FY2021 Award Ceremony to Be Held at Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto Stadium (Sanga Stadium by Kyocera) for the Winning Stadiums and Arenas Selected as Exchange Bases Bringing Together Different Generations

1. Purpose

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is pushing to renovate stadiums and arenas jointly with the Japan Sports Agency, and plans to select 20 by 2025 as model facilities at the core of urban development and regional revitalization.
This year, an award ceremony will be held in person for the 3 winners that were selected in FY2021 as exchange bases bringing together different generations.
Those scheduled to attend the award ceremony include around 80 people from the bases selected in FY2020 and FY2021 and from stadiums and arenas that METI intends to renovate in the future. Mr. Mogi Tadashi (METI Director-General for Commerce and Service Industry Policy), Mr. MIROFUSHI Koji (the Japan Sports Agency's Commissioner), and Mr. NISHIWAKI Takatoshi (Governor of Kyoto Prefecture) are also scheduled to attend. A tour of Kyoto Stadium—one of the selected bases—will also be given.
 

2. Event details

(1) Date and time

September 26 (Mon.), 2022

14:00 - 15:25 Award ceremony
15:25 - 16:25 Stadium tour
16:25 - 16:55 Networking

(2) Venue

VIP Lounge at Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto Stadium (Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA)
(1-8-2, Kameoka Eki-Kita, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture)

(3) Press coverage

Award ceremony and stadium tour: Coverage allowed
Networking: Coverage not allowed

Reference 1: The bases selected for FY2021

• Facilities in the "Operation and Management Phase" or "Design and Construction Phase"

1. Aichi Prefectural New Gymnasium [Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture]
2. Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto Stadium (Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA) [Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture]

• Facilities in the "Concept and Planning Phase"

1. Kobe Arena (tentative name) [Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture]

Reference 2: The bases selected for FY2020

• Facilities in the "Operation and Management Phase" or "Design and Construction Phase"

1. ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO [Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido Prefecture]
2. FLAT HACHINOHE [Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture]
3. Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Redevelopment Project [Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture]
4. Sakura Stadium (Osaka Municipal Nagai Stadium) [Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture]
5. Higashiosaka City Hanazono Rugby Stadium [Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture]
6. Noevir Stadium Kobe (Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium) [Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture]
7. FC Imabari's New Stadium [Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture]
8. Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu (Kitakyushu Stadium) [Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture]
9. SAGA Arena [Saga City, Saga Prefecture]

• Facilities in the "Concept and Planning Phase"

1. AISIN Arena (tentative name) [Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture]
2. Nagasaki Stadium City Project [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture]

3. Applying to cover the event

If you want to cover the event, please send an email to the dedicated address for such applications at sminkan@mext.go.jp by September 22 (Thu.) at 16:00. Please write "Applying to Cover the Stadium and Arena Event" as the subject and include your media outlet (company) name, contact information, and interviewer(s') name(s) (and the number of people and whether they will handle text, photos, or videos).

4. Schedule for the FY2022 call for applicants

We will hold a call for applicants for FY2022. The application period is scheduled as follows.
September 20 (Tue.) - 17:00 on November 8 (Tue.), 2022

The selected facilities will be provided with focused support, including information from METI and the Japan Sports Agency.

Division in Charge

Sports Industry Office, Service Affairs Policy Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group