This is where the Mobile Mosque, a fully-equipped 48-square-metre prayer room that opens up on the back of a parked truck, comes in. The Yasu Project, the organisation behind the enterprise, plan on pitching up outside venues during the Olympics, which run from July 24 – August 9. “The Organising Committee is preparing a list of religious or faiths centres that could be contacted or visited if requested by residents of the Villages during the Games,” Tokyo 2020 told Reuters in an email. He said it can be challenging to find a quiet place to pray in Japan, particularly outside Tokyo. “If you are in the city there is no problem but if you take a road trip outside Tokyo it is difficult.

Source: The Express Tribune February 05, 2020 10:30 UTC