As part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has decided to postpone the grand opening ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, which had been planned for Sunday 22 March 2020.
In addition, in the interest of public safety it has been decided that the opening ceremony, when rescheduled, will not be open to the public.
This information about the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre will be announced later at the website listed below.
Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this might have caused.
1 Postponement of the Ceremony
*Cancelation of invitation to Tokyo residents and the general public.
1. Name: Grand Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Aquatics Centre
2. Date/Time: Originally Sunday 22 March 2020, 10:00 – 10:40 (now postponed, new date TBD)
3. Location: Ceremony venue area at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre (2-2-1 Tatsumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
4. Website: Registration website for Grand Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre
https://tokyo-aqua-shikiten.jp/ (Available only in Japanese)
2 Future Actions
Future actions will be announced separately.
CONTACT & INQUIRIES
Takeda Shingo (Mr.)
Email: Shingo_Takeda@member.metro.tokyo.jp
Director for Venue Opening Preparations
Tokyo 2020 Games Venues Division
Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation
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