The is a venue that hosted the

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Originally completed in 1939 for the 1940 Summer Olympics that were cancelled due to

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. After World War II, the venue was left in disrepair. When

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was awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics in 1958, the venue was expanded and reconstructed. It is located on an embankment of the

Arakawa River or Ara River may refer to: * Arakawa River (Kanto) or Ara River may refer to: * Arakawa River (Kanto), which flows from Saitama Prefecture and through Tokyo to Tokyo Bay * Arakawa River (Uetsu), which flows from Yamagata Prefecture and throu ...

in the Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

References

1964 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 130–131. Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic rowing venues Sports venues in Saitama Prefecture Toda, Saitama Sports venues completed in 1939 1939 establishments in Japan {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub