Improved sporting facilities, transport links and barrier-free access in Tokyo are among the legacies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), which has released its findings on the legacy of the Games for leisure and business travellers to Japan.
Plans for the Games’ legacy began to be put in place when Tokyo was selected as host city, in 2013. Organisers and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government made “a commitment to use the Games as a catalyst for the development of new technology that would help make urban environments more sustainable and more accessible,” said a JNTO note.
Since then, Tokyo has seen improved transport links, including widened roads and sidewalks, as well as improved or new barrier-free access at numerous key subway and mainline…