Tokyo 2020 Olympics

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by kj1980

Then again, in the movie AKIRA, Tokyo was to host the 2020 Olympics, but in 2019 Tetsuo happened so...

With that Fukushima stuff and what super heroes movies taught us about radiations, you never know /é_è\

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by solomon

Anyways, my town of DC is trying to mull hosting the BIG GAME(S), doubt it will happen though.

half your city council has pled guilty to something and the other half is figuring out who or what they can turn to the prosecutor for a lighter sentence. Meanwhile your mayor is trying to convince everyone he is a ostrich who sees nothing and hears nothing.

[Terrestrial Dream]

Originally Posted by Solafighter

So, I see that Tokyo won the bid for the 2020 Olympics. Construction will boom. Lots of infrastructure will be added. English language companies will likely see a boom (i.e. fad) in students. Lower class / working poor people will get pushed out of their homes, taxes will rise. Sales tax will get shunted to less-necessary sectors, many people will be excited. Many people will be angry. NIMBY will increase. Traffic will snarl. Tourists will increase. Attention will be diverted from the ongoing Level 3 problem at Fukushima....

I heard opposite of this, Olympic actually causes tourism to go down. The reasoning is that people are likely to avoid that Olympic host city because they perceive the city to be very busy during that period. Or at least that is what happened in London.

[Miraluka]

Doraemon will be the pet!


How many contries are bitching about not being the host this time? So far Spain is butthurt(and they claim to be in crisis no less )

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

I heard opposite of this, Olympic actually causes tourism to go down. The reasoning is that people are likely to avoid that Olympic host city because they perceive the city to be very busy during that period. Or at least that is what happened in London.

I certainly will aim to go to Tokyo before 2020 to avoid the Olympic mess....Only Olympic spectators will want to go to an Olympic city.

And it's not the Winter Games. Nothing for me to watch

[Jinto]

Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

I heard opposite of this, Olympic actually causes tourism to go down. The reasoning is that people are likely to avoid that Olympic host city because they perceive the city to be very busy during that period. Or at least that is what happened in London.

It might just be the prices though

[flying ^]

This entry by reuters best sums up the 2020 bid
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...edName=topNews


So anyways...

When China got the 2008 Olympics, they made their citizens study better English in order to better accommodate their incoming visitors. Wonder if Japan would do the same?

[kj1980]

Originally Posted by Solafighter

So, I see that Tokyo won the bid for the 2020 Olympics. Construction will boom. Lots of infrastructure will be added. English language companies will likely see a boom (i.e. fad) in students. Lower class / working poor people will get pushed out of their homes, taxes will rise. Sales tax will get shunted to less-necessary sectors, many people will be excited. Many people will be angry. NIMBY will increase. Traffic will snarl. Tourists will increase. Attention will be diverted from the ongoing Level 3 problem at Fukushima....

Tokyo already hosts a lot of international sporting competitions. The 2020 Olympics is nothing new. We already did the Olympics in 1964 so we have lots of pre-built infrastructure and venues.

Tokyo already has one of the best mass transit systems in the world. We have a huge subway system, JR lines as well as private rail lines. We have both Haneda and Narita airports near Tokyo. We have monorail systems, Yurikamome, Rinkai, as well as Expressways. Therefore, very few transit infrastructure construction is needed. In addition, our mass transit systems is one of the few transit systems in the world that actually makes a profit, without any government subsidies to be run. So, there's no need to spend our taxes on running mass transit for the Olympics. Instead, all taxes will be used to urban design and sporting venues.

In addition, several venues are using heritage sites from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Other areas within the Heritage Zone will be renovated and remodeled, so it's not like we're going to be spending huge amounts of money to building everything from the ground up; it'll just be using existing infrastructure and upgrading them. The Nippon Budokan where a lot of concerts take place and originally built for the 1964 will be reused. National Olympic Stadium same thing, full remodel and upgrade of existing Olympic stadium from 1964 into 21st century remodel.

