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{{Short description|stadiumStadium located in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{redirect|Tokyo Stadium|the former baseball stadium|Tokyo Stadium (1962baseball)}}

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| owner = [[Tokyo|Tokyo MetropolitanMunicipal Government]]

| operator = Tokyo Stadium Co., Ltd.

| publictransit = [[File:Number prefix KeiōKeio-line.PNGsvg|15px]] [[Keio Line]] at {{STN|Tobitakyū}} <br /> [[File:SeibuTamagawa.jpgsvg|18px]] [[Seibu Tamagawa Line]] at {{STN|Tama}}

* [[FC Tokyo]] (2001-present)

{{nihongo|'''Ajinomoto Stadium'''|味の素スタジアム|Ajinomoto Sutajiamu}}, alsoformerly known as '''Tokyo Stadium''' in the [[AFC Champions League]] and rugby competitions, is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Chōfu, Tokyo]], Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by [[United States Forces Japan]], in March 2001.

It was the first stadium in Japan that offeredsold its [[naming rights]], which were soldwent to [[Ajinomoto]] Co., Inc. withon a 5five-year, 1.2 billion [[Japanese yen|yen]] (about 10 million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]]) contract, from March 2003 to February 2008. Asto a result,name it was named {{nihongo|'''Ajinomoto Stadium'''|味の素スタジアム|Ajinomoto Sutajiamu}}. This contract was renewed in November 2007 and extended by 6six years for 1.4 billion yen to February 2014, and; in October 2013, the second renewal of the contract extended the term to February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=よくある質問|trans-title=Frequently Asked Question|url=http://www.ajinomotostadium.com/qa/naming-rights.php|publisher=TokyoAjinomoto Stadium (Japanese)|language=ja|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref>

The stadium is the home of [[J1 League]] [[Association football|football]] clubclubs [[FC Tokyo]] and [[J2 League]] football club [[Tokyo Verdy]] and is used as the venue of some lower divisions of football leagues. [[Rugby union]] games are also held there. For the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]'s national team based their training camp at Chōfu and used the stadium as a main training ground, although it did not host an actual World Cup match.

The stadium is often used for non-sport events, such as concerts and [[flea market]]s. It has been used as a shelter for survivors of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]], April 4, 2011, p. 74</ref> The stadium iswas the planned [[rugby at the 2020 Summer Olympics|rugby]] venuesvenue for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Venue Plan |url=http://tokyo2020.jp/en/plan/venue/index.html |publisher=Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee |access-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727040849/http://tokyo2020.jp/en/plan/venue/index.html |archive-date=27 July 2013 }}</ref> During the Olympics, the stadium will bewas known as Tokyo Stadium due to [[International Olympic Committee]]'s non-commercialization policy. The stadium has also been one of the venues for [[2019 Rugby World Cup]] and hosted the opening ceremony, followed by the opening match of the tournament, as well as other 7 matches including Bronze Final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yokohama Stadium to host 2019 Rugby World Cup Final|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/28/japan-yokohama-stadium-rugby-world-cup-2019|publisherwork=The Guardian|date=28 September 2015|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

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