Tokyo 1964 Olympic & Paralympic Games

This webpage provides an introduction to materials at the National Diet Library as well as Internet resources regarding the Games of the XVIII Olympiad and the II Paralympic Games (XIII Stoke Mandeville Games) held in Tokyo during 1964.

1. Official reports and other publications (Japanese, English, and French)

2. Publications in Japanese

The following materials published by news agencies and newspaper companies contain many photographs of the competition. These include a number of both black-and-white and color photographs of the Olympic flame, the opening and closing ceremonies, the construction of the facilities of venues, and the athletes.

3. Publications in languages other than Japanese

The following are materials about the Tokyo 1964 Olympic & Paralympic Games published in English, German, French, or other languages.

  • The games of the XVIIIth Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964: Patronage: International Olympic Committee, Lausanne (International Olympic Institute / [1965] / Our Call No.: FS27-B97) (English)
  • Die Spiele der XVIII. Olympiade, Tokio 1964: Das offizielle Standardwerk des Nationalen Olympischen Komitees (Olympischer Sport-Verlag / [1965] / Our Call No.: FS27-B61) (German)
    These books contain stories about the Tokyo Olympic Games and color photographs of athletes and spectators during competitions. The summaries and results of competitions are at the end of the book.
  • XVIII Olympiad official bulletin no. 1-no. 21 (The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad / [1960]-1964 / Our Call No.: 796.4-O53ol) (English, French)
    This is a series of bulletins issued by the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. It includes architectural drawings of stadiums, photographs of construction, introduction of Japanese culture, famous places and landmarks in Japan, and news about the Tokyo Olympic Games.
  • XVIII Olympiad ([Pan American Airways] / [c1964] / Our Call No.: 796.4-A798e)
    This book provides information in English on the schedule of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the stadiums, Japanese culture and economy, and sightseeing in Japan. It also contains a section entitled "A Brief History of the Modern Olympics" in seven languages, including Arabic and Russian.
  • Die Olympischen Spiele, 1964: Tokyo, Insbruck (C. Bertelsmann / [1964] / Our Call No.: 796.4-L549o) (German)
    This book contains information on both the Olympic Winter Games held in Innsbruck, Austria, (Jan 1964) and the Olympic Games held in Tokyo (Oct 1964).

You can search for materials on the Olympic Games in languages other than Japanese by entering the code 796.4 in the Other category field of the NDL Search.

4. Internet resources

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