Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics
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For the 1964 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-three sports venues were used. Six of the venues were built before the International Olympic Committee awarded the 1964 Games to Tokyo in 1959. This included two venues that hosted the 1958 Asian Games. There were thirteen new, eight temporary, and five reconstructed and/or renovated venues that were used during the event. During the Olympics, wind and weather had issues with two athletic events. After the Olympics, one venue (Osaka Stadium) hosted both a FIFA World Cup and a World Athletics Championship event while another (Tokyo National Stadium) also hosted a World Athletics Championship event.
| 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] |
| Nippon Budokan Hall | Judo | 15,176 | New | [1][19] |
| Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium (Kyoto) | Football (preliminaries) | 10,000 | Existing | [20][21] |
| Ōmiya Football Field (Saitama) | Football (preliminaries) | 14,392 | New | [1][22] |
| Prince Chichiba Memorial Football Field | Football (preliminaries) | 17,569 | Reconstructed | [1][23] |
| Sasazuka-machi | Athletics (marathon, 50 km walk) | Not listed | Temporary | [3] |
| Shibuya Public Hall | Weightlifting | 2,222 | New | [1][24][25] |
| Shinjuku | Athletics (marathon, 50 km walk) | Not listed | Temporary | [1] |
| Toda Rowing Course | Rowing | 8,262 | Reconstructed | [1][26] |
| Tokorozawa Shooting Range | Shooting (trap) | 1,284 | New | [1][27] |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Gymnastics | 6,474 | Reconstructed | [1][28] |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool | Water polo | 3,014 | Reconstructed | [1][29] |
| Waseda Memorial Hall | Fencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 2,194 | Renovated | [1][30] |
| Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | Volleyball | 3,784 | Renovated | [1][31] |
Before the Olympics
Tokyo was selected in 1936 to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw its hosting duties upon Japan's second invasion of China in the following year.[32][33] This led the organizing committee to abandon organizing the 1940 Games altogether in 1938 with them being awarded to Helsinki though the Finnish city would abandon the 1940 Games themselves in the wake of World War II.[32] After being excluded from the 1948 Summer Olympics due to their involvement in World War II, Japan launched their Olympic bid in 1950 and was selected to host the 1964 Summer Games in 1959.[33]
Lake Sagami was created in 1947 when the Sagami River was dammed.[34] Construction on the lake for the Olympics ran from July 1962 to August 1963.[14] Besides Sagami, the only other venues that had been constructed prior to the International Olympic Committee awarding the 1964 Summer Games to Tokyo were the National Stadium, the Mitsuzawa Football Field, the Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, the Prince Chiba Memorial Football Field, the Todo Rowing Course, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool.[15][18][21][23][26][29] For the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, both the National Stadium and the Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool were used as venues.[18][29]
