

Karuizawa
Equestrian
1,524
504 (Temporary)

[1][6]

Kemigawa
Modern pentathlon (running)
1,504
Temporary

[1][7]

Komazawa Gymnasium
Wrestling
3,875
New

[1][8]

Komazawa Hockey Field
Field hockey
2,056 (1st field)
3,432 (2nd field)
2,343 (3rd field)
New

[1][9]

Komazawa Stadium
Football (preliminaries)
20,784
New

[1][10]

Komazawa Volleyball Courts
Volleyball (preliminaries)
3,908
New

[1][11][12]

Korakuen Ice Palace
Boxing
4,464
Renovated

[1][13]

Lake Sagami
Canoeing
1,500
New

[1][14]

Mitsuzawa Football Field (Yokohama)
Football (preliminaries)
10,102
New

[1][15]

Nagai Stadium (Osaka)
Football (preliminaries)
20,000
New

[16]

National Gymnasium
Basketball, Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming
3,929 (basketball)
11,112 (diving, swimming)
New

[1][17]

National Stadium
Athletics, Equestrian (team jumping), Football (final)
71,556
Extension

[1][18]

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Asaka ( 朝霞市 , Asaka-shi ) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 June 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 142,029 , and a population density of 7744 persons per km² . Its total area is 18.34 square kilometres ( 7.08 sq mi ) .
The modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by two events ( both for men ) : Individual competition and Team competition . As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon , one competition was held and each competitor 's score was included to the Individual competition event results table and was also added to his teammates ' scores to be included to the Team competition event results table . This competition consisted of 5 disciplines :
Camp Asaka is a base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force . It lies in four municipalities : Nerima , Tokyo ; Asaka , Saitama ; Wako , Saitama ; and Niiza , Saitama . It serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Army . The camp was originally the site of a golf course from 1930 to 1940 . It served as the site of the Imperial Japanese Army Junior Military Academy from 1941 to 1945 , and as a United States Army camp ( South Camp Drake ) from 1945 to 1960 , during which time it housed part of the 1st Cavalry Division . The Asaka Shooting Range was a firing range constructed on the site for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , and hosted pistol and rifle shooting and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon . It is a proposed shooting venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics .
Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo comprised six events , all for men only . They were held between 15 and 17 October 1964 .
Chōfu ( 調布市 , Chōfu-shi ) /Japanese pronunciation : [ tɕoːfɯʃi ] is a city in the Tokyo Metropolis , Japan . As of 1 February 2016 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 228,663 , and a population density of 10,590 per km² . Its total area is 21.58 square kilometres ( 8.33 sq mi ) .
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , the athletics competition included 36 events , 24 for men and 12 for women . The women 's 400 metres and women 's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games . There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries .
The men 's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo . It was held on 21 October 1964 . 79 athletes from 41 nations entered , with 68 starting and 58 finishing .
The men 's 50 kilometres walk was the longer of the two men 's race walking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo , as well as the longest event on the program . It was held on 18 October 1964 . 39 athletes from 20 nations entered , with 34 starting and 31 finishing .
Enoshima ( 江の島 ) is a small offshore island , about 4 km in circumference , at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan . Administratively , Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa , and is linked to the Katase section of that city by a 600-metre-long ( 2,000 ft ) bridge . Home to some of the closest sandy beaches to Tokyo and Yokohama , the island and adjacent coastline are the hub of a local resort area .
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics in Athens Greece . With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics , sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule . The Sailing program of 1964 consisted of a total of five sailing classes ( disciplines ) . For each class , seven races were scheduled ; these took place from 12 October to 23 October 1964 off the coast of Enoshima in Sagami Bay . The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses .
Fuchū ( 府中市 , Fuchū-shi ) /Japanese pronunciation : [ futʃʉː ʃi ] is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis , Japan . As of 1 February 2016 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 261,488 , and a population density of 8,888 persons per square kilometer . Its total area is 29.43 square kilometres ( 11.36 sq mi ) . The government of ancient Musashi Province was established in Fuchū by the Taika Reform , and the city prospered as the local center of politics , economy , and culture . It prospered as a post town on the Kōshū Kaidō in the Edo period , and the Kita Tama District public office was placed here after the start of the Meiji era .
Hachiōji ( 八王子市 , Hachiōji-shi ) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis , Japan . As of 1 February 2016 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 579,330 , and a population density of 3110 persons per km2 . Its total area is 186.38 square kilometres ( 71.96 sq mi ) .
The cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events , all for men only . The 4000m individual pursuit event was introduced at these Games .
Hachioji Velodrome ( 八王子自転車競技場 , Hachiōji Jitenshakyōgijō ) was a temporary velodrome located in the Hachiōji , Tokyo area . Constructed between March and August 1964 , it hosted the track cycling events for the 1964 Summer Olympics . The site of the velodrome was later converted to a public park called Ryonan Park .
