My recollections of Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
When I was a high school student, the first Olympic games in the Asian countries were held in Tokyo in 1964. At that time I temporarily lived in Shibuya, because my house in Koenji was rebuilt.In the neighborhood many modern buildings popped up along the Aoyama-Street. The national stadium was located in Sendagaya and the athletes' village in Yoyogi. The athletes's village was about 3 kilometer away from my temporal house in Shibuya. The opening ceremony was held on October the 10th. It was the typical beautiful autumn day. I watched it on TV. When the Japanese athletes entered the stadium and marched with red jackets, I was so excited. I recall visiting athletes' village from time to time. Wow, there were hundreds of Olympic athletes going back and forth. Immediately I wanted to try my English out on them. I spoke to a tall guy in the crowd and asked him, "Excuse me, could I have your autograph, please?" He smiled at me and answered, "Yes,