The last Tokyo Olympic torch stand The birthplace at the birthplace Saitama Kawaguchi October 6 15:52
In Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, where the last torch used in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was produced, an ignition ceremony was held with a fire on the actual torch.
The last Tokyo Olympic torch was made by a casting craftsman in Kawaguchi City. It was removed from the stadium when the former National Stadium was dismantled and traveled around the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is exhibited in the plaza in front of JR Kawaguchi Station.
On the 6th, an ignition ceremony was held to ignite this torch. At first, the Olympic Olympic men's hammer-throwing gold medalist Mr. Koji Murobushi and local children worked to polish the torch with a towel soaked with sesame oil. It was.
On behalf of the citizens, high school boys and junior high school students in the city lit up the torch with a torch and received great applause.
The fire at the torch was burned for about an hour, and the visitors were taking a commemorative photo.
A man in his 70s said, “I was happy to see this fire at the last Tokyo Olympics, so I could see two fires.”
Akihito Suzuki (84), who was involved in the production of the torch, said, “I want it to be a torch beloved by many citizens.”
This torch stand will be on display until next March, after which it will be installed in front of the east gate of the New National Stadium.