There are two types of horse racing in Japan. One is the nationwide horse racing run by Japan Racing Association (JRA). The other is horse racing run by local government. The following shows the lists of racecourses in Japan, as of 2016.
Racecourses of Japan Racing Association
Racecourse | Prefecture |
Sapporo Racecourse | Hokkaido |
Hakodate Racecourse | Hokkaido |
Fukushima Racecourse | Fukushima |
Niigata Racecourse | Niigata |
Tokyo Racecourse | Tokyo |
Nakayama Racecourse | Chiba |
Chukyo Racecourse | Aichi |
Kyoto Racecourse | Kyoto |
Hanshin Racecourse | Hyogo |
Kokura Racecourse | Fukuoka |
Racecourses for the Racing by Local Governments
Racecourse | Prefecture |
Obihiro Racecourse | Hokkaido |
Monbetsu Racecourse | Hokkaido |
Morioka Racecourse | Iwate |
Mizusawa Racecourse | Iwate |
Urawa Racecourse | Saitama |
Ohi Racecourse | Tokyo |
Kawasaki Racecourse | Kanagawa |
Funabashi Racecourse | Chiba |
Nagoya Racecourse | Aichi |
Kasamatsu Racecourse | Gifu |
Kanazawa Racecourse | Ishikawa |
Sonoda Racecourse | Hyogo |
Himeji Racecourse | Hyogo |
Kochi Racecourse | Kochi |
Saga Racecourse | Saga |
Sources are Japan Racing Association (http://japanracing.jp/en/index.html) and National Association of Racing (http://www.keiba.go.jp/guide/english/index.html).
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