The Environment of Tokyo 2008

TMG is engaged in bidding activities with the aim of hosting the 2016 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics (hereinafter referred to as “ the Tokyo 2016 Games ”).
Since the 1990s, the environment has been regarded as one of the three dimensions of the Olympic Movement, alongside sports and culture. The idea of hosting a Green Games (environmentally friendly Olympics) first became a standard goal adopted by organizers for the Sydney Olympics in 2000, such that environmental measures now constitute an important element in the process of selecting a host city.
For this reason, TMG aims to deliver, for the 2016 Tokyo Olympics, an Olympic Games for which top priority shall be given to the environment.

1. Will bestow dreams and hopes on people and enliven the city through sports.
2. Will give rise to proposals for a new urban model and contribute to the global environment.

An Olympic Games to foster people, protect the environment, and elevate the dynamism of the city

1. To foster people by enabling athletes to perform at the highest levels and bestowing dreams and hopes onto children.
2. To protect the environment by harnessing environmental technologies and policies consistent with the highest global standards.
3. To elevate the dynamism of the city through contributions made by people and neighborhoods imbued with vitality.

1. Positive impact Games
   Leading-edge Japanese environmental technologies shall be harnessed to realize a carbon-minus Olympics for which energy conservation technologies and renewable energy will be prioritized.
2. Green urbanism
   Tokyo shall be revived as a beautiful city enveloped in corridors of water and greenery, and urban development will be undertaken not to block sea breeze.
3. Sustainability through sports
   An environmental education and outreach program through sports pertaining to sustainable development shall be implemented to teach children around the world in collaboration with NGOs and other entities.

1. Compact distribution of venues
   All competition venues – except those used for shooting events and soccer games – will be located in the city core within an 8-kilometer radius to help ensure that the Games will be run both dependably and efficiently.
2. Utilizing existing facilities
   Existing facilities will be used to comprise twenty-three venues (68%) of the thirty-four competition venues that are expected to be used. Among these existing facilities, the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, National Kasumigaoka Stadium, National Yoyogi Stadium, and Nippon Budokan are all facilities that were used during the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and are considered Olympic legacies for this reason.