Japan Olympic Museum highlights significance of the Olympic Games
Japan Olympic Museum highlights significance of the Olympic Games
With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics just around the corner, get psyched up for the games with a trip to the newly opened Japan Olympic Museum.
Just across the street from New National Stadium in central Tokyo’s Gaien area, this museum offers history and insight to the Olympics and Paralympics.
Visitors are first welcomed by a large Olympic rings statue outside of the museum. Even on a cold winter day, visitors lined up to take photos by the rings with the new stadium in the background.
The small, two-story museum opened in September to promote the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and illuminate the history and significance of the games.
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