[b 2] On September 25, 1996, 500 days before the games started, they arrived in Nagano where their message was delivered to Mayor Tsukada.
[b 6] Following the Mayors' Conference, a declaration was released which included: Sapporo, Calgary, and Albertville have contributed to the promotion of the Olympic Movement.
Schoolchildren in Nagano have had the opportunity to deepen their international perspective through the "One School, One Country" pro- gramme.
The "Nagano Olympic Harmony Fund" supports children in underprivileged countries by providing educational materials and sports equipment.
We hope that future Olympic Winter Games host cities will take their own specific actions in order to work toward the realization of peace and the support of children throughout the world.
At the Temple of Hera, Tsukada and the NAOC received the flame for the start of the 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay.
Kristi Yamaguchi (American sansei and gold medalist figure skater at the 1992 Winter Olympics), Masae Kasai (gold medalist in volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics), and Yuko Emoto (gold medalist in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics) passed their flames to Eishiro Saito, President of NAOC, and two NAOC Vice presidents, Goro Yoshimura (the governor of Nagano Prefecture) and Tsukada, who in turn lit the flame of IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch.
[22]Following the scandal to hit Salt Lake City, it was learned that NAOC spent approximately $14 million to woo IOC members.