Tokyo Equestrian Park

The Tokyo Equestrian Park (馬事公苑, Bajikōen) is an equestrian sport venue located in Setagaya, Tokyo. The venue is owned by the Japan Racing Association and is a public park all year round, known familiarly as 'Horse Park'.[1][2][3]

Tokyo Equestrian Park
馬事公苑
The Main Gate of the Equestrian Park
Address158-0098
2 Chome-1-1 Kamiyoga
Setagaya, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35.637°N 139.633°E / 35.637; 139.633
Public transitYoga Station
OwnerJapan Racing Association
Capacity9,300
Field size180,000m²
Construction
Opened1940
Expanded2019

It was constructed in 1940 for the Olympics, but after the Games were cancelled, it was used for the promotion of equestrian events of all sorts. The Park also hosted a training facility for prospective jockeys until the Horseracing School was opened in 1982.[4] This venue also hosted most of the equestrian competitions at the Tokyo 1964 Games as well as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5][6][7][8]

In preparation for the 2020 Olympics, the Equestrian Park was closed to the public in order to conduct renovations in 2016.[9] Operations were moved to Utsunomiya in a limited capacity in 2017,[10] and is scheduled to return to Setagaya in November 2023.[11]

References
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  3. "Equestrian Park｜Japan Racing Association｜Horse Racing in Japan". japanracing.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. "Horseracing School｜Japan Racing Association｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. "Equestrian Park｜Japan Racing Association｜Horse Racing in Japan". japanracing.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  6. Martijn (2019-10-12). "Tokyo 2020; Equestrian Park". Architecture of the Games. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  7. "Inclusion & Accessibility Legacy of Tokyo 2020 Equestrian Park". www.equestrian.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  8. "馬事公苑｜東京オリンピック2020会場：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  9. "ＪＲＡ馬事公苑からのお知らせ". Japan Racing Association (in Japanese). 2016-02-05. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  10. "JRA馬事公苑 休苑のお知らせ". devpc.jra.go.jp. Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  11. "JRA馬事公苑　再開苑のお知らせ". www.jra.go.jp (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
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