Where are all the athletes

Today was supposed to be the Opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic games.  As we all know, they have been rescheduled, set to start in one year.  While countdown clocks may have been reset, the national holiday commemorating this special day was still held.

Known as Sports Day (Suportsu No Hi), the national holiday is typically held the second Monday of October.  However, this year, the government moved the holiday to coincide with the opening ceremony.  It is celebrated in Japan with sports festivals at schools, which are so much fun for everyone involved.  So far, we've participated in 2 of them (first year and second year of kindergarten), creating fun memories for our son.

While it is unfortunate that the games had to be rescheduled for Covid, we are thankful for this fun holiday.  Our family took a walk between rain showers and my boys went on a bike ride later in the day.  We look forward to hopefully being able to enjoy a sports festival, or undokai, at our son's elementary school in October.  Time will tell if that can happen or not.