The new “National Stadium” (1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, etc.), which will be the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, will be completed on November 30 after three years of rebuilding work.

The stadium adjacent to the Meiji Jingu Gaien was completely rebuilt from the national stadium (National Kasumigaoka stadium and athletic stadium) that was built with the Tokyo Olympics held in 1964. ) Started preparatory work in November, and started construction in December. The site area is approximately 113,000 square meters and the total floor area is 194,000 square meters (building area is approximately 72,400 square meters).

A joint venture formed by a team of the Kengo Kuma Architectural Design Office and Taisei Corporation, a team of Kashiwa Design, led by the architect Kengo Kuma, participated in the design and construction management, and became a stadium with 5 floors above ground, 2 floors below ground, and a height of 47.4 meters. Approximately 60,000 seats will be established. The Japan Sports Promotion Center (JSC), an independent administrative organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, will be the operating entity and will also own the facility.

As a “stadium of stadium”, the height is kept as low as possible so that it melts into the surrounding greenery, and domestic timber is used for the eaves that surround the outer periphery. In addition to producing the “warmth” of trees, the cocoons are also planted with native species. The top floor will be named “Sora no Uta” and will be opened to the public, such as a walking path of about 850 meters per lap.

According to JSC, the stadium was completed on the 14th of this month and completed the inspection work on 30th as scheduled. The construction cost will be 156.9 billion yen, including increases due to wage and price fluctuations (as of November 2019).

Google Map, 2-3 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0013 Japan