入谷 東京芸大 護国寺 お茶の水女子大 言問通り 東大前 根津 茗荷谷 言問通り Hakusan Boulevard Locations introduced Let’s play! Learn how sports were introduced to Explore Tokyo’s sporting heritage Major events in the introduction The roots of Hongo Boulevard in this guide and adopted in Japan and spread of sports 浅草 春日通り Shinobazu Boulevard modern sports Ueno Station University of Tokyo How modern in Tokyo Kanda Sports Goods District Address...Kanda Ogawamachi~Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inaricho WEB...http://www.sports-kanda.com/ sports came Station Shinobazu Pond Ueno Station Explore the roots of sports in Tokyo Learn the history of sports 1877 The University of Tokyo is founded on campuses in Keisei Ueno 浅草通り 新目白通り Kanda Nishikicho and Hongo. Station Kanda, Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace Running to Tokyo This map introduces the cultural heritage of sports that The places introduced in this map are divided into three 1878 The Ministry of Education establishes an athletics & Korakuen walking map 浅草 can be found in an area of Tokyo closely connected to the areas. The first stretches from Ochanomizu’s Yushima Seido academy (taisō denshūjo) in Kanda Hitotsubashi Facilities 田原町 江戸川橋 Korakuen •Kanoya Athlete Restaurant introduction and spread of modern sports in Japan. Many through Surugadai to Kanda Nishikicho, home to many 1880 Tokyo YMCA established Station Ueno Okachimachi Station 国際通り Kanda, Imperial Palace, & Yushima Station Address...3-21 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 駒形橋 1882 sports known and loved today, such as baseball, football, locations related to the emergence of modern sports in the Jigoro Kano establishes Kodokan Kodokan Phone...03-3233-1555 Korakuen walking map Chuo University Okachimachi Shinokachimachi tennis, track and field, table tennis, golf, rugby, volleyball, Meiji Period. The second area is Korakuen, where Tokyo 1886 The athletics academy is reorganized as the athletics Ueno Hirokoji Station Station Hours...M-F 11:00~22:00, weekends and holidays 10:00~20:00 Hongo Sanchome Station Kanda Sports Goods District swimming, skiing, and skating, were introduced to Japan Dome stands at the center of a large entertainment and department of the Higher Normal School. Tokyo Dome Station WEB...https://asushoku.com/ 4 春日通り Imperial Palace Running Facilities from the West during the Meiji Period (1868-1912). These leisure zone. The third area contains numerous facilities 1894 The first Tokyo YMCA building is opened in Kanda Boulevard Chuo Naka-okachimachi Koishikawa-Korakuen Station •Inari-yu Nippon Budokan Boulevard Kiyosumibashi sports were brought to Japan by foreign instructors and related to playing sports, from the sports goods stores of 1902 Higher Normal School renamed Tokyo Higher Gardens Address...1-7-3 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Dome Japan Football Normal School Museum Phone...03-3294-0670 厩橋 returning Japanese exchange students, and spread thanks Kanda Ogawamachi to the running course around the Boulevard Showa Yushima Seido Entry...¥460 for adults, ¥180 for children 早稲田通り 1903 The Tokyo Higher Normal School moves from to the institutions such as an athletics academy for training Imperial Palace. Hours... Yushima Seido to Otsuka M-Sat. 14:50~24:00, Sun. and holidays 14:50~22:30 instructors and university athletic programs. Moreover, 神楽坂 Old Tokyo Walking Guide No.4 English 1912 Mizuno opens its Tokyo branch in Kanda/ Suidobashi Station Tokyo Medical and 江戸通り 清澄通り 大久保通り Suehirocho influenced by the entry of foreign sports, traditional Japanese Dental University Kuramaebashi Boulevard Transit available at nearby stations Stockholm Olympics are held. Shizo Kanaguri Station 蔵前 martial arts were gradually modernized into sports such —Ochanomizu Station (JR Sobu Line, Chuo Line, Tokyo (Tokyo Higher Normal School student, men’s Nippon Budokan as judo and kendo. The area shown on this map from marathon) and Yahiko Mishima (Tokyo Imperial Address...2-3 Kitonomarukoen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) Phone...03-3216-5100 University student, men’s 100 and 200 meters) Suidobashi Station 蔵前橋 Ochanomizu to Kudanshita was home to many schools WEB...http://www.nipponbudokan.or.jp/ —Kanda Station (JR Keihin Tohoku Line, Chuo Line, Bridge Ochanomizu Station represent牛込神楽 Japan for坂 the first time Ochanomizu and universities in the Meiji Period, where instructors and Bridge Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line) Hijiri 1917 Tokyo YMCA completes new gymnasium with students of modern sports gathered. Let’s look at how new 牛込柳町 Nihon University Yushima Seido —Ogawamachi Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) Japan’s first indoor pool 5 sports were absorbed and grew in this area during Japan’s Hakusan Boulevard Tokyo Dome — Jimbocho Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Toei 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake東京理科大 modernization. Ochanomizu Station Address...1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Mita Line, Shinjuku Line) 1928 Amsterdam Olympics held, Mikio Oda became the Akihabara Phone...03-5800-9999 Birthplace of radio exercises Station Hours... 