The is a purpose-built rowing venue that hosted the

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event at the

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. Originally completed in 1939 for the

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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. For the Tokyo

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and

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held in July and August 2021 respectively, rowing events were held at the newly constructed

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venue.

Location and Facilities

The course is located on an embankment of the Arakawa River in

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just north of Tokyo. Access for boat crews to the nearby Arakawa River as an alternative training venue is facilitated by a series of broad steps over the river embankments. While the Toda course is able to accommodate standard Olympic length 2 kilometre rowing races, the starting 500m section of course is closed off on non regatta days for power boat racing. A number of Tokyo-based universities and corporate teams own and maintain boat houses and training facilities on both the north and south banks of the waterway. The course is the venue for annual races between numerous school and university teams including long established rivalries between

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and Otsuka, University of Tsukuba High School and the Keio Waseda regatta held each spring.

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 Rowing venues in Japan {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub