The Tokyo Olympics have finally begun! Get all the information on our complete guide including schedules, event details, dates, Tokyo Stadium, other venues and more.
In 1964 Tokyo became the first ever Asian host-city of the Olympic games. Next year, with the Opening Ceremony on July 24, it will become the first Asian city to have held the biggest sporting competition on the planet twice.
Many of the iconic 1964 stadiums will be reopened for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and there will also be new, state-of-the-art venues which will have been purpose built.
At each Olympics, there are always a couple of new sports to feature. For the first time, climbing, karate, skateboarding, and surfing will be contested. Baseball and softball will make a comeback after being dropped from the London 2012 Olympics.
There will be two main zones which will be linked physically and metaphorically. The Heritage Zone (the area of the ‘64 Olympics) will overlap with the new Tokyo Bay Zone, representing the link between past Olympic legacy and that of the present and future.
Olympic locations for Tokyo 2020
The two interlinking zones will form the shape of the infinity symbol, the concept of the venue plan has been dubbed ‘Infinite Excitement’. The Olympic Village, the spiritual heart of the games, will be located where the two zones meet.
The infinity symbol represents the commitment, passion, and inspiration of the world’s greatest athletes, and the limitless potential of the generations to come. The Tokyo Bay Zone will represent the future, standing as a model for cutting-edge, urban development.
The Heritage Zone will be located in the central business area of Tokyo, northwest of the Olympic Village. It will include 7 venues, most of which were also used in the ‘64 games.
The biggest area, the Tokyo Bay Zone, will be southeast of the Olympic Village and will contain 13 venues. The majority will be in the Ariake District though some will be in Odaiba and the surrounding artificial islands. There will also be some outlying venues for some events with specific requirements.
List of Venues
A total of 42 venues will be used for the games. They will hold 339 events in 33 different sports, covering 50 disciplines.
The New National Stadium, also known as Olympic Stadium, will serve as the main venue of the Olympics and Paralympics. The Stadium was used in the 1964 Olympics and is being rebuilt in the same spot in the Heritage Zone.
It will hold 68,000 seats but the capacity could be increased to 80,000 for the soccer matches. The opening and closing ceremonies and all the track and field events will take place there.
| Venue | Sport | Nearest station |
| Olympic Stadium (New National Stadium) | Opening / Closing ceremonies Athletics Football | Sendagaya Station (Chuo-Sobu line) |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Table Tennis | Sendagaya Station (Chuo-Sobu line) |
| Yoyogi National Stadium | Handball | Harajuku station (Yamanote Line) |
| Nippon Budokan | Judo Karate | Kundashita station (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway) |
| Imperial Palace Garden | Athletics (Marathon and Race Walk) | Moved to Sapporo |
| Tokyo International Forum | Weightlifting | Yurakucho station, Tokyo station (Yamanote line) |
| Kokugikan Arena | Boxing | Ryogoku station (Chuo-Sabu line) |
| Equestrian Park | Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing, Jumping) | Chitose-Funabashi station (Odakyu line) |
| Musashino Forest Sport Plaza | Badminton Modern Pentathlon (Fencing) | Tobitakyu station (Keio Line) |
| Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto) | Football Rugby Modern Pentathlon (Swimming, Fencing, Riding, Laser-Run) | Tobitakyu station (Keio Line) |
| Musashinonomori Park | Cycling (Road Race: Start) | Tama station (Seibu Tamagawa Line) |
| Ariake Arena | Volleyball | Ariake-tennis-no-mori station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Ariake Gymnastics Centre | Gymnastics | Ariake-tennis-no-mori station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Ariake Urban Sports Park | Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing) Skateboarding | Ariake-tennis-no-mori station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Ariake Tennis Park | Tennis | Kokusai-tenjijo station (Rinkai Line) |
| Odaiba Marine Park | Aquatics (Marathon Swimming) Triathlon | Daiba station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Shiokaze Park | Volleyball (Beach Volleyball) | Daiba Station, Fune-nokagakukan Station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Aomi Urban Sports Park | Basketball (3×3) Sport Climbing | Aomi Station (Tokyo Waterfront Line, Yurikamome Line) |
| Oi Hockey Stadium | Hockey | Oi Keibajo Mae Station (Tokyo Monorail) |
