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Emblem. A flower, with each petal representing an athlete practising a winter sport, and which can also be seen as a snowflake symbolising the Olympic Winter Games. The emblem is also evocative of a mountain flower, emphasising Nagano's commitment to the environment, and was thus named Snowflower. The dynamic nature of this vivid and colourful ...
The emblem of the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of a stylized snow flower with each petal representing an athlete participating in a winter sport. The figure could also represent a snowflake , or a mountain flower, which refers to the importance of the natural environment to the city of Nagano.
- 68 in 7 sports (14 disciplines)
- Nagano Olympic Stadium
- Coexistence with Nature, (Japanese: 自然との共存, Shizen to no Kyōzon)
Nagano 1998. The Medals. To convey local characteristics, the 1998 Olympic Winter Games medals were created in lacquer (Kiso lacquer). The decoration technique adopted was embossed gilding (or Maki-e), with so-called shippoyaki (i.e. cloisonné techniques) and precision metalwork. The obverse represents the rising sun in Maki-e, surrounded by ...
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1993–1998
Typography: \tUnknown Launched: \tUnknown The logo was introduced in 1993. The logo was a snowflower with petals that are contours of the sportsmen and sportswomen. The logo was designed by Masanori Shirozuka of Landor Associates.
Mascots
Also during 1993, the mascots were revealed. The mascots were named The Snowlets and were four snowy owls. Their names were Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki each representing fire, water ice and snow as well as the islands of Japan.
1993–1998
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Mar 28, 2024 · Nagano. Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Nagano, Japan, that took place Feb. 7–22, 1998. The Nagano Games were the 18th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. Twenty-six years after the Sapporo Games, the Winter Olympics returned to Japan. The most memorable aspect of the Nagano Games was arguably the weather ...
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The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Nagano 1998 , was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouchi. The city of Nagano had previously been a candidate to host the 1940 Winter ...
The emblem for the Tokyo 1964 Games was created by renowned Japanese graphic designer Yusaku Kamekura. Legend has it that he came up with the emblem in just a few hours. It used the red circle of the Japanese flag, representing the sun, or more specifically the Shinto religion sun deity Amaterasu. Underneath the red circle were the Olympic ...
