Sports in Tokyo
Tokyo is a major center for sports in Japan. Its professional sports teams compete in baseball, football (soccer), sumo and basketball. It hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Overview
Two professional
The Japan Sumo Association is also headquartered in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan sumo arena where three official sumo tournaments are held annually (in January, May, and September).
Tokyo hosted the
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, in Sendagaya, Shibuya, is a large sports complex that includes pools, training rooms, and a large indoor arena.
Tokyo hosted the official
Sports teams in Tokyo
Football (soccer)
- FC Tokyo (J1 League)
- Machida Zelvia (J1 League)
- Tokyo Verdy (J1 League)
- Criacao Shinjuku (JFL)
- Yokogawa Musashino(JFL)
- Tokyo United (KSL)
- FC Korea (KSL)
- Tokyo 23 FC (KSL)
- Nankatsu SC (KSL)
- Aries Tokyo (KSL)
- Hitachi Building System SC (KSL)
- Tokyo Shukyu-Dan
Baseball
Basketball
Volleyball
Rugby
- Setagaya)
- Tokyo Sungoliath (Fuchū)
- Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo (Fuchū)
Tennis
Tokyo hosts one of the ten prestigious Tier I tournaments on the women's tennis tour (WTA) and it takes place in September after the US Open. Tokyo also hosts a tennis event on the men's ATP tour.
Olympics
Tokyo was scheduled to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, until they were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. The city subsequently hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, which was the first time the Olympic Games were held in Asia. On September 7, 2013, Tokyo was elected as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was the first Asian city to host the Olympics twice.[2]