8:18 on January 30 one after another, including the Olympics torch relay runners and former Olympic representatives and celebrities

The torch relay of the Tokyo Olympics, which will start Fukushima Prefecture on March 26. Past Olympic athletes and celebrities have been selected one after another as torch runners running around the country.

In Nagano Prefecture

In Nagano Prefecture, Nao Kodaira, who won the gold medal by speed skating at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and Midori Ito, who lit the torch at the Nagano Olympics, were selected.

Kodaira from Chino City won the gold medal for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games as a Japanese girl at the 500m women in the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Kodaira commented, "We will connect the baton of support through the torch relay so that the excitement held at the Nagano Olympics will lead to the Pyeongchang Olympics, and the circle of excitement will be connected to more people at the Tokyo Olympics." You.

Astronaut Kameya Kamei from Kawakamimura was the fifth Japanese astronaut to catch a Japanese space transport ship with a robot arm five years ago.
Mr. Yui said, "In space, I flew around the world at a speed of 8 kilometers per second and looked at the beautiful earth, but this torch relay runs at a speed of 8 kilometers per hour on a beautiful hometown, I would like to interact with the people and excite the peace ceremony in Japan. "

In addition, Midori Ito won the silver medal at the Albertville Olympics and the figure skating women's single, and was selected as the final igniter of the torch at the Nagano Olympics.
愛 Aiko Uemura, who is a ski freestyle women's mogul from Hakuba High School, has participated in five consecutive Olympics and won a prize.
暁 Kyoto Watanabe won the silver medal for the second consecutive tournament at the Olympic skiing Nordic compound.
Kenji Ogiwara, who won the gold medal for the second consecutive Olympics in the ski Nordic complex, was selected.

The torch relay will be held in Nagano Prefecture for two days on April 2 and 3.

In Hiroshima Prefecture

In Hiroshima Prefecture, he was the Japanese record holder of the 400 meter hurdle on land, and Mr. Suedai was selected as the torch runner because he participated in three Olympic Games.

From the Saeki Ward of Hiroshima City, Suedai participated in the Olympic Games for three consecutive games from the Sydney Games to the Beijing Games.
Mr. Tamematsu said, “As the divisions spread in various ways around the world, I think that the city of“ Hiroshima ”can play a significant role. It is also the hope of Hiroshima and the original purpose of the Olympic Games, world peace. I want to run in hopes of. "

The torch relay will be held in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 18 and 19 for two days.

In Akita Prefecture

In Akita Prefecture, talents such as Tadan Mitsuru and Hideaki Yanagita, who won a gold medal in the Men's Wrestling at the Munich Olympics, were selected.

The torch of Akita Prefecture was decided as
壇 Dan honey from Yokote city.
俳 優 Actor Toshiro Yanagiba from Daisen City.
Mr. Hideaki Yanagida from Hachirogata-cho won the gold medal in the 1972 Munich Men's Wrestling Freestyle 57kg class.
In addition, Hiroko Nagasaki from Akita City in the swimming race that participated in the 1984 Los Angeles Games and the 1988 Seoul Games in two consecutive races.
純 Shunko Asari from Kazuno City who participated in the 1996 Atlanta Women's Marathon.
親 Original style of sumo wrestling.
Hisashi Yamada from Noshiro City, who won 284 victories as a former professional baseball player, was also selected.

Also, Kazushi Sakuraba, a martial artist who is also a runner-in-charge of Akita Sports Ambassador, commented, "I will never have that fire. I will have to connect the torch and run as hard as I can to put it out." doing.

The torch relay will take place in Akita Prefecture on June 9th and 10th.

In Fukushima Prefecture

In Fukushima Prefecture, where the torch relay starts on March 26, Masataka Kubota, who plays the protagonist in NHK's continuous television novel "Yale", will run as a runner.

Running on the 26th of the first day,
静 Shiyoyo Yamazaki of comedy combination Nankai Candy's appeared in the movie “Hula Girl” set in a hot spring facility in Iwaki City.
４Four members of the popular group “TOKIO” have promoted foods produced in Fukushima Prefecture and supported rumors.

On the 27th of the second day,
尚 Mr. Endo from Inawashiro Town, who participated in the Winter Olympics for three consecutive games in freestyle ski mogul.
Motoko Obayashi, former volleyball representative from Japan, has participated in the Olympics for three consecutive years and is now a tourism ambassador for Aizuwakamatsu.
In addition, Masataka Kubota who plays the main character in NHK's continuous television novel "Ale", modeled on a composer from Fukushima, Hiroshi Koseki, whose broadcast starts in spring.
Mr. Kubota commented, "I would like to take over the torch while taking the steps of the Tokyo Olympics, which I would like to inherit from Yuji Koseki's love of Fukushima and probably only experience once in a lifetime."

On the third day, 28th, Yoshihide Muroya, who lives in Fukushima City and became the first Asian champion at the World Air Racing Championships.
ク リ エ イ テ ィ ブ Morihiko Yanai, a creative director from Koriyama, runs.

The torch relay takes place in Fukushima Prefecture for three days up to the 28th.

In Tochigi Prefecture

In Tochigi Prefecture, Yu Tamura, who played last year's Rugby World Cup in Japan, was offered a torch.
Tamura was born in Kokugakuin Tochigi High School in Tochigi City. He played in all five games in the last year's World Cup Japan tournament as the commander of the Japan National Team, making a major contribution to Japan's first eight ever.

The prefecture recommended Tamura as a torch runner in light of the fact that Tamura returned to his alma mater shortly after the World Cup and sent a message to residents of the prefecture affected by Typhoon 19.

The torch relay will be held in Tochigi Prefecture for two days from March 29.

In Mie Prefecture

In Mie Prefecture, Toshihiko Seko, who has been a marathon representative for the second consecutive year since the Los Angeles Olympics, was selected.

In Mie Prefecture, as a former player who has participated in the Olympics,
利 Mr. Toshihiko Seko was born in Kuwana City and has been a marathon representative for two consecutive races since the Los Angeles Games.

久 Kumiko Ogura, who was born in Kawagoe-cho and participated in the badminton women's doubles at the Beijing Games and was noted for his nickname "Ogushio", was selected.
Also from the Paralympic Games,
悟 Born in Yokkaichi, Satoshi Saida of wheelchair tennis who has participated in six consecutive tournaments from the Atlanta tournament to the last Rio de Janeiro tournament.
Born in Takatsu City, the girl jumped long in the Rio de Janeiro tournament and entered fourth place in a class with leg disabilities.

other than this,
歌 Singer Ichiro Toba from Toba city.
貴 Talented from Minami-Ise-cho, such as Tadashi Kiriko Isono, was also selected.

The Torch Relay takes place in Mie Prefecture on April 8 and 9 for two days.

In Miyagi Prefecture

In Miyagi, the Sandwich Man, a comedy combination from Sendai, who is the official ambassador for the Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay, has joined the Torch Relay.

Sandwichmen Mikio Date and Takeshi Tomizawa will be the first day of the torch relay in Miyagi Prefecture, and will serve as torch runners in different places on June 20.

The two shared their comments through the Organizing Committee, and said, "I would like to run in the local Miyagi region, which was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, while enlivening the residents. It is not yet a complete recovery. I'm glad if you can play a role of expressing your thanks to everyone who has recovered so far and to those who are still concerned about the affected areas. "

Mr. Tomizawa said, "I think that people who have experienced the earthquake need" Reconstruction of the heart. "I want many people to participate and see how Ojisan looks like I have a feeling that I should do it. "

The torch relay will be held in Miyagi Prefecture from June 20 to 22 for three days.