New Location for the German House in Tokyo 2020

The German House will serve as a hotspot after the Olympic and Paralympic competitions – where representatives from sporting, business, media, social and political spheres will get together to celebrate and network with one another. Messe Düsseldorf will also create the setting for this in Tokyo 2020 realising the German House commissioned by Deutsche Sport Marketing (DSM), the marketing agency of DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund/German Olympic Confederation) and DBS (Deutscher Behindertensportverband/National Paralympic Committee Germany).

Claudia Wagner, Managing Director at DSM, welcomes this partnership with Messe Düsseldorf spanning 20 years now: “For such an international and high-calibre platform as the German House at the Olympic and Paralympic Games event professionals are called for. Being one of the world’s biggest and most international trade fair companies Messe Düsseldorf boasts the required expertise.”

In Tokyo the German House will open its doors at “AQUA CiTY”, a shopping mall on the artificial island of Daiba centrally located in the Tokyo Bay Zone, in the immediate vicinity of numerous competition hotspots and with breath taking vistas of the famous Rainbow Bridge. In the six-storey shopping centre various areas have been earmarked for the German House. The centrepiece of this home from home will be “The Cortona Sea Side Daiba” on the fifth floor of the Mall. Boasting a spacious terrace with pool and unrivalled vistas of Tokyo’s distinctive skyline this venue is booked primarily for festivities and photo shoots.

The location meets all needs – especially those of the athletes. Benefits include the floor space which allows for flexible interior design, the central location where all sports venues are – by Tokyo standards – within easy reach. Situated less than three kilometres away are the arenas for beach volleyball (Olympic), tennis (Olympic) and wheelchair tennis (Paralympic), climbing (Olympic), basketball (3x3), gymnastics (Olympic), BMX, skateboarding as well as swimming as a triathlon discipline. The Olympic/Paralympic Village and the Media Centre (IBC/MPC) are about six kilometres away, the Olympic Stadium approximately twelve. Since summer 2017 those responsible at Messe Düsseldorf – together with colleagues from their subsidiary in Japan – have been looking for a suitable location inspecting more than 30 facilities.

Looking forward to the Games Werner M. Dornscheidt, President & CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, said: “We will again harness all our expertise to make the German House a hotspot during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We excel at bringing people together. And not only at our leading international trade fairs but also at the German House. We are proud of the contribution we have made to this for 20 years now.” Messe Düsseldorf has realised the German House at the Olympic Games since Sydney 2000 – from planning and implementation through to operation. For the Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 this partnership was extended to include the Paralympic Games.

German House / German House Paralympics – Facts and Figures:

Olympics:
Duration: 24 July to 9 August 2020
Total floor space: 2,000 m²
Number of guests expected: approx. 700 visitors daily / approx. 10,000 in total

Paralympics:
Duration:  26 August – 6 September 2020
Total floor space: 2,000 m²
Number of guests expected: approx. 600 visitors daily / approx. 7,000 in total

German House /German House Paralympics:

Since 1988 the German House has been the central meeting point of the German Olympic Sports Confederation for representatives from sports, business, media, social and political spheres during the Olympic Games. The Paralympic counterpart has been in existence since the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. DOSB and DBS use these premises for hosting all major events – such as the daily press conference. Deutsche Sport Marketing (DSM) is responsible for planning, organising and holding these two communication platforms.