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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.17 views
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Vissel Kobe celebrate their first ever championship.17 views
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Final score.17 views
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Princess Takamado during the Awards ceremony.17 views
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After the awards ceremony, Vissel Kobe walked around the stadium and posed for photos.17 views
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I walked completely around the stadium on the ground level outside.16 views
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Stairs and escalator to the stadium's 2nd tier seats.16 views
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Tanabata streamers from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. One event highlight was Tohoku festivals.16 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 16 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 16 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance.16 views
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Corporate sponsor booths.16 views
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Long and winding line for Gate A.16 views
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View outside the concourse, looking toward Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Sendagaya Station.16 views
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Awesome-looking roof. It also has loudspeakers.16 views
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My seat, made of hard plastic. 16 views
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We all got a free face towel as a souvenir.16 views
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Corridor to 2nd tier seats.16 views
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2nd tier seats.16 views
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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival 盛岡さんさ踊り16 views
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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival 盛岡さんさ踊り16 views
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From Fukushima Prefecture, the Waraji Matsuri is mainly an evening parade of dancers wearing waraji straw sandals.16 viewsIncludes a giant golden waraji. Held on the first Fri. and Sat. of Aug. near Fukushima Station. 福島わらじまつり https://www.waraji.co.jp/
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance16 views
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The last Tohoku festival was the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri. Held in the evenings during Aug. 2 to 7 near Aomori Station. ねぶた祭16 viewsThe Nebuta float is accompanied by dancers called haneto. They hop all over while shouting "Rasse, Rasse, Rassera!" These people came from Aomori and Tokyo. ねぶた祭
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Tohoku summer festivals are conveniently held during the same period in early Aug. so you can see most of them during a single trip. Well worth it. 16 viewsAomori Nebuta, Sendai Tanabata, and Akita Kanto are the Big Three. There's also the Neputa Matsuri in Hirosaki.
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Finally, the program moved to the music portion.16 viewsHeadlining a string of mini concerts was J-pop group Dreams Come True. ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー
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Arashi on stage. The stadium is so big, so everyone looked tiny. 嵐16 views
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Usain Bolt runs to his position on the track. It was a cold evening so the runners wore overcoats before the race.16 views
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On the Red Team, Cambridge Aska passes the round baton to Takakuwa Saki. ケンブリッジ 飛鳥 髙桑早生16 views
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Takakuwa Saki 髙桑早生16 views
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Anchors Marlou van Rhijn and Usain Bolt.16 views
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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.16 views
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Game attendance of 57,597. (sold out).16 views
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Awards ceremony16 views
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Awards ceremony16 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. They were also going to be part of the main program inside the stadium. 15 views仙台すずめ踊り http://www.suzume-odori.com/
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 15 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 15 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 15 views
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Map of a block of seats on 2nd tier. Each block has two corridors/entrances. Enter the corridor closest to your seat.15 views
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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival 盛岡さんさ踊り15 views
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From Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri, an evening dance festival held annually during Aug. 5 to 7. 15 viewsIt's a flower hat (hanagasa) dance parade near JR Yamagata Station. 山形花笠まつり http://www.hanagasa.jp/en/
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Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri 山形花笠まつり 15 views
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This supposed to be Japan's largest waraji straw sandal. It's an offering to pray for healthy legs/feet. Fukushima Waraji Matsuri 福島わらじまつり15 views
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Japan's largest waraji straw sandal.15 views
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15 viewsThe Nebuta float is accompanied by dancers called haneto. They hop all over while shouting "Rasse, Rasse, Rassera!" ねぶた祭
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The stadium went dark with a spotlight on the field...15 views
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Pro soccer/football player Miura Kazuyoshi appeared and said a few words. 15 viewsHe also played with the ball and kicked it into the crowd. The lucky guy in the stand who caught the ball got to keep the ball autographed by Kazu. 三浦 知良
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Another spotlight was on three members of Japan's national rugby team. 15 viewsIn the middle is team captain Michael Leitch who thanked the crowd for their support during the Rugby World Cup.
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Arashi on stage. 嵐15 views
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Starting on the Green Team was Muraoka Momoka. 村岡桃佳15 views
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Usain Bolt was the anchor on the Blue Team with four starting runners in Paris. So we saw only he and Hannah Cockroft in the stadium.15 views
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Kiryu Yoshihide runs to his position on the track. 桐生祥秀15 views
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Anchor Kiryu Yoshihide and Suzuki Tomoki 桐生祥秀 鈴木朋樹15 views
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Kiryu Yoshihide, who had finished, applauds Usain Bolt and others crossing the finish. 15 viewsFor us spectators, it was hard to see and understand what was going on
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J-pop duo Yuzu appeared as an unannounced, surprise guest performer. They sang "Eiko no Kakehashi." 栄光の架橋15 views
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Passed by the Olympic Stadium in June 2018 when it was still under construction.15 views
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Items not allowed: Knives, scissors (longer than 5.5 cm), poison, illicit drugs, flammable things, flares, fireworks, firecrackers, explosive items, oil, hammers, screwdrivers, chains, ice picks, glass bottles, cans, canned goods, raw eggs, and more. 14 viewsPlastic (PET) bottle drinks are allowed, but it may be subject to inspection.
Even this sign was not in English. So I guess they weren't expecting foreigners to attend this event.
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Roof laden with wood.14 views
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Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri 山形花笠まつり 14 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance14 views
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Nebuta floats are large wire-frame, paper lanterns shaped in various legendary and macho characters such as samurai warriors, demons, and gods. 14 viewsThey are dramatically illuminated from the inside and paraded on the streets of Aomori city at night. They did not parade this big float on the track since it might damage the track. ねぶた祭
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Aomori Nebuta Matsuri parading past Akita Kanto lanterns.14 views
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Aomori Nebuta Matsuri paraded completely around the track.14 views
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The Nebuta float is accompanied by dancers called haneto. They hop all over while shouting "Rasse, Rasse, Rassera!" ねぶた祭14 views
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Some marching bands and other people appeared.14 views
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Next was boy group Arashi first appearing on trucks that moved to the stage on the field. 嵐14 views
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Kiryu Yoshihide's team is introduced.14 views
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The opening event's sports highlight was the "One Race" featuring Olympians and Paralympians, both male and female. It was a relay race of four teams with six runners each. 14 viewsTwo teams (Red and Green) represented Japan. The other two teams (Orange and Blue) represented the world. The world teams had only two runners each in the stadium. The remaining four runners would run in Los Angeles or Paris in real time. Each runner was to run 200 meters. https://ourstadium.jpnsport.go.jp/onerace/
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Cambridge Aska starts off his relay team.14 views
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The runners celebrate on the podium.14 views
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Next, the stadium went dark and the MC asked everyone to turn on their cell phone flashlight. There was one more thing... Spotlight on a surprise...14 views
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People in my block didn't heed this request. As soon as they said "This concludes today's program," we all up and left the stadium via the stairs. Got out in no time.14 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance13 views
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Anchoring the Green Team was Kiryu Yoshihide. 桐生祥秀13 views
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Large crowd heading to Sendagaya Station, but it went smoothly and trains came often. My next visit to the this stadium will be on New Year's Day for a national soccer/football final game.13 views
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