TeamBlakeUSA Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Infinite Excitement Is The Venues Site Named. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 16 hours ago, thatsnotmypuppy said: . I'll also head to Sapporo for some football. hmm attend football in Sapporo just to escape Tokyo' summer heat and humidity for some days... something to think about for future vacations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Considering that we don't even have a transportation plan for PyeongChang, I'm not expecting a transportation plan for Tokyo anytime soon. And as you point out, they've got to do something to increase throughput to the harbor islands. But, hey, I'm having ignoring work and playing around with maps. Here's another transportation map. It does a good job of showing the Rinkai line, which I overlooked in my early post. The Rinkai line seems to have ideal access to the harbor venues. The area around the Osaki station could be a good place to stay... looks somewhat boring, but has a number of inexpensive hotels (with tiny rooms.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBlakeUSA Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Sapporo Will Be One of The Football Venues As Well As The Tokyo Olympic Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 On 9/13/2016 at 4:30 AM, gotosy said: hmm attend football in Sapporo just to escape Tokyo' summer heat and humidity for some days... something to think about for future vacations You've figured it out - plus amazing food up North Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBlakeUSA Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I'm Not Sure, I Don't Think Osaka Is One The Football Venues List. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Swiss firm to open 'hotel ship' during Tokyo Games Sunday, May 27, 22:34 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has chosen a Switzerland-based shipping company to operate a "hotel ship" during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The "hotel ship" concept is one of the measures being taken by the central government to address an anticipated accommodation shortage during the sporting events. Tokyo city officials say they chose the Japanese arm of the Switzerland-based MSC Cruises to operate a "hotel ship" after inviting public applications. Officials say the 65,000-ton cruise ship "MSC Lirica" is expected to be used as a temporary hotel. The mid-size cruiser boasts about 1,000 staterooms and can accommodate up to 2,600 guests. The ship will be docked at a pier in Koto Ward. The Tokyo government and the shipping company will discuss details of its operation after signing a memorandum. The central government will also allow several other piers on Tokyo Bay to be used for such temporary accommodations. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180528_10/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyliberatori Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 7 hours ago, gotosy said: Swiss firm to open 'hotel ship' during Tokyo Games Sunday, May 27, 22:34 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has chosen a Switzerland-based shipping company to operate a "hotel ship" during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The "hotel ship" concept is one of the measures being taken by the central government to address an anticipated accommodation shortage during the sporting events. Tokyo city officials say they chose the Japanese arm of the Switzerland-based MSC Cruises to operate a "hotel ship" after inviting public applications. Officials say the 65,000-ton cruise ship "MSC Lirica" is expected to be used as a temporary hotel. The mid-size cruiser boasts about 1,000 staterooms and can accommodate up to 2,600 guests. The ship will be docked at a pier in Koto Ward. The Tokyo government and the shipping company will discuss details of its operation after signing a memorandum. The central government will also allow several other piers on Tokyo Bay to be used for such temporary accommodations. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180528_10/ Wonder if it will be used by athletes (like Norwegian Getaway in Rio) or media (Norwegian Jade in Sochi). Maybe even for public use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympicgamesfan_13 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I planned a Tokyo trip with my friends this year. Since corona is still a thing we will probably postpone it to next year. As some members mentioned Shinjuku or Shibuya are a good option. Tokyo Bay is even better. From my point of view hotels won't be that occupied due to Covid-19 next year. Since I was quite busy, my friends planned the trip. Unfortunately they are not into the Olympics and researched basic sighseeing points. This is an usefull link https://www.travelspring.de/staedtereise-tokio/ in case you end up in Tokyo and the Olympics are going to be postponed again due to corona virus. My friends are originally from Germany, so the page is in German. But you can easily translate it into english. They said, it's a good overview. br Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 9/14/2020 at 10:05 AM, Olympicgamesfan_13 said: I planned a Tokyo trip with my friends this year. Since corona is still a thing we will probably postpone it to next year. As some members mentioned Shinjuku or Shibuya are a good option. Tokyo Bay is even better. From my point of view hotels won't be that occupied due to Covid-19 next year. Since I was quite busy, my friends planned the trip. Unfortunately they are not into the Olympics and researched basic sighseeing points. This is an usefull link https://www.travelspring.de/staedtereise-tokio/ in case you end up in Tokyo and the Olympics are going to be postponed again due to corona virus. My friends are originally from Germany, so the page is in German. But you can easily translate it into english. They said, it's a good overview. br I would love to see Tokyo one day. The possibility to combine the Olympics with a trip seems so great. Its a pitty that traveling seems not possible the next months. I hope you can go on your trip to Tokyo when Covid-19 is no more. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chateau Petrus Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) Hotel in Ginza cancelled yesterday with no penalties. I guest lot of peoples will do the same. Edited March 21, 2021 by Chateau Petrus add something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 7:56 PM, OlympicBoy said: I was planing to visit Tokyo as an exchange student next month and work at the olympic games as volunteer. Unfortunately this plan was crashed bei corona. My exchange have been postponed to upcoming fall. Regrettable the oylmpic games will be over then, but I am also happy the exchange is not canceled entirely. You may still have a chance. Quote Tokyo Olympics may see 500 foreign volunteers allowed into Japan Around 500 foreign volunteers may be allowed into Japan under special entry rules to assist with the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, sources with knowledge of the matter said Monday. Local organizers have ruled out accepting volunteers from abroad, in principle, as a precaution to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, but could make an exception for roughly 500 people with specialized skills necessary for running the games. People whose roles cannot easily be performed by somebody living in Japan, such as experts in certain languages, will be selected from a pool of roughly 2,000 volunteers living overseas. According to the organizers, foreign nationals made up roughly 10% of a total 80,000 volunteers before the pandemic forced the one-year postponement of the games. The organizing bodies of the Olympics and Paralympics formally decided Saturday that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the pandemic. The government will consider ways to permit the entry of the specialist volunteers from overseas. Japanese citizens living outside Japan are also expected to be allowed to volunteer. Date:March 22,2021 News source:The Japan Times Link to this artile:https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/22/national/tokyo-overseas-volunteers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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