Setagaya ( 世田谷区 , Setagaya-ku ) is a special ward in Tokyo , Japan . It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward . The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English . Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie , its flower the fringed orchid , and its tree the Zelkova serrata . Setagaya has the largest population and second largest area ( after Ōta ) of Tokyo 's special wards . As of January 1 , 2020 , the ward has an estimated population of 939,099 , and a population density of 16,177 persons per km² with the total area of 58.05 km² .
Karuizawa ( 軽井沢町 , Karuizawa-machi ) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 October 2016 [ update ] , the town had an estimated population of 20,323 in 9897 households , and a population density of 130 persons per km² . The total area of the town is 156.03 square kilometres ( 60.24 sq mi ) . Karuizawa is a popular summer resort area for the residents of Tokyo .
The equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo included show jumping , dressage and eventing . All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions . The competitions were held from 16 to 24 October 1964 . These events took place at Karuizawa , which would become the first city to host Summer and Winter Olympic event when it hosted the curling events for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . This was the second time the Olympics were held in a city that required most of the horses to travel long distances ( the first being the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles ) . Unlike the 1932 Games , however , there was a high participation rate due to the better economic conditions as well as the ability to fly the Olympic mounts to Japan . However , horses that could not be controlled had to be destroyed . This included the US eventer Markham , who panicked during departure from Newark , and an Argentinian horse had to be destroyed while flying home . Additionally , a Chilean horse died of a heart attack while flying to Tokyo . Overall there were 116 entries from 21 countries , including 13 women , with 4 nations fielding teams in all three disciplines : Japan , Germany , the USSR , and the USA . The youngest participant was Christilot Hanson-Boylen from Canada at 17 years old , while the oldest rider was the Irish Harry Freeman-Jackson at 53 years old .
The University of Tokyo ( 東京大学 , Tōkyō daigaku ) , abbreviated as Todai ( 東大 , Tōdai ) or UTokyo , is a public research university located in Bunkyo , Tokyo , Japan . Established in 1877 as the first imperial university , it is one of Japan 's most prestigious universities . The university has 10 faculties and enrolls about 30,000 students , 2,100 of whom are international students . Its five campuses are in Hongō , Komaba , Kashiwa , Shirokane and Nakano . It is among the top echelon of the select Japanese universities assigned additional funding under the MEXT 's Top Global University Project to enhance Japan 's global educational competitiveness . As of 2018 , University of Tokyo 's alumni , faculty members and researchers include seventeen prime ministers , sixteen Nobel Prize laureates , three Pritzker Prize laureates , three astronauts , and a Fields Medalist .
Komazawa Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Komazawa Olympic Park , Tokyo , Japan . The capacity of the arena is 3,875 spectators . Designed by Japanese architect Yoshinobu Ashihara , along with the landmark Control Tower , that features as a focal point of the park . The gymnasium venue hosted the wrestling events at the 1964 Summer Olympics .
At the 1964 Summer Olympics , 16 wrestling events were contested , for all men . There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling .
The Komazawa Hockey Field was a venue constructed in Tokyo , Japan for the field hockey competitions of 1964 Summer Olympics . Although there were three hockey fields , it marked the first time the field hockey was played in one single venue for the Summer Olympics since the 1920 Games .
Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 11 to 23 October at the Komazawa Hockey Field . 15 teams played in the field hockey competition .
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium ( 駒沢オリンピック公園総合運動場陸上競技場 ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Setagaya , Tokyo , Japan . The stadium is an integral feature of Komazawa Olympic Park and is currently used mostly for football matches ( although mostly amateur and women 's matches ) as well as American football games . The stadium holds 20,010 people . The stadium hosted some of the football preliminaries for the 1964 Summer Olympics . Some J . League Division 1 , J . League Division 2 , J . League Cup , and Emperor 's Cup matches , ( including the Finals on 1965 and 1966 ) , had also been played at the stadium .
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23 . Only one event , the men 's tournament , was contested . The tournament features 14 men 's national teams from six continental confederations . The 14 teams are drawn into two groups of four and two groups of three and each group plays a round-robin tournament . At the end of the group stage , the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage , beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Olympic Stadium on October 23 , 1964 . There was also three consolation matches played by losing quarter-finalists . The winner of these matches placed fifth in the tournament .
The Komazawa Volleyball Courts are a volleyball venue located in Tokyo , Japan . It hosted some of the volleyball preliminaries for the 1964 Summer Olympics . Originally an outdoor venue for the 1958 Asian Games , the venue was modified into an indoor arena between December 1962 and June 1964 . It seated 3,908 during the Olympics , including 1,300 temporary .
Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : men 's team and women 's team .
Kōrakuen Hall ( Japanese : 後楽園ホール , Hepburn : Kōrakuen Hōru ) is an arena in Bunkyo , Tokyo , Japan , which has hosted many boxing , lethwei , professional wrestling , kickboxing and mixed martial arts matches . Part of Tokyo Dome City , it is one of Tokyo 's biggest attractions . It opened on April 16 , 1962 , and has a capacity of approximately 1,800 people . The venue hosted the boxing events for the 1964 Summer Olympics . In the rounds of pro wrestling , it is considered as being the Madison Square Garden of puroresu , [ citation needed ] as all of Japan 's largest promotions have run some of their larger shows there , much akin to the WWF/E 's monthly show at MSG in the 1980s . It often is merely called hall , in Japan . [ citation needed ] In March 2011 , as the hall suffered structural damage under the influence of the Tōhoku earthquake , the events scheduled for the time being , including WBC triple female world title fight , were postponed or canceled . The repair work was completed on March 18 . The Hall was closed until the next day , then gradually resumed a variety of events .
The boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held from 11 to 23 October . The competition was for men only and there were ten weight classes .
Lake Sagami ( 相模湖 , Sagami-ko ) is an artificial lake located in Midori-ku , Sagamihara , Kanagawa in Japan 's Kantō region . Created in 1947 after the Sagami River was dammed , it serves as use for recreational and hydroelectric purposes . The lake also served as venue for canoeing events at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo , located 60 kilometres ( 37 mi ) from the lake .
Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held between 20 October 1964 and 22 October 1964 on Lake Sagami , 60 kilometres ( 37 miles ) from Sagamiko , Kanagawa , Japan . There were 7 events , 5 of which were for men and 2 for women . Both of the women 's events were 500 metre kayaking events ; there were three kayaking and two canoeing events for men , all of which covered 1000 metres . The K-4 event for men was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games , replacing the 4×500 metre K-1 event that was raced in the 1960 Games . The Romanian canoeists garnered the most medals at 5 , but did not win a single gold medal . In that category the Soviet competitors were the most successful , taking three championships . The German team and the Swedish team each won a pair of golds as well .
The NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium ( ニッパツ三ツ沢球技場 , Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Kyugijo ) is a football stadium in Kanagawa-ku , Yokohama , Japan . It serves as a home ground of Yokohama FC and , on occasion , Yokohama F. Marinos . Until 1999 it had been the home of Yokohama FC 's spiritual predecessor , Yokohama Flügels , and also , on occasion , to Kawasaki-based NKK FC The stadium holds 15,046 people . It was formerly known as Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium . Since March 2008 it has been called NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium for the naming rights by NHK Spring Company . It is also used sometimes for Top League rugby games . During the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , it hosted some of the football preliminaries . It was also one of the venues of the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship .
Yokohama ( Japanese : 横浜 , Hepburn : Yokohama , pronounced [ jokohama ] ( listen ) ) is the second largest city in Japan by population , and the most populous municipality of Japan . It is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture . It lies on Tokyo Bay , south of Tokyo , in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu . It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area . Yokohama developed rapidly as Japan 's prominent port city following the end of Japan 's relative isolation in the mid-19th century , and is today one of its major ports along with Kobe , Osaka , Nagoya , Hakata , Tokyo , and Chiba .
Yanmar Stadium Nagai ( ヤンマースタジアム長居 ) is an athletic stadium in Osaka , Japan . It is the home ground of J . League club Cerezo Osaka . The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000 .
Osaka ( Japanese : 大阪市 , Hepburn : Ōsaka-shi , pronounced [ oːsakaɕi ] ; commonly just 大阪 , Ōsaka [ oːsaka ] ( listen ) ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of the Honshu Island in Japan . It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area , the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and among the largest in the world with more than 20 million inhabitants . Osaka was traditionally considered Japan 's economic hub . By the Kofun period ( 300-538 ) it had developed into an important regional port , and in the 7th and 8th centuries it served briefly as the imperial capital . Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period ( 1603-1867 ) and became known as a center of Japanese culture . Following the Meiji Restoration , Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization . In 1889 , Osaka was officially established as a municipality . Today , Osaka is a major financial center of Japan . It is home to the Osaka Securities Exchange as well as the multinational electronics corporations Panasonic and Sharp . Famous landmarks in Osaka include Osaka Castle - which played a pivotal role in the Siege of Osaka and was featured in the 1980 American television mini-series Shogun - and Shitennō-ji - the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan .
Yoyogi National Gymnasium ( Japanese : 国立代々木競技場 , Hepburn : Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō ) is an arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya , Tokyo , Japan , which is famous for its suspension roof design .
Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the sixth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event . It took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo , Japan from October 11 to October 23 . The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event , while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto Rico .
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium , from 11 to 18 October , comprising 82 divers from 21 nations .
At the 1964 Summer Olympics , eighteen swimming events were contested , ten for men and eight for women . There were a total of 405 participants from 42 countries competing . For the first time , the 4×100 metres freestyle relay for men and the 400 metres individual medley for both men and women were contested . Olympic records were broken in all events and the world record was broken in ten events . This competition also marked the debut of electronic touchpads for timing .
National Stadium ( 国立競技場 , Kokuritsu kyōgijō ) 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 Olympics . 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 Paralympics . 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 was not 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 .