Over 800 etegami were displayed in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office building in Shinjuku and displayed support for the Tokyo 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee. The exhibit closed on June 14th and will move to the Osaka Etegami Hall from July 14th to 18th.
Here are a few of my favorites from the Tokyo [...]
Entries from June 29th, 2009
Olympic Etegami
June 29th, 2009 8 Comments
Tags: etegami · Japanese Folk Art · Olympoics · Tokyo · Tokyo2106
Relay Race Led by Naoko Takahashi
June 27th, 2009 1 Comment
Last weekend, June 22, the women’s marathon champion of the 2000 Olympics, Naoko Takahashi, led a relay race in support of the Tokyo 2016 bid to host the games.
Running with Takahashi were other famous faces including Kenji Kimihara, who won a silver medal at the Mexico games in 1968 and Yasutaro Matsuki, the former international [...]
Tags: Olympic · relay · takahashi naoko
Hello Kitty for Tokyo 2016
June 26th, 2009 No Comments
It is still a long time until the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, but less than 100 days now to find out whether Tokyo will be the host city.
While you are waiting for the Games, you might want to pick up some Bid merchandise which includes this item for Hello Kitty fans.
You can find this item [...]
Tags: goods · hello kitty · sanrio
Tokyo Gets The Games!
June 25th, 2009 7 Comments
Over fifty years ago, on May 27, 1959, The Japan Times reported that “A wave of rejoicing swept the nation last night as news was flashed from Munich that Tokyo had been awarded the 1964 Olympic Games. The fifth ring in the Olympic symbol had been completed. The Olympic Games had finally come to Asia. [...]
Tags: Olympic history · Toky2016 · Tokyo Olympics · Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Tokyo 2016 in 100 Days
June 24th, 2009 7 Comments
The official Countdown Clock was unveiled today marking the run down from 100 days to the decision on which city will host the Olympic and Parlympic Games for 2016.
Will Tokyo be the winner in 2016 ? It’s too early to tell, but by the time the clock ticks down to 0 we will find out.
On [...]
Tags: 2016 · clock · kokusai forum · Tokyo
Top Ten on Tokyo2016 Flickr
June 23rd, 2009 9 Comments
We have been delighted with the response and contribution to the Tokyo2016 Flickr group.
The collection of photos and videos is brilliant and we would like to introduce ten top contributions to the group.
1. We were thrilled to see this this photo of a Boeing 777 with paintings of Japanese medalists on board. What a cool [...]
Kanpei Hazama Running Earth Marathon
June 20th, 2009 1 Comment
187 days ago today, the Japanese comedian Kanpei Hazama set off on a marathon run. But rather than settling for the usual maximum of 26 miles, he is running and sailing around the world a total of 23,000 miles!
The decision to run this “Earth Marathon” is Kanpei’s way of showing his commitment and passion for [...]
Hosted in Two Main Zones
June 19th, 2009 No Comments
The infrastructure of hosting the Games is a major consideration for any city. In Tokyo’s case, the idea is to host the Games in the ‘heart of the city’. This type of ‘compact concept‘ for an Olympic Games is an unusual proposition. But with Japan’s efficient and extensive public transport system it is possible.
This piece [...]
Tags: construction · infrastructure
Olympic Autographs
June 19th, 2009 1 Comment
What a cool pair of autographs this young student of Fukuda Kindergarten in Hatagaya got when Yoshinori Sakai, the final torch bearer for the 1964 Olympics, joined Yasuhiro Ueyama Trampoline a trampoline Olympian who was ranked #1 in the world in 2006 visited his school recently.
But I’m sure the autograph didn’t excite the young boy [...]
Tags: autographs · Olympic event · Tokyo · Yasuhiro Ueyama · Yoshinori Sakai
Tokyo Olympic Museum
June 19th, 2009 4 Comments
Tokyo already has a lot of Olympic history to look back on with pride and one of the best places to get a sense of what this means to the country and her citizens is The Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum.
The Summer Olympics were hosted by Tokyo in 1964 and is still home to a [...]
Tags: Olympic history · olympic museum · Tokyo
