107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation

Various performances
of traditional Japanese
arts were held as part of
the "Japanese Culture
Nights" at the MPC.
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■ MPC at a Glance
Relaxing at the MPC
bar
Total Area 42,728m2 Cafeteria 440 seats
Common Working Area 1,430m2 Restaurant 100 seats
Private Working Area 5,100m2 Parking space 600 cars
Imaging Centre 1,714m2 NAOC staff / volunteers 759
Main Press Conference Room 600 seats Sponsor, operations staff 600
No. of press conferences held 143 No. of people accessing the MPC 171,000
No. of people at press conferences 10,900 No. of special press passes 12,536
No. of inquiries at general information counter 2,200 No. of special photo passes 7,641
Japanese Culture Nights
For three evenings from January 31 – February 2, NAOC and the local Shinano Mainichi Daily
Newspaper sponsored a series of Japanese culture nights at the MPC to introduce some of the traditional
Japanese performing arts to the international media. The shows were well attended and on successive
nights performances were staged by the Tsugaru shamisen group from Aomori Prefecture, the
Suwa taiko group, and the Tokyo Asakusa traditional dance troupe.
In addition, a welcome party and goodbye party were held at the MPC, featuring such Japanese
traditions as rice cake making and the breaking open of sake barrels, as well as a fashion show of
clothing made from food and vegetable fibre textiles. Citizens’ groups also set up a display of some
800 papier mâché dolls, which journalists were encouraged to take home with them as souvenirs.