The keepers of the Olympic Rings said it themselves - when choosing Tokyo in 2013 to host the 2020 Games, "it needed a safe pair of hands".

Well, with the clock ticking towards the one year to go celebrations, the International Olympic Committee is on the money.

The so-called "Electric City" is charging towards to what some predict will be the most popular games in history.

One of the Toyko 2020 robots which will provide various services during the Games. (AAP)

There's just one year to go until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (AAP)

There has been unrivalled demand for tickets in Japan. Ninety per cent of residents who applied for tickets in the first lottery were unsuccessful.

It has forced organisers to scramble together another ballot next month. But with Greater Tokyo boasting a population of 35 million people, the chances of striking gold and netting a ticket appear very slim.

What a difference three years and different host city makes. In 2016 the organisers of the Rio games were all but giving away tickets after thousands went unsold.

And for those who won't be going, organisers are urging them to stay at home.

The Japanese are famously renowned as diligent workers.

The Tokyo 2020 athletes village. (AAP)

But for two weeks next year, the message is "have a break from the office and work at home" in an attempt to avoid traffic chaos and further weigh down the cities' crowded commuter routes.

Eight new venues have been built for the games with the jewel in the crown being a new $1.2 billon national stadium.

It is all but finished, while the sprawling village complex, which will house the athletes will be completed in December.

The IOC's new mandate is to make hosting an Olympics more affordable, but it is easier said than done.

The new gymnastics venue is unveiled (AAP)

Tokyo's budget for the games is said to have blown out to $30 billion - four times the original cost projections. And it's not as if Japan can afford it, with the country's total debt exceeding $11 trillion.

Stadiums all but ready, tick. Tickets sold, big tick.

But there is one important ingredient for success organisers know they can not tick - the weather.

The Olympics will kick off at the height of Tokyo's hot humid summer. Events such as the marathon, and road cycling races have been brought forward to start at dawn to avoid the stifling conditions.

The new Tokyo 2020 athletes village (AAP)

And then of course there is the chance of a typhoon. Last year's typhoon season in Japan was declared catastrophic.

However, a tropical storm just might come in handy, as surfing is making its Olympic debut at these games.

Tsurigasaki beach, 100 kilometres from Tokyo, will host surfing. (AAP)

Yesterday we checked out the venue, Tsurigasaki beach, 100 kilometres from Tokyo.