The 2026 Asian Games will take place in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City from September 19 to October 4. They are the next big event for all of Japan after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and will provide a platform to further deepen exchange across Asia.
In a bid to ensure that the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are as successful as possible, GL events has signed a basic partnership agreement as the official transport supplier for the event. As the company already has a presence in Aichi through the management of the Aichi Sky Expo convention and exhibition centre, this new collaboration demonstrates GL events’ passion for major projects, as well as its ambition to support territories that host these events.
Despite a rumour that Aichi may withdraw from hosting the Games, the city government has made it clear that it will continue to push ahead with the bidding process. The Olympic Council of Asia is expected to choose the 2026 venue at its General Assembly in Danang, Vietnam on September 25.
As part of its preparations for the event, Aichi has outlined the key transport infrastructure it plans to use to get people around and deliver its vision of ‘Innovative Games for a Connected World’. This includes the construction of a new transportation hub for the Games, as well as a network of high-speed railway lines connecting Aichi and Nagoya to Tokyo and other major cities in Japan.
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