Hello! Today, I would like to explore the planned site of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Olympic Village in Harumi 5-chome.
One of the major concerns of Chuo-ku at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics scheduled for 2020 is that the marathon course runs through Chuo-ku and that an athlete village will be established in the Harumi area.
What is the appearance of the athlete village now?
From Harumi 3-chome intersection where Triton Square is located, take the Harumi-dori St. where the tree-lined road is wonderful.
As you go in the direction of the chimney of the Central Incineration Plant ...
You can see a vast construction site where many cranes are lined up.
This is the planned site of the Athlete Village.
The signboard of "Athlete Village Construction Site" is also displayed. The building to be developed in the urban redevelopment project will be used as an athlete village during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and will be a general house after the tournament.
The construction is proceeding at a rapid pace, and the sights that can only be seen now under construction are spreading.
In fact, this is the planned site of the athlete village, where the "Tokyo International Trade Fair venue" was located until 1996.
After the opening in 1959, a number of international exhibitions and events, including the Tokyo Motor Show, were held for nearly 40 years before the completion of the Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward. A monument indicating this is located near the Central Incineration Plant.
And going back further, this place was also the venue for the Tokyo Expo, which was scheduled to be held in 1940. 1940 was a year commemorating the 2600 B.C. In addition to the Expo, the Tokyo Olympics were scheduled, but both were canceled due to the effects of the war and became a phantom existence.
It was a land related to such an international event~.
Why don't you not only imagine the future athlete village, but also think about the past history?
By the way, from the harbor plaza of Harumi Passenger Terminal, located at the tip of Harumi 5-chome, you can see Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge over the sea, and this is also a recommended spot.
