Japan Football Association House, Football administration building in Hongō, Japan.
The Japan Football Association House, known as JFA House, was an 11-storey building with three basement levels at 3-10-15 Hongō in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Completed in 1993 for Sanyo Electric, it was bought by the JFA in 2003 and held the association's offices, the J.League and other football offices, and the Japan Football Museum opened on 22 December 2002. It was demolished from May 2024.
The building represents the evolution of Japanese football administration since the Japan Football Association was founded in 1921. Over the decades, the organization has grown to shape the nation's football development and competitive structure.
The building's second-floor Japan Football Museum opened on 22 December 2002 to mark the Japan–Korea World Cup; the JFA moved its offices in that September. The street in front was renamed Football Avenue after talks with Bunkyo Ward. Former JFA president Saburo Kawachi said he could not use the main ground-floor entrance, thinking of predecessors who never saw the building.
The building functions as an administrative center that is straightforward to locate in the Hongō district among other office structures. Visitors should expect it to be a working facility where some areas may not be open to the public.
The street facing the building was renamed Football Avenue after negotiations with Bunkyo Ward. JFA president Saburo Kawabuchi said he could not use the ground-floor main entrance, thinking of predecessors who never saw the building.
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