In an effort to realize "The Recovery and Reconstruction Games" which are the starting point of the Tokyo 2020 Games, we have created this video to show our sincere gratitude to many words of encouragement and messages received from all over the world towards Kumamoto and the surrounding areas which suffered tremendous damage by a large-scale earthquakes occurred in April 2016.

We deeply hope that this video will invite people from all over the world to come and visit Kumamoto and the surrounding areas, which will be of some help to further promote the recovery and reconstruction of the areas.