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Horse Racing Tracks in Japan
Japan has 25 active racetracks: 24 flat, 8 jumps and 1 draft horse (ban’ei). Hokkaido has the most, with 4. Famous races include the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse, the Tokyo Daishoten at Oi Racecourse (Tokyo City Keiba) and the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse.
25Racetracks24Flat8Jumps1Draft horse (ban’ei)16Regions
25 shown
Aichi (2)
- Chukyo RacecourseToyoake, Aichi
- Nagoya RacecourseYatomi, Aichi
Chiba (2)
- Funabashi RacecourseFunabashi, Chiba
- Nakayama RacecourseFunabashi, Chiba
Fukuoka (1)
- Kokura RacecourseKitakyushu, Fukuoka
Fukushima (1)
- Fukushima RacecourseFukushima
Gifu (1)
- Kasamatsu RacecourseKasamatsu, Gifu
Hokkaido (4)
- Hakodate RacecourseHakodate, Hokkaido
- Monbetsu RacecourseHidaka, Hokkaido
- Obihiro Racecourse (Ban'ei)Obihiro, Hokkaido
- Sapporo RacecourseSapporo, Hokkaido
Hyogo (3)
- Hanshin RacecourseTakarazuka, Hyogo
- Himeji RacecourseHimeji, Hyogo
- Sonoda RacecourseAmagasaki, Hyogo
Ishikawa (1)
- Kanazawa RacecourseKanazawa, Ishikawa
Iwate (2)
- Mizusawa RacecourseOshu, Iwate
- Morioka RacecourseMorioka, Iwate
Kanagawa (1)
- Kawasaki RacecourseKawasaki, Kanagawa
Kochi (1)
- Kochi RacecourseKochi
Kyoto (1)
- Kyoto RacecourseKyoto
Niigata (1)
- Niigata RacecourseNiigata
Saga (1)
- Saga RacecourseTosu, Saga
Saitama (1)
- Urawa RacecourseSaitama
Tokyo (2)
- Oi Racecourse (Tokyo City Keiba)Shinagawa, Tokyo
- Tokyo RacecourseFuchu, Tokyo
Racing in Japan: questions
How many horse racing tracks are in Japan?
25 racetracks in Japan hold live horse racing: 24 flat, 8 jumps and 1 draft horse (ban’ei).
Which part of Japan has the most racetracks?
Hokkaido, with 4 of the country’s 25 racetracks.
What are the biggest races in Japan?
Among the best known are the Japan Cup (Tokyo Racecourse), the Tokyo Daishoten (Oi Racecourse (Tokyo City Keiba)) and the Arima Kinen (Nakayama Racecourse).