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The 2020 Summer Olympics officially kick off today in Tokyo, Japan — one year later than planned due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 205-nation athletic competition will continue through August 8th featuring 339 events in 33 sports. Due to the current state of emergency in Tokyo, the games will be held largely behind closed doors with no public spectators allowed.

TokyOverviews here include:

1. The city at night from space

2. Tokyo Olympic Stadium

3. Tokyo Skytree (the world’s tallest broadcast & observation tower at 634 meters / 2080 feet)

4. Tokyo Harbor

35.668162°, 139.600441°

Source imagery: ESA & Maxar