A firework inspired sweet with colourful balls of bean paste suspended in jelly.

Miho-san created this tea bowl. 5 colourful lines represent the Olympic rings, with chidori (a popular motif in Kyoto) flying on the interior of the bowl.

5 sweets in different styles, mirroring the 5 Olympic rings.

A gorgeous pink macaron.

The first 'Health and Sports Day' (体育の日) was held on October 10th 1966, the 2nd anniversary of the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Now celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October, the holiday is intended to promote sports as well as physical and mental health.
#体育の日 #olympics #healthandsportsday

Nao-san is forever determined to show off how sporty she is in kimono...

...here she is navigating 'Sagi-ike' (鷺池 'Heron Pond') in Nara Park (奈良公園)🚣‍♂️

#体育の日 #HealthandSportsDay #Japan #Nara #奈良 #鷺池 #奈良公園 #NaraPark

A Japanese flag inspired sweet (the flag sits on a red bean paste with a thin layer of jelly covering the round confection).

One of my favourite tea bowls. Purchased for the Tokyo Olympics it depicts mice holding the Olympic rings. The pandemic delayed the Olympics, so in the end it didn't take place in the Year of the Rat.

Colourful macarons hinting at the Olympic rings.

A sumptuous lunch box filled with colourful seafood and vegetables.

🏊‍♂️🧢🏉SPORTS DAY🥏🥎🧗‍♂️

Happy 'Health and Sports Day' (体育の日 'Taiiku-no-hi')!🥳
As you might expect, we'll be celebrating with lashings of tea and sweets, and as the holiday commemorates the 1964 Tōkyō Olympics there's a subtle Olympic theme to today's offerings🏅

#体育の日 #healthandsportsday #olympics

Today is Health & Sports Day in Japan. Even if you aren't Japanese, you can celebrate by engaging in your favorite sport and working to stay active for the rest of your life.

www.fittrend.com/ten-benefits...

#HealthAndSportsDay #HealthSportsDay #Today #NationalDays #Holidays

Oct 14: Today is Health and Sports Day! https://www.cute-calendar.com/43363 #HealthAndSportsDay