隅田川 —Kudanshita Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Tozai first Japanese gold medalist in the men’s triple jump/ Akihabara differ depending on facilities Watch and play Line, Toei Shinjuku Line) Kinue Hitomi became the first Japanese female Shinochanomizu Station Station WEB...https://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/ Senshu University Meiji University 浅草橋 medalist with a bronze medal外堀通 りin the women’s 800 —Suidobashi Station (JR Chuo Line, Toei Mita Line) Kanda River 両国 We enjoy sports today as entertainment and leisure 外苑東通り meters. Kitchen Calorie Kanda Sports Goods District 1937 Yushima Seido activities, and this area is home to facilities where baseball, Korakuen Stadium opened Jimbocho Station 1 Address...1-4-25 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 両国 1955 Kudanshita Station Yasukuni Boulevard martial arts, and other sports can be watched, as well as Korakuen Amusement Park opened Ogawamachi Station Iwamotocho Phone...03-3251-4606 法政大 Awajicho Station places to play sports and sports shops where equipment can 1964 Tokyo Olympics held, Nippon Budokan opened Station Admission...free両国橋 Yasukuni Boulevard be bought. This guide introduces not only the history of 1972 Sapporo Olympics held Hours...9:30-17:00 (16:00 in winter) Bakurocho Station *Interior of Taiseiden open from 10:00 on weekends and Gakushi Kaikan Kanda Station sports, but also many places where sports can been seen and 1988 Tokyo Dome opened holidays Bellesalle Kanda experienced. 1995 Kanda Sports Festival started WEB...http://www.seido.or.jp/ 曙橋 1998 Nagano Olympics & Paralympics held Bakuro-yokoyama Station 市ケ谷 Nippon Budokan Kanoya Athlete Restaurant Chidorigafuchi 3 2007 Tokyo Marathon started 東日本橋 Imperial Palace Running Facilities Kanda Station Takebashi Station 2 市ケ谷 Inari-yu Kodenmacho Station Hongo Boulevard Hongo Ningyocho Boulevard “Old Tokyo” Walking Guide #4: Let’s play! How modern sports came to Tokyo: Kanda, Imperial Palace & Korakuen Shin-Nihombashi Station Publisher浜町 and contact: the Tokyo Cultural Heritage Alliance 内堀通り Chuo Boulevard [Address] 2-1 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0054新大橋通り [Phone] 03-5224-5450 [FAX] 03-5244-5452 Imperial Palace East Gardens [E-mail] [email protected] [Web] http://tohbun.jp 森下 ©2018 ZENRIN CO., LTD. 0 500ｍ The cover image is an explanation of the triple jump in “Methods of 四ツ谷 250 Text and photos: Sam Holden, Mengfei Pan, Yukiko Osaka, Yoshio 半蔵門 Outdoor Play” (1888), edited by Gendo Tsuboi and Seigyo Tanaka. The Enjoying “funny ball” at the Kanda Sports Festival. Children, the elderly, 「この地図の作成に当たっては、国土地理院長の承認を得て、 Yanagi Design: Studio Pot Published September 25, 2018/4,000 同院発行の基盤地図情報を使用した。（承認番号 平28情使、第734-130号）」 method was introduced at the time as “hop, step, jump.” and disabled people play together. Mitsukoshimae units/2-sided 4-color/Matte coat 90 kg Station 四ツ谷 上智大 麹町 新宿通り 日本橋 水天宮前 東京 清洲橋通り 内堀通り 東京 日本橋 二重橋前 茅場町 永田町 協賛企業 The roots of modern Translating sports Sports and Sports goods shops Discover the roots sports in Kanda as “play” entertainment and sporting culture *Company name changed on July 1 2 3 4 5 and development ▶︎Emergence of a student town ▶︎Gendo Tsuboi introduces sports as play ▶︎Korakuen Stadium and professional baseball ▶︎Kanda as a sports town Google Japan G.K. In the Edo Period, much of the Kanda area was filled with The government-run athletics academy was reorganized In 1937, Korakuen Stadium was built on the former site Sports shops began to appear along Yasukuni Boulevard of modern sports in large samurai estates interspersed with commoner districts. within the Tokyo Higher Normal School in the 1880s before of an artillery factory. The stadium was specially designed between Kanda Ogawamachi and Jimbocho after the Near what is now Jimbocho was the enormous estate of becoming the physical education department of the Tokyo to accommodate baseball, and as the sport and the Tokyo Second World War. At the end of the Meiji Period, sports Tokyo the Jimbo family, from which the area took its name. In University of Education. The superintendent of the Higher Giants team exploded in popularity, the stadium became equipment manufacturer Mizuno opened its Tokyo branch the Meiji Period, schools began to locate on the former Normal School, Gendo Tsuboi, translated the concept of the celebrated scene of many famous games and memorable in Kanda Ogawamachi, but at the time the street was mostly estates. The University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, sports as “yūgi,” or play, reflecting his belief that sports plays. The stadium was also used to host ski jumping on a home to shops selling school uniforms and used goods. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and Gakushin were about more than building up physical and mental manmade snow hill, as well as sumo and boxing matches. After the war, around 50 sports shops were established University were all founded on formerly empty land stamina. Tsuboi was also the first person to introduce table In 1955 the Korakuen Amusement Park opened nearby, within some 500 meters of the current Mizuno, Minami, Since the 19th century, various sports were between Hitotsubashi and Kanda Nishikicho, while private tennis to Japan.