Landmark & Tower · Sendagaya / Gaien
Japan National Stadium 国立競技場
Kengo Kuma's timber-eaved stadium built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, wrapped in cedar louvres sourced from all 47 prefectures; stadium tours take you onto the track, into the locker rooms and up to the rim.
Stadium tour (high school and younger): ¥1,000
VIP area and observation deck tour (adult): ¥3,000
About
Opened in late 2019 on the site of the 1964 Olympic stadium, the new National Stadium was designed by Kengo Kuma with Taisei Corporation after Zaha Hadid's earlier scheme was scrapped. Its defining feature is the stacked eaves of the outer walkways, faced with larch and cedar louvres using timber from every prefecture in Japan, with plants spilling over the edges so the stadium almost reads as a forested hill from the outer garden. The roof also uses laminated timber and steel to shade the 68,000 seats. It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies and athletics, and now stages football, rugby and stadium concerts; since 2026 it also carries a sponsor name, MUFG Stadium. On non-event days, self-guided and premium tours let you walk out to the track, see the athletes' locker rooms and the warm-up area, and visit the Olympic memorabilia, while the free fifth-floor sky walkway circles the top.
Highlights
- Timber louvres from all 47 prefectures around the stacked eaves
- Track-level access and athletes' locker rooms on the stadium tour
- Olympic cauldron and Tokyo 2020 memorabilia
- Fifth-floor walkway with views over Meiji Jingu Gaien
- Planted eaves that make the stadium look like a green hill
Tips
- Tours are not held on event and preparation days; check the tour calendar before you go.
- Buy tour tickets online in advance; walk-up tickets can sell out on weekends.
- Combine with the Japan Olympic Museum across the road and the Gaien ginkgo avenue in late November.
- For the best exterior photo, walk around to the Sendagaya side where the eaves stack most dramatically.
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