Okurayama Jump Stadium

Japanese: 大倉山ジャンプ競技場 - おおくらやまじゃんぷきょうぎじょう
Okurayama Jump Stadium

...A special corporation fully funded by the government, established in April 1958 under the National Stadium Law. This corporation operates and manages sports facilities such as Kasumigaoka Stadium (athletics stadium, tennis court, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium), Yoyogi Stadium (1st and 2nd gymnasiums), Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium, Nishigaoka Stadium, Toda Boathouse, and other related facilities, and also carries out activities necessary for the promotion and dissemination of physical education, such as collecting, organizing, and preserving domestic and international materials related to physical education and sports. It is also commonly known as Kasumigaoka Athletics Stadium, which was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympic Games (1964).

*Some of the terms used in reference to "Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈国立競技場法〉によって,1958年4月設立された政府全額出資の特殊法人。この法人は霞ヶ丘競技場(陸上競技場,庭球場,秩父宮ラグビー場),代々木競技場(第1,第2体育館),大倉山ジャンプ競技場,西が丘競技場,戸田艇庫などの体育施設およびその付属施設の運営・管理にあたるとともに,体育,スポーツに関する内外の資料の収集・整理・保存に努めるなど,体育の普及振興のために必要な事業を行っている。なお,一般的には東京オリンピック大会(1964)の開・閉会式の会場にあてられた〈霞ヶ丘陸上競技場〉の別称としても知られている。…

※「大倉山ジャンプ競技場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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