I went to the Olympic Museum

I went to the Olympic Museum with a friend on Saturday the 14th.

It was located about a 5-minute walk from Gaiemmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
On the way, it was in a corner where you could see the National Stadium after passing by the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium and Jingu Stadium.

It is a very beautiful and still new building.

The first floor has an exhibition on the ongoing Milano Cortina Olympics, where you can wear the Japanese team's uniform and take pictures.

Wearing the uniform and putting on the hat really lifts your spirits.
My friend and I took a commemorative photo holding the placards that were provided.

The spot where we took the photo displayed the names of the Japanese athletes participating this time and the results of the Japanese athletes up to the previous day, and the names of the medalists were listed.
The performance of the Japanese athletes is wonderful this time as well.

There are also exhibits of uniforms and equipment for various sports, and you can touch them, with some exceptions.

I saw the actual ice hockey equipment, and it was such heavy gear that I thought just playing in it was amazing.

In addition, there are exhibits such as the autographed skis used by ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi at the Beijing Olympics and Kaori Sakamoto's costume from the Beijing Olympics, which is enough to enjoy on its own.

Also, there were Olympic cheering clappers available for free. There was a commemorative stamp there, so I tried to stamp it, but I couldn't do it well and it came out blurry.
But I thought, 'This is useful!'
I'll take it with me to this year's Nations League and Asian Championships!
(Even though I don't know if I can get tickets, I'm already fully prepared to go 😅)

Next to that, there was a gacha machine, and I was swayed by a word from the guide staff,
'The athletes wear them on their backpacks too,' and I bought one immediately.

What came out was speed skating.
I didn't care what came out, so it was good to have as a souvenir.

And when you go up to the second floor from there, it's the usual exhibition hall, where there were booths explaining the history of the Olympics and the achievements of Japanese athletes.
There were also interactive corners where you could try things like vertical jumps or mimic the movements of various sports, which would trigger videos of athletes actually performing those sports, making it quite fun.

In the Tokyo Olympics corner, there were balls used by the athletes on display with their autographs, and it was a joy to be able to recall those moments.
It was a shame there wasn't a volleyball, though.

Touching upon the history of the Olympics really made me feel many things.
Just how many people have been involved.

How much hardship was endured behind the scenes while we received so much inspiration and energy.
What happened to the Olympics when world peace was shattered.

In this recent Olympics, there were also events that made me feel the shadow of world peace.

Even though the athletes are competing without regard for national borders...

It was a time that made me reflect on such things as well.

The information I checked beforehand
said you could go around in about an hour,
but it took me a full two hours.

I think I enjoyed it more because I was with my friends.

Being able to wear the gear and take photos is a great memory, and it made the current Olympic Games feel much closer to me.
Thank you, ASICS! 😆

If you are interested in the Olympics and have the chance, I highly recommend visiting.

I would also like to go again once these Olympic Games are over, if possible.