New venues will be built at Odaiba which is where Comiket takes place. Since the Odaiba area is an artificial island made out reclaimed land over water, no homes need to be destroyed. The International Broadcasting Center is actually Ariake's Tokyo Big Sight. Several indoor sports like wrestiling and Taekwondo will also take place at the same place where Comiket is usually held at. ww

Tokyo 2020 Promo Video
http://youtu.be/S4H-P6cg45E

[Terrestrial Dream]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

I certainly will aim to go to Tokyo before 2020 to avoid the Olympic mess....Only Olympic spectators will want to go to an Olympic city.

And it's not the Winter Games. Nothing for me to watch

Actually going to Tokyo as tourist during the Olympic might be the best time. Think about this, people are not going to tourist destination because they perceive it will be busy. Thanks to that perception, people are now going to try to avoid 2020 and go before, causing it to be busier in that period.

Originally Posted by flying ^

So anyways...

When China got the 2008 Olympics, they made their citizens study better English in order to better accommodate their incoming visitors. Wonder if Japan would do the same?

More job opportunity for foreigners would be cool. I was thinking of trying to teach in Japan before grad school.

[frivolity]

I want a Miku 3-D concert to be the centrepiece of the opening and closing ceremonies. Please make it happen, Crypton!

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

Actually going to Tokyo as tourist during the Olympic might be the best time. Think about this, people are not going to tourist destination because they perceive it will be busy. Thanks to that perception, people are now going to try to avoid 2020 and go before, causing it to be busier in that period.

But the problem is that airfare and hotels will have jacked up prices due to the special event.

[HasuMasu]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

7 years to make tanks a sporting event.

Russia's already on it.

All that's left is the school girls.

[whitecloud]

Lets get to it then...start training it...

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

Actually going to Tokyo as tourist during the Olympic might be the best time. Think about this, people are not going to tourist destination because they perceive it will be busy. Thanks to that perception, people are now going to try to avoid 2020 and go before, causing it to be busier in that period.

True....But won't there be major road closures?

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

Actually going to Tokyo as tourist during the Olympic might be the best time. Think about this, people are not going to tourist destination because they perceive it will be busy. Thanks to that perception, people are now going to try to avoid 2020 and go before, causing it to be busier in that period.

I was thinking I could pose as a gaijin and take photos with their lolis, with that fanfare of multiracial potpourri nobody will notice a thing - *gets beaten up by policemen*

[Endless Soul]

Originally Posted by frivolity

I want a Miku 3-D concert to be the centrepiece of the opening and closing ceremonies. Please make it happen, Crypton!

Agreed. Get to work on this. Chop! Chop!

Endless "Miku fan" Soul

[james0246]

Originally Posted by GDB

But the problem is that airfare and hotels will have jacked up prices due to the special event.

I guess the bets bet is to just move to Tokyo within the next 2 years so as to avoid the "jacked up prices"...

[Mystique]

Originally Posted by flying ^

This entry by reuters best sums up the 2020 bid
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...edName=topNews


So anyways...

When China got the 2008 Olympics, they made their citizens study better English in order to better accommodate their incoming visitors. Wonder if Japan would do the same?

Romanized Japanese on signs to be replaced with English
The government announced new guidelines Sept. 11 that call for replacing Romanized Japanese text written on traffic signs across the nation with English to make them easier for foreigners to understand.

It's a good start
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201309120083

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by james0246

I guess the bets bet is to just move to Tokyo within the next 2 years so as to avoid the "jacked up prices"...

I live 20min drive away from a tourism hotspot. I have no intention of every visiting it because everything is so expensive.

Worse, all the good restaurants are there. So the takeaway foods I could buy near my dwelling are all rather substandard. I just want an authentic Italian restaurant that won't break the bank, is that too much to ask? They were a dime a dozen in Melbourne!

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

I live 20min drive away from a tourism hotspot. I have no intention of every visiting it because everything is so expensive.

Worse, all the good restaurants are there. So the takeaway foods I could buy near my dwelling are all rather substandard. I just want an authentic Italian restaurant that won't break the bank, is that too much to ask? They were a dime a dozen in Melbourne!

I could open one for you......if you can help me find the land.

Actually within this 7 years I was thinking that investors might move into the place and put alot of weight on the economy, thus making things more expensive there.