What is Miraitowa, the mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games?

Miraitowa is the mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Miraitowa (pronounced mee-rah-e-toh-wa) comes from Japanese words "mirai" and "towa", and "mirai" means "future". "towa" means "eternity" and represents the wish that Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will bring eternal hope to everyone in the world.

Miraitowa has cat-like ears, big eyes in anime style and a sports frame. Its white body is covered with a blue-blue-loose pattern similar to the Tokyo 2020 emblem. The patterns on the face can be traced back to the helmets worn by ancient warriors. It has special transmission capacity and can be moved to any place at one time.

Establishment process

20 17 12. In 2020, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee will vote on the "Japan National Primary School Election" for the Olympic mascots. Among the three mascot schemes, scheme A, which combines tradition and future, was finally selected in March 20 18.

Miraitowa, the mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, was unveiled on February 28th, 20 18. On July 22nd, BOCOG 2020 officially announced the name of the mascot of the 2020 Olympic Games as Miraitowa on its official website.

On July 22nd, 20 19, in order to commemorate the first anniversary of the announcement of the name of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee held an event in Tokyo, Japan, and announced the mascot robot of the Tokyo Olympic Games. On July 23rd, the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games released the propaganda animation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.