(from Japan Racing Journal - April 2007 Vol. 15 No. 2)
The Tokyo Racecourse grandstand was completely renovated in April 2007. One of the reasons for this was to provide a secure and comfortable environment for seniors and those with disabilities. Another main objective was to create an "Environmentally Friendly" stand and therefore we also introduced a self-sufficient power generation system, which efficiently generates energy from gas. We are convinced that the new grandstand will meet the needs of our various customers, attract first-timers and help us retain our regular customers.
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| Aerial overview of Tokyo Racecourse. The new grandstand (left) and the Memorial 60 Stand (right) are in the center. |
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| South view of the new grandstand, which can accommodate almost 50,000 fans. | Tokyo's new "Fuji View Stand" with Mt. Fuji, the most widely recognized symbol of Japan, majestically gracing the racecourse. |
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| A pedestrian concourse leads from the nearby train station to the grandstand. This also travels through the newly constructed main entrance gate on the way to the grandstand. A walk along the pedestrian bridges provides a wonderful and refreshing view of the green racecourse. | This "street" floor is referred to as the "Avenue." It is not only a convenient "thoroughfare," but also quite an attractive area. The atmosphere of the whole floor is designed like that of a southern French provincial town. It expresses the prosperity and serenity of the town through the plaza areas placed along it. |
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 The grandstand has three distinctive halls, named
based on direction, the west hall, the center hall and
the east hall. The west hall (above right) features a "screen plaza," which emulates a cinema. The center
hall (upper left) is the "Festival Promenade," and has
the atmosphere of a "Casino." The east hall (left) has
a lot of greenery, which signifies the "suburbs" of "our
town." |
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| Seeing is believing. Please come to new Tokyo Racecourse and be surprised! | Tokyo Racecourse is home to what the Guinness Book of Records calls the world's biggest turf vision. This gigantic screen (68 m × 13 m) allows people gathered throughout the grandstand to have an ever better view of JRA racing. |
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