Kokuritsu-Kyōgijō Station
Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station (National Stadium), also known as Tokyo Taiikukan Mae, is located in Sendagaya, Shibuya and Shinanomachi, Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan on the Toei Oedo Line (都営地下鉄大江戸線|Toei Chikatetsu Ōedo-sen) operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.
The subway line began full operations on December 12, 2000, and using the Japanese calendar, it reads 12/12/12 as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12.
The station code for this station is E-25. The stations on either side of this station are E-24, Aoyama Itchome Station, which is connected to the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hanzomon Line; E-26, Yoyogi Station, which is connected to the Chuo-Sobu Line and the Yamanote Line.
JR Sendagaya Station and Shinanomachi Station on Chuo-Sobu Line are located nearby.
Around Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station are located many important sporting and cultural centers including:
- Shinjuku Gyoen;
- National Stadium, also known as Olympic Stadium, Tokyo;
- National Noh Theatre (国立能楽堂);
- Hato Mori Hachiman Shrine (鳩森八幡神社);
- Meiji Jingu Skate, Curling Rink and Futsal Courts;
- Meiji-Jingu Stadium used by the Japanese baseball team Yakult Swallows;
- Chichibunomiya rugby stadium;
- Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (東京体育館);
- Keio University Medical School Hospital.