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Living through Tokyo Olympics in 2021 | A Resident's View ★ ONLY in JAPAN

When the Tokyo Summer Games were cancelled in 2020, I was very upset because as a resident of this city, many of us had been looking forward to the seeing our Tokyo shine on the world stage and the greatest hosts ever. One year later, in a situation many consider to be worse than a year before, the city and the IOC went ahead to plan the world's biggest sporting event in the most challenging situation possible. For residents of the host city, what would be left to experience since spectators to venues were banned, events canceled, the city in a state of emergency. This is my experience as a resident living through the Tokyo 2020 in 2021. 00:00 Start 01:28 Opening Ceremony from Outside 03:30 Arial View of Tokyo 04:12 Olympic Village Decorated 04:40 Tokyo Monuments Lit Up 05:28 Odaiba View 06:00 Olympic Cauldron 07:18 Olympic Torch Room 08:02 Olympic Medal Room 1896-2020 10:01 Climbing Mt. Takao for Sport 13:17 Tokyo Olympic Store, Shopping 14:31 Tokyo Fly-over by Blue Impulse 15:07 Athlete Spotting 16:10 Interview with Visiting Media 18:39 Will my son remember this? 18:54 Paralympics Closing ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ Thank you to Amanda Plasencia for her help explaining the situation on the other side of the bubble. She's a reporter for NBC 6 Miami who tells amazing stories. https://twitter.com/AmandaNBC6 ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #Tokyo2020 #Tokyo