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Sports facilities
The sports facility listings include facilities for traditional sports such as Sumo (Japan's national sport) and budo (martial arts) and also for popular international sports such as track/field, baseball, soccer and tennis. Public sports facilities for citizens' use are also listed.
Facilities to watch sports

Major sports facilities for professional/national-level tournaments and games.
Name of Facility Note
Kokugikan An exclusive facility for Sumo, Japan's national sport. Recently, the number of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers is increasing.
Nippon Budokan (Japanese only) Various tournaments for Judo (an Olympic sport) and Kendo (a traditional samurai-style sport) are held here.
Tokyo Dome This indoor stadium is the home field of a professional baseball team. The dome is used for baseball games, martial arts, concerts, and various other purposes.
Jingu Stadium Both professional and university league baseball games are played here.
Ajinomoto Stadium (Japanese only) Soccer games and other sports as well as concerts are held here.
Facilities to watch/play sports

Both public and private competitions of various sizes are held at these facilities. Some facilities such as gyms, baseball grounds and swimming pools are open to the public.
Name Note
National Stadium (Japanese only) Japan's first international-level facility for track and field competitions built for the Tokyo Olympic Games
Ariake Coliseum (Japanese only) Music concerts are also held in addition to sports events such as tennis tournaments.
Facilities to play sports

Major sports facilities open to the public, including gyms, baseball grounds and tennis courts, are listed here along with the links to facility search websites. For facilities operated by local communities, check their websites or contact their municipal offices.
Name Note
Showa Kinen Park Sports/outdoor facilities
Tokyo Sports and Culture Center (BumB)
(Japanese only)
Facilities for sports, educational activities, hotel accommodation
Japan Institute of Sports Sciences Reservations for swimming pools and tennis courts
Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association: List of sport facilities in Tokyo (Japanese only) Reservations for sports facilities, such as baseball grounds and tennis courts, in metropolitan parks
Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation: Smile Sports
(Japanese only)
Reservation for facilities at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Budokan, and other locations
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