Tokyo lost the bid to Rome, Italy in the 1960 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad), then Nagoya, Aichi (located outside the Chūbu region of Honshū) lost the bid to Seoul, South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Tokyo lost the bid to Rome, Italy in the 1960 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad), then Nagoya, Aichi (located outside the Chūbu region of Honshū) lost the bid to Seoul, South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics.