Olympic organizers have capped the number of spectators allowed into venues for game events, but will offer Japanese students special access under a program that will let hundreds of thousands of children see the world's best athletes compete.
Tickets are cheap and COVID-19 countermeasures are in place. Many schools, however, have already pulled out, while others are still on the fence, awaiting more information.
Close to 1.3 million tickets were booked for the schools program last year. But in areas around Tokyo that are hosting several Olympic events, like Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, more than half of the tickets for the program have been canceled.