Tournaments
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When:
11/14/2008 at 08:00 am
Where:
Nippon Budokan
2-3 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-k
Tokyo,
Japan
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The 19th World Karate Championships in Tokyo
The Organising Committee
c/o JAPAN KARATEDO FEDERATION
Nippon Zaidan Bldg. No.2
1-11-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
Tel) 81-3-3503-6640, Fax) 81-3-3503-6638
jaw@mint.ocn.ne.jp
Date
November 13-16, 2008 ..
Venue of the Competition
Nippon Budokan (Number of Seats: 14,471)
2-3 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Surroundings: Nippon Budokan, originally built for the Judo competition at the
Tokyo Olympics in 1964, is located at the corner of the Palace.
It has a graceful and imposing appearance and is a Mecca for the
Japanese Martial Arts.
Training Venue
a) November 10-16, 2008
National Olympic Memorial Youth Center (Competition Village)
3-1 Kamizono-cho, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel) 81-3-3467-7201
Accommodation
a) Competition Village: National Olympic Memorial Youth Center
3-1 Kamizono-cho, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel) 81-3-3467-7201
The competition village for official delegation (NF President, NF Secretary,
Team Leader, Coaches and Competitors) will be at the National Olympic
Memorial Youth Center, which was a part of the Olympic Village site of the 18th
Olympics in Tokyo 1964. It is located at one corner of the Meiji Shrine, which is a
popular sightseeing spot. Every year about 8 million people visit this shrine.
The deity of the Meiji Shrine is the 122nd Emperor of Japan, the Emperor Meiji who
acceded to the throne in 1867 after the collapse of the Tokugawa regime.
The Meiji Shrine is the biggest shrine in Japan with the biggest gateway at the entrance.
The shrine is entirely surrounded by no less than 700,000 square meters of evergreen
forest. There are 247 different species of trees, and one of them is more than 15
centuries old.
Near the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center, there is also Yoyogi Park where
you can enjoy a walk, jogging or doing some exercises.
b) HQ Hotel: Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa
3-13-3 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8612
Tel) 81-3-3442-1111, Fax) 81-3-3444-1234
This is a hotel of the Prince Group which owns 52 luxury hotels in Japan and 10 luxury
hotels overseas. The Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa is the most suitable hotel for
our HQ hotel with facilities for the various events.
There are two other hotels close to the HQ hotel: Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa and
Grand Prince Hotel Shinagawa.
In this area, there are some places of scenic beauty and historic interest, such as Tokyo
Tower, Zojo Temple with a magnificent garden, which the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa
was devoted to and the Sengaku Temple which has the tombstones of the “Akoogishi”
Samurai (masterless samurai who were respected as perfect models of knighthood and
chivalry).
Entrance Tickets to the Stadium
1st day: ¥2,500
2nd day: ¥2,500
3rd day: ¥2,500
4th day: ¥2,500
For 4 days: ¥9,000
*Reserved Seat: ¥5,000 / day
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