Postcards from Tokyo: light and shadow ahead of pandemic Olympics
On April 24th, Tokyo Tower and other iconic landmarks were illuminated in special Olympic colors to commemorate the 100 days before the Summer Games began. However, the city was enveloped in a mist of rain that night, casting light and shadows over the second time Tokyo is hosting the Games. This is a stark contrast to the 1964 Olympics, which marked a new era of modernity for the city that had only recently recovered from the devastation of World War II. The symbol of the 1964 Games was the high-speed bullet trains that began running just days before the opening ceremony.0
