The area around the National Stadium, where the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was held, was crowded with people who wanted to enjoy the atmosphere as much as possible.
A large number of people gathered in the plaza near the National Stadium, and when the opening ceremony began at 8 pm, they were watching the TV broadcast with a smartphone app.
Then, when the fireworks went up around 8:10 pm, I was taking pictures while applauding and cheering in time with the fireworks.
After that, the sound from the venue was almost inaudible, but many people stayed there.
A woman in her 40s who stopped by with a colleague on her way home from work said, "I thought I might never do it again while I was alive, so I tried to get a taste of the atmosphere, but I didn't think it was so gathered. Even so, I'm glad that I was able to wear a mask without making noise and enjoyed it quietly like a Japanese person. I want to support you on TV. "
Another woman in her 40s said, "I had a plan to watch the competition at the venue, and since I'm doing it in Japan instead of overseas, I wanted to feel the atmosphere of the opening ceremony alone. Just before the opening ceremony. The fact that I resigned one after another is a shame that some people have worked hard to prepare, and I want to watch sports comfortably. "
In addition, a man in his twenties, an office worker, said, "When I saw foreign media coming, I realized that it had started. I also wear a mask and thought that I should not bother others. The scandals of the people involved were old, so I think it's a good idea to pick them up and make too much noise. "
A man who brought a 4-year-old boy from Minato Ward said, "The Tokyo Games may be once in a lifetime, and I came near the venue hoping that my children would remember this atmosphere."
In addition, a college student in his twenties said, "My friends from the university will be playing rugby, so I came to the venue for the opening ceremony with the desire to support them. I was talking.