【His Majesty declared opening】 On July 23, 2021 (the 3rd year of Reiwa era in the traditional Japanese calendar), His Majesty the Emperor paid an imperial visit to the Japan National Stadium and the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games was held. His Majesty declared the opening in accordance with the Olympic Charter. The charter states that the head of state of the host country make an opening declaration and the fixed phrase. The Olympic Games will be held in Japan for the fourth time following the 1964 Summer Tokyo Games, the 1972 Winter Sapporo Games, and the 1998 Winter Nagano Games. In Tokyo and Sapporo the opening declaration was made by Emperor Showa(Hirohito), and in Nagano was made by His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus (The emperor of a generation ago, Akihito) . Japan set the record for the number of Olympics held in Asia, and at the same time became the only country to hold the Summer Olympics more than once in Asia.