The 

Japan National Stadium (国立競技場, Kokuritsu kyōgijō),[1][2][3][4][5] formerly known as New

National Stadium, officially named National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly
for association football in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The facility served as the main
stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the venue for track and field athletics
events at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics in 2021.
Demolition of the old National Stadium was completed in May 2015, allowing for the construction of
the new stadium to begin on 11 December 2016.
The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by Japanese prime
minister Shinzo Abe, who announced a rebid after a public outcry prompted by increased building
costs. As a result, the new design was not ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally
intended.[6] A new design created by architect Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to
replace the original design, which was completed on 30 November 2019.[7