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Koji Murofushi and children polish the Olympic cauldron
As part of a week-long series of events to mark 300 days until the election of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics host city, Koji Murofushi and five other Olympians and Paralympians polished the Olympic cauldron at the National Stadium together with elementary and middle school children (including those from areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake). The cauldron, used in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was lit in the hopes that the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be awarded to Tokyo.
Photo:Olympian Koji Murofushi polishing the Olympic cauldron in the rain (November 9)
The Asakusabashi wholesale district at year’s end
The Asakusabashi wholesale district is known for its long-established doll sellers. The 100 or so wholesale shops lining Edo-dori Ave. sell accessories, decorations and other goods. Christmas articles such as Christmas lights and trees are sold in the stores until Christmas, giving way to kadomatsu pines, hagoita battledores, Japanese kites and the other New Year goods in preparation for the coming year.
Photo:Getting ready for Christmas (November 13)
Invited by crimson foliage
The some 200 Japanese Maples of Tonogayato Gardens, a two-minute walk from JR Kokubunji Station, reached their peak fall colors. Around 1,000 people visited the gardens each day, beckoned by the beautiful crimson leaves. There are also inviting walking courses and rest spots within the park.
Photo:Taken November 22
Tokyo Sports Town 2012
An event where spectators were able to experience the thrill of an up-close view of athletes performing in sports that are usually not held outside the arena, including the50-meter dash, the pole vault, taekwondo, judo, fencing, trampoline, kabaddi and goalball, was held on the grounds of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.
Photo:Pole vaulter Daichi Sawano (November 24)
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