A walk through Olympic history in Japan’s Olympic Museum

TOKYO, JAPAN — The Tokyo 2020 Olympics may be months away but Japan is ready for it, be it the stadium for the opening ceremonies or a tourist spot for fans of the Olympic games.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened the National Stadium in December, seven months ahead of the quadrennial games. Next to the new National Stadium is the Japan Olympic Museum, which offers visitors a chance to step back in time and see how the Olympics evolved through the years. Just look for the Olympic Rings monument and the crowd lining up to take a photo with it.

In September, the Japan Olympic Museum was unveiled to promote the history of the Olympic and Paralympic games, showcase the skills of the athletes involved, and feature mementos from the times the country hosted the 1964 Olympics and the Winter Olympic games in 1972 and 1998.

While the first floor of the museum is open to the public, there’s a ¥500 (P250) entrance fee for the second floor, which hosts exhibits about the history of the Olympics and interactive displays where you can see if your skills can match those of an athlete. There’s even a photo of Philippines’ Carlos Yulo, who is training in Japan under a scholarship program.

More than just looking at exhibits, visitors can also test their skills against records of Olympians with screens and projections that record your movement. The screens then show how well you did versus the Olympic standard.

Experience the Japan Olympic Museum through these photos:

—JCB, GMA News