Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympics - in pictures

AS the countdown to the IOC's decision on who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics continues, we take a look at each of the four bids in pictures.

We've already seen the samba charms of Rio, the magic of Madrid and the charisma of Chicago and today we see the sophistication of Tokyo.

LEAD MAN: Dr Ichiro Kono is the man behind Tokyo's attempt to bring the Olympic Games back to the city for the first time since 1964


WATERFRONT: Tokyo's bid focusses on providing a compact Games on the shores of Tokyo Bay 


LATE RALLY:  Tokyo's bid has struggled for public approval but more than 400,000 packed the streets of the city in support last week

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