sentences:  At the IOC session in 1959, Japan stated that yachting would take place in the port of Yokohama, as was the plan for 1940.Later, when it became clear that Yokohama was not suitable for Olympic-level sailing, it was decided that yachting events would be held off the coats of Enoshima Island in Kanagawa Prefecture on the bay of Sagami.To meet the requirement at Enoshima it was decided to build a large scale harbour at Enoshima for the 1964 Olympics.