Office for Sports Promotion

A: The following six metropolitan sports facilities were built in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
　　(The events in parentheses are those that were held at the Tokyo 2020 Games.)
　・Tokyo Aquatics Centre (swimming)
　・Sea Forest Waterway (boats, canoes)
　・Canoe Slalom Center (canoe)
　・Oi Wharf Central Seaside Park Hockey Stadium (hockey)
　・Yumenoshima Park Archery Field (Archery)
　・Ariake Arena (volleyball, wheelchair basketball)

A: After the Tokyo 2020 Games were held, temporary structures were removed and user service facilities were improved, and facilities gradually reopened between XNUMX and XNUMX.
　・Tokyo Aquatics Centre (April 2023)
　・Sea Forest Waterway (April 2022)
　・Canoe Slalom Center (July 2022)
　・Oi Wharf Central Seaside Park Hockey Stadium (June 2022)
　・Yumenoshima Park Archery Field (October 10)
　・Ariake Arena (August 2022)

A: The five facilities - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Sea Forest Waterway, Canoe Slalom Centre, Oi Wharf Central Seaside Park Hockey Stadium, and Yumenoshima Park Archery Range - are operated under the designated manager system. The designated manager system aims to utilize the know-how of private businesses and others in the management of "public facilities" to respond effectively and efficiently to the diversifying needs of residents.
　Ariake Arena is operated under a concession system. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government grants the operating rights to the facility to the operator, and receives payment for the operating rights from the operator each fiscal year. In addition, if the fiscal year is profitable, the city also receives a performance-linked payment.

A: Each facility has become a part of the legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Games, and usage has steadily increased since the facilities opened, with utilization rates generally exceeding XNUMX%.
　Many international and domestic competitions are held at each facility, and they play a role as a base for promoting sports.In addition, various uses that take advantage of the characteristics of each facility are being promoted, such as for music events, location shooting of commercials and TV programs, firefighting and water rescue training, and so in addition to sports, people with a variety of purposes are using the facilities.

A: In the facility management plan published in fiscal year 29, it was anticipated that a total of 190 tournaments would be held at the six facilities. Since then, the use of the facilities for international and domestic tournaments has increased, and in fiscal year 232, a total of XNUMX tournaments were held at the six facilities, exceeding the initial target. Each facility is being steadily utilized as a legacy of the tournament.

A: The utilization rate of the facility is already at a high level, and we believe that the facility is being used extensively.
　The number of visitors to each facility increased steadily in fiscal years 270 and 308, despite the impact of COVID-XNUMX, and in fiscal year XNUMX, a total of approximately XNUMX million people visited the six facilities (planned figure: approximately XNUMX million people).
　We will continue to work with facility managers to make the facility available to as many people as possible.

A: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to improve the well-being of each and every Tokyo resident by "playing," "watching," "supporting," and "cheering" sports, and is committed to providing places where Tokyo residents can enjoy sports in their own homes. Furthermore, metropolitan sports facilities are expected to fulfill roles that differ from private facilities, such as hosting large-scale athletic competitions, as well as promoting amateur and parasports, and offering low fees so that anyone can easily use the facilities. To fulfill this role as a public facility, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government covers the necessary operating expenses.

A: The facility management plan published in fiscal 29 projected a total expenditure of approximately 10.8 billion yen. Since then, by promoting various uses that take advantage of the characteristics of each facility, in addition to sports use, the metropolitan government's actual burden for the operation of the facilities has been reduced to approximately 4.1 million yen in fiscal XNUMX, including revenue from Ariake Arena.

*Ariake Arena has no expenditures. ▲ figures are revenues (total of operating rights fees and performance-linked payments under the concession system).

A: Within the competition waters of our facility, wind waves and waves generated by rowing boats and other vessels may occur. In order to suppress these waves and ensure a good competition environment, wave-breaking devices have been installed along the seawall and at the boundaries between the competition course and warm-up areas, etc.

A: When marine organisms attached to the wave-breaking device grow and become larger, the device itself sinks due to its weight.
It needs to be properly maintained and maintained to function properly.

A: After consulting with experts and sports organizations, we decided to install covers over the wave-breaking devices, which is the most economical and effective way to deal with the adhesion. This has reduced the maintenance costs, which initially amounted to 1,600 million yen per year for removal and countermeasures, and we now estimate that cleaning costs will be reduced to XNUMX million yen in the FYXNUMX budget.
　If the cover were to be replaced every five years, the cost would average 7,000 million yen per year, including the cost of maintenance. However, we plan to reduce costs by working closely with the designated manager to carry out careful maintenance.

A: The wave-breaking function has been maintained even after the cover was installed, and athletes who participated in the tournament have commented that it has not interfered with their competition.

A: Currently, the installation of a covering is preventing the attachment of living organisms, and there are no problems with the function of the wave-breaking device.