Baji Koen

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Baji Koen
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Data
place Kamiyoga 2-chōme-1-1 Setagaya , Tokyo , Japan
JapanJapan
Coordinates 35 ° 38 '18.7 "  N , 139 ° 37' 56"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 38 '18.7 "  N , 139 ° 37' 56"  E
start of building February 1963
opening 1964
architect Matsuda-Hirata Designing Office
capacity 2600 seats
playing area 70 × 126 m
Events

The Baji Kōen is an equestrian facility in the Setagaya district of the Japanese capital Tokyo .

On the plant as part of the found 1964 Summer Olympics , the competitions in dressage instead. For this purpose, a polo pitch in the middle of the racetrack was converted into a dressage stadium. The 19.1 hectare area had, among other things, a 2.4 km long racetrack, a course for show jumping, a playing field for polo and stables. In bad weather, a riding hall would have been available.

The facility will again be a venue for the equestrian competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 - The Official Report of the Organizing Committee , Part 1, pages 134 f .: Equestrian Park (PDF)
  2. ^ Equestrian Park , Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book