Olympic Stadium. The National Stadium was used as the main stadium for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games, and is currently being rebuilt as a brand new stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Tokyo Gymnasium "In this facility, at the time of the 1964 Olympic Games, the gymnastics events (in the main arena) and the water polo matches (in the indoor swimming pool) were held. The new Olympic Stadium was officially opened in December 2019. Address: 10-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. The venues are divided into two zones: Heritage Zone and Tokyo Bay Zone. The Tokyo skyline and a view of the Olympic Stadium currently under construction: Ned Snowman / Shutterstock.com. Coy Wire and Amanda Davies tour some of the venues that will host the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in a very Japanese way -- by Mario Kart. The new Olympic Stadium in Sendagaya replaces the old stadium first built in 1964. With a capacity of 68,000, the Olympic Stadium will make a lasting impression on Games spectators and leave them with unforgettable memories.

Site of the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics competitions for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics The Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, and track and field events The New National Stadium is set to open in November 2019, for a full six months of testing and fine-tuning before the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020. Most of the Tokyo Summer Olympic events will be held in Tokyo itself. Venue capacities Olympic Football: 48,000 Olympic Modern Pentathlon (Swimming, Fencing, Riding, Laser-Run): 48,000 Olympic Rugby: 48,000 The Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be held in the stadium along with the Athletics events and Football matches. ... Last August (2018) I went to the location where the new Olympic Stadium is presently being built. Unlike other Tokyo sightseeing tours, a cruise on Tokyo Bay, pickup from select hotels, and the Tokyo Skytree’s first observation deck admission ticket are included. This stadium is owned by the Japanese Sports Promotion Center, and is to be used for sports-related and cultural events, such as international soccer games and the Athletics Japan Series."

With a capacity of around 68,000, it will host all the athletics and football events, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

Tokyo Stadium is a multi-purpose venue that is used for a variety of activities, and is particularly well known as a leading venue for football matches. The Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Games will be held here along with athletics events and …

Heritage Zone venues are in central Tokyo, within the Yamanote Loop Line, while most Tokyo Bay Zone Venues are on Odaiba , an artificial island in Tokyo Bay.