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On the 17th, a giant doll called Muko arrived in Tokyo from Shinjuku Gyoen Garden in Tokyo, Japan.
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Muko is a symbol of the 'Reconstruction Olympics', which prays for the revival of Tohoku, a disaster-affected area on the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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After arriving in Tokyo via Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures, Muko dances along a line of people pulling.
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Muko was created at school with the idea of students from the Tohoku region.
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On the 16th, a giant inflatable balloon shaped like a human face, Masayume, appeared above a park near Shibuya, Tokyo.
It means that dreams come true in reality, so it seems to contain the message that the Olympics are finally becoming a reality after being delayed for a year due to Corona.
(SBS New Media Department/Photo=Getty Image Korea, Masayume YouTube account, Yonhap News)