More than 100 valuable materials, such as cameras and stopwatches that are believed to have been used to judge and record competitions at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, were found at the homes of former employees of the Organizing Committee. It will be donated to a specialized museum that collects.
We found more than 100 materials such as cameras and stopwatches that are believed to have been used to judge and record competitions at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, as well as souvenirs such as official blazer, badges, and stamps. It was left at the home of Mr. Sadao Midorikawa, who was a staff member of the committee competition club.
A detailed investigation by the Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum, which collects materials related to the Olympics, revealed that some of them were visiting Japan but were decided not to participate just before the opening of the event. It also includes a small flag that you can exchange with your opponent's team called a pennant, which is a valuable material that has not been confirmed so far.
These materials will be donated to the Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum, and curator Sachiko Shinna said, "I was surprised that an individual had such materials, and some of them were actually used, which is very valuable. As the number of people who know the time decreases, I would like to increase the momentum for preservation so that the materials will not be scattered. "