Korakuen Velodrome
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{{nihongo|Korakuen Velodrome|後楽園競輪場}} was a velodrome in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo Dome was built on this site.
The Japan national football team used this ground in 1955, 1956, and 1959.{{Cite web|url=http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19551009/|title = 代表Timeline | Samurai Blue サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会}}{{Cite web|url=http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19560603/|title = 代表Timeline | Samurai Blue サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会}}{{Cite web|url=http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19560610/|title = 代表Timeline | Samurai Blue サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会}}{{Cite web|url=http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19591213/|title = 代表Timeline | Samurai Blue サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会}}{{Cite web|url=http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19591220/|title = 代表Timeline | Samurai Blue サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会}} The venue also hosted cycling events and football tournament matches at the 1958 Asian Games.{{Cite web |title=Official Report of III Asian Games, Tokyo, 1958 -- (p. 89) |url=http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digitisation/OCR%20Done/OCR%203/MTAR_0001/Official%20Report%20of%20III%20Asian%20Games.pdf |access-date=14 March 2025 |website=lib.perdana.org.my}}
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Category:Sports venues completed in 1949
Category:1972 disestablishments in Japan
Category:Defunct sports venues in Japan
Category:Defunct football venues in Japan
Category:Sports venues in Tokyo
Category:Buildings and structures in Bunkyō
Category:1949 establishments in Japan
Category:Venues of the 1958 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games cycling venues
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