In support of the Tokyo 2016 Olympic Paralympic Bid, the Chuo-ku Tourist Association, this year celebrating their 50th year of operation, held a Tug of War event at Nihonbashi.
Entries from July 27th, 2009
Nihonbashi Tug of War
July 27th, 2009 6 Comments
Tags: Ayumi Tanimoto · Judo · nihonbashi · Saori Yoshida · Tanimoto · wrestling · Yoshida
Robots, Kimonos & Lanterns, 2016
July 22nd, 2009 5 Comments
Two nights ago in Odaiba, the excitement of Tokyo2016 was captured on the beach. Organisers placed coloured lanterns representing the 5 Olympic rings on the sand. It was a brilliant event.
The Flickr Five
July 18th, 2009 2 Comments
Support for Tokyo2016 is well demonstrated in the continuing stream of photos added to the photo blog on flickr. It is a great group with some fantastic shots!
Boyz II Men Support Tokyo2016
July 16th, 2009 6 Comments
American musical group Boyz II Men expressed their support for the Tokyo bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016.
The most successful R&B group shared their thoughts in a letter to the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee on the eve of a series of Japan performances.
“Tokyo is a city we have been fortunate enough [...]
Tags: Boyz II Men · Concerts · Musicians · R&B · support
The Student Association for the 2016 Tokyo Olympics
July 14th, 2009 3 Comments
We’ve shown you some of the groups, organizations and events that have been taking place in Tokyo to support the 2016 Olympic games bid. One of my personal favorites is a group of students who started their campaign way back in 2006. Committed? I think so!
Picture taken at one of the groups earlier events held [...]
Tags: student support · tokyo olympic bid · Tokyo Olympics · tokyo olympics 2016
Tokyo 2016 at the Soccer
July 13th, 2009 22 Comments
At a recent Tokyo Verdy v. Tokushima Vortis J.League match, a number of Tokyo 2016 Games Bid activities were held before the match and at the half time break.
Tags: football · j league · soccer · tokushima · verdy · vortis · yoyogi
Even Mythical Creatures Support Tokyo2016
July 9th, 2009 3 Comments
Kappa, the mythical water dwelling sprite, and adopted mascot of Tokyo’s Kappabashi shopping district near Asakusa was recently spotted wearing a Tokyo2106 apron to show his support for the bid!
Kappa (”river child” in English) are popular creatures in Japanese folklore and can be found in the ponds, rivers and lakes throughout Japan. These mythical creatures [...]
Tags: asakusa · kappa · kappabashi · mascot · Tokyo
The Flickr Five
July 8th, 2009 12 Comments
The photos on flickr promoting and encouraging Tokyo2016 have been brilliant. Lets highlight our top five this week!
This was captured and sent in by t-miki. It is a really classic shot highlighting the 2016 message in Tokyo.
This was added by Kevin Tierney with the title Omega Building. It is a photo of strength and determination, [...]
Wrestling family ready for Tokyo 2016
July 7th, 2009 1 Comment
Showing support for the Tokyo 2016 Bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Ms. Miu Yamamoto is shown here wearing a Tokyo 2016 logo designed Yukata.
Ms. Yamamoto is the daughter of Ikuei Yamamoto, who represented Japan at wrestling in the 1972 Munich Olympics. She is also a World Champion in wrestling, but since female [...]
Tags: tokyo tower · wrestling · yamamoto · yukata
Tokyo Olympics Video 1964 – 2016
July 6th, 2009 3 Comments
The Tokyo Olympics in 1964
This is a great video that catches part of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic 1964 games, as the athletes make their way into the Olympic Stadium.
The Bid For 2016
In contrast, this video promoting the Tokyo Olympic bid for the 2016 games shows just how much the world has moved [...]
