“HEARTBEAT OF TRADITION”
Hours before the opening ceremony, locals were treated to a spectacular performance marking the start of the Games.
The Blue Impulse – the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force – knifed through the skies, carving out a large heart above downtown Nagoya.
In front of dignitaries such as Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry, the ceremony began with a violin solo from Japanese musician Taro Hakase atop a heart-shaped central stage.
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