Tokyo and its 1964's Heritage Zone by Chloé

Located in East Asia, Tokyo is the national capital of Japan. It has more than 13,000,000 inhabitants. It holds several world records in the field of technology and is considered as a smart and connected city. It is also known for its lively streets and its traditional culture which is known internationally. We will talk about Tokyo and its 1964's Heritage Zone, an example of sustainability.

The Heritage Zone is the area that includes several buildings dedicated to the Olympic Games such as stadiums or gymnasium where sports are practiced. Sometimes, the Olympic cities abandon these area (which is not ecological), we have concrete examples like Athens or Rio... and it is on this point that the Japan succeeded in finding ingenious ideas to rehabilitate the area that they had built during the Olympic Games of 1964.

The heritage zone and the Tokyo bay zone expand across the city to form an 'infinity' symbol with the Athletes' village positioned at the point where the two zones intersect. The 'infinity' symbol embodies the boundless passion, commitment and inspiration of the world's elite athletes...

Link and pictures credit: Tokyo OG website.

THE DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURES OF THE REHABILITATED AREA

The most important buildings

1. The National Stadium of Kasumigaoka

The National Stadium of Kasumigaoka is built on the site of the Olympic stadium of 1964. It welcomed the opening and closing ceremony of the Olympic Games and other sports events.

2. The Metropolitan Gymnasium

The Metropolitan Gymnasium welcomed the ping-pong events after having hosted gymnastic and water-polo events in 1964. It attracts 1,6 million people every year.

3. The National Stadium of Yoyogi

It welcomed the handball events. It was built for the natation and the basketball events of the Olympics games of 1964.

4. The International Forum of Tokyo

The international Forum of Tokyo is surrounded by the most business districts of Japan. It welcomed the weightlifting events.

5. The Equestrian Center

It welcomed dressage and show jumping events as in 1964.