The National Association of Racing ( ja, 地方競馬全国協会 ''Chiho Keiba Zenkoku Kyokai'', or NAR) is the authority for
horse races operated by local governments in
Japan (
Prefectures
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
,
cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
/
towns/
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
or unions of them). NAR itself does not operate horse races.
In Japan, horse racing operated by local governments are called ''chiho keiba'' ( ja, 地方競馬).
Racetracks
Here is the list of racetracks holding races operated by local governments (as of July 2019). All are oval flat dirt tracks except Obihiro (ban'ei) and Morioka (dirt outside and turf inside). Only four are left-handed (counter-clockwise), the others are right-handed (clockwise).
Racetracks used to hold prefectural/municipal races
The following courses now hold only
Japan Racing Association
The Japan Racing Association ( ja, 日本中央競馬会 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training ...
(JRA) races.
*
Sapporo Racecourse (
Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) - Prefectural races until 2009
*
Hakodate Racecourse (
Hakodate, Hokkaido
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.83 ...
) - Prefectural races until 1997
*
Chukyo Racecourse
is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1994. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats.
Physical attributes
Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.
The turf's m ...
(
Toyoake, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,525 in 30,185 households, and a population density of 2,994 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Toyoake is located in the coastal f ...
) - Prefectural/municipal races until 2002
*
Niigata Racecourse (
Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata) - Prefectural races until 2002
Defunct NAR Racetracks
* Nakatsu Racecourse: Ended racing on March 22, 2001.
* Sanjo Racecourse: Ended racing on August 16, 2001.
* Masuda Racecourse: Ended racing on August 16, 2002.
* Ashikaga Racecourse: Ended racing on March 3, 2003.
* Kaminoyama Racecourse: Ended racing on November 11, 2003.
* Takasaki Racecourse: Ended racing on December 31, 2004.
* Utsunomiya Racecourse: Ended racing on March 14, 2005.
* Iwamizawa Racecourse: Ended racing on October 2, 2006.
* Kitami Racecourse: Ended racing on November 27, 2006.
* Asahikawa Racecourse: Ended racing in October 16, 2008.
* Arao Racecourse: Ended racing on December 23, 2011.
* Fukuyama Racecourse: Ended racing on March 24, 2013.
See also
*
Japan Racing Association
The Japan Racing Association ( ja, 日本中央競馬会 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training ...
(JRA)
*
Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association
The Japan Bloodhorse Breeding Association ( ja, 日本軽種馬協会, or ) is a public company established to manage the racehorse breeding industry in Japan.
It was founded in 1946 as the Thoroughbred Corporation Association, and was renamed to ...
(JBBA)
References
External links
Web SitenetKeiba.comKanto Area Horse Racing
{{Authority control
Horse racing organizations in Japan