| Sea Forest Cross-Country Course | Equestrian (Eventing, Cross Country) | Tokyo Teleport Station, Shin-kiba Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Sea Forest Waterway | Canoe (Sprint) Rowing | Tokyo Teleport Station, Shin-kiba Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre | Canoe (Slalom) | Kasairinkaikoen Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Yumenoshima Park Archery Field | Archery | Shin-kiba Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Tokyo Aquatics Centre | Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Artistic Swimming) | Tatsumi Station, Shiomi Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Tatsumi Water Polo Centre | Aquatics (Water Polo) | Tatsumi Station, Shin-Kiba Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Makuhari Messe | Taekwondo Wrestling Fencing | Kaihimmakuhari Station (JR Keiyo Line). |
| Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach | Surfing | Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station (JR Sotobo Line, Wakashio Line) |
| Saitama Super Arena | Basketball (Basketball) | Saitama-Shintoshin Station (JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR Utsunomiya Line, JR Takasaki Line) |
| Asaka Shooting Range | Shooting | Wakoshi station (Tobu-Tojo Line, Tokyo Metro) |
| Kasumigaseki Country Club | Golf | Kasahata Station (JR Kawagoe Line) |
| Enoshima Yacht Harbour | Sailing | Katase-Enoshima station (Odakyu-Enoshima Line) |
| Izu Velodrome | Cycling (Track) | Shuzenji Station (Izuhakone Railway line) |
| Izu MTB Course | Cycling (Mountain Bike) | Shuzenji Station (Izuhakone Railway line) |
| Fuji International Speedway | Cycling (Road Race: Finish, Individual Time Trial) | Suruga-Oyama Station, Gotemba Station (JR Gotemba Line) |
| Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium | Baseball/Softball | JR Fukushima Sta (Tohoku Shinkansen) |
| Yokohama Baseball Stadium | Baseball/Softball | Kannai Station (JR Negishi Line) |
| Sapporo Dome | Football | Fukuzumi Station (Subway Toho line) |
| Miyagi Stadium | Football | Shin-Rifu Station, Rifu Station (JR Tohoku-Rifu Line) |
| Ibaraki Kashima Stadium | Football | Kashima-Soccer Stadium Station (Kashima line) |
| Saitama Stadium | Football | Urawa-misono Station (Saitama Railway) |
| International Stadium Yokohama | Football | ShinYokohama Station (Yokohama Line) |
| Olympic Village | Tsukishima Station (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway) | |
| IBC/MPC Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (Tokyo Big Sight) | Kokusai-tenjijo-seimon station (Yurikamome Line) |
Map of 2020 Olympic Venues
Here is a map of all the venues in the Heritage Zone, Tokyo Bay Zone, and the outlying venues. Open it in a PDF file by clicking on the image.
Paralympic Venues
There will be 22 different sports in the 2020 Paralympic Games. A total of 20 venues will hold the games.
| Venue | Sport | Nearest station |
| Olympic Stadium | Opening and Closing Ceremonies Athletics | Sendagaya Station (Chuo-Sobu line) |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Table Tennis | Sendagaya Station (Chuo-Sobu line) |
| Yoyogi National Stadium | Badminton Wheelchair Rugby | Harajuku station (Yamanote Line) |
| Nippon Budokan | Judo | Kundashita station (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway) |
| Tokyo International Forum | Powerlifting | Yurakucho station, Tokyo station (Yamanote line) |
| Equestrian Park | Equestrian | Chitose-Funabashi station (Odakyu line) |
| Musashino Forest Sport Plaza | Wheelchair Basketball | Tobitakyu station (Keio Line) |
| Ariake Arena | Wheelchair Basketball | Ariake-tennis-no-mori station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Ariake Gymnastics Centre | Boccia | Ariake-tennis-no-mori station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Ariake Tennis Park | Wheelchair Tennis | Kokusai-tenjijo station (Rinkai Line) |
| Odaiba Marine Park | Triathlon | Daiba station (Yurikamome Line) |
| Aomi Urban Sports Park | Football 5-a-side | Aomi Station (Tokyo Waterfront Line, Yurikamome Line) |
| Sea Forest Waterway | Canoe Rowing | Tokyo Teleport Station, Shin-kiba Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Yumenoshima Park Archery Field | Archery | Shin-kiba Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Tokyo Aquatics Centre | Swimming | Tatsumi Station, Shiomi Station (JR Keiyo Line) |
| Makuhari Messe | Sitting Volleyball Taekwondo Wheelchair Fencing | Kaihimmakuhari Station (JR Keiyo Line). |
| Asaka Shooting Range | Shooting | Wakoshi station (Tobu-Tojo Line, Tokyo Metro) |
| Izu Velodrome | Cycling (Track) | Shuzenji Station (Izuhakone Railway line) |
| Fuji International Speedway | Cycling (Road Race: Finish, Individual Time Trial) | Suruga-Oyama Station, Gotemba Station (JR Gotemba Line) |
| Paralympic Village | Tsukishima Station (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway) | |
| IBC/MPC Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (Tokyo Big Sight) | Kokusai-tenjijo-seimon station (Yurikamome Line) |