There was a parade held yesterday to show support for the Tokyo 2016 Olympic / Paralympic Games Bid. The Harajuku area was turned into a procession of color and music as the people of Tokyo got a glimpse of the festivities that might be awaiting them in 2016.
You can see more detailed photos of the [...]
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Harajuku Omotesando Parade
September 24th, 2009 2 Comments
Tags: harajuku · omotesando · parade
Nihonbashi Tug of War
July 27th, 2009 6 Comments
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.
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.
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
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 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
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 [...]
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
