Here are the photos of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flying over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Tokyo Tower in central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team drawing the five Olympic rings with colored smoke in the sky over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo)

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Tokyo in central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo)

 

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flying over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo)
 
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Tokyo Station in the capital on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Tokyo's Ginza area on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo