Update : 2021-12-3
189 Days to Go before the Torch Relay in Soka City
206 Days to Go before the Olympics
(from January 1, 2020)
Looking Back the Year 1964
Photos of Memory
How Soka Was around 1964
The construction of Sakae Elementary and Junior High Schools were completed in 1963.
Residents moved into Matsubaradanchi (housing complex) in 1964, and the population of Soka City exceeded 60,000.
With the population still on the increase, the citizens' charter of Soka City of nine articles was enacted, and revised later in 1988, with the aim of raising awareness as citizens and of promoting unity.
The charter is based on nine resolutions - to cooperate and work together to develop a lively and pleasant city.
The gathering of new adults.
Those who celebrated 20 years of age are now 76 years old.
In front of Soka Station.
The station building was made of wood and the ticket gates were placed only on the east side.
Interview
Make Long-remaining Memories for Children
"I ran with a torch bearer when I was a senior high school student, which is a memory to cherish all my life. I was filled with happiness and pride that I was part of the Olympics, rather than the sense of accomplishment of running. I will go and see the Tokyo Olympic torch relay along Soka Matsubara on July 8. I hope it will be a long-lasting memory for children of Soka."
Mr. Masao Iwanaga, living in Kitaya 1-chome,
who ran with a torch bearer for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Mr. Iwanaga, who is running with a torch bearer in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, in September 1964