China News Service, February 25th. According to Japanese media reports, people in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, plan to illuminate bamboo lanterns with local characteristics along the local canal on the day before the Olympic flame arrives to welcome the flame. Coming and praying for local post-disaster revival.
According to reports, after the torch was collected in Greece for the Tokyo Olympic torch, it is planned to be transported by a special transport aircraft to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima base in Higashi-Matsushima on March 20, and a flame transfer ceremony will be held.
It is reported that residents of the wild garlic area of Higashi-Matsushima City and relevant personnel of local enterprises plan to light up about 1,000 bamboo lanterns along the local canal on the day before the flame's arrival, that is, on March 19 At the same time, we also pray for local revival. It is reported that Higashi-Matsushima City was hit hard by the "311" earthquake.
On February 10, local time, Odaiba Seaside Park in Tokyo, Japan displayed the Olympic rings and welcomed the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
On February 23, about 20 parents and children participated in a bamboo lantern making event using bamboos used in local oyster farming. Participants, under the guidance of relevant personnel, first fixed the bamboo tube, and then used a drilling machine to punch holes in the bamboo tube according to the marks marked in advance, and wrote a "dream" and "come back" on the bamboo lamp with a brush. Words.
A mother of a first-year girl said, "I wrote the word 'come on' for the post-disaster revival and good results for my daughter. Although my child did not experience the 311 earthquake, I wanted her to understand the situation . "
Miyuki Mitsui, the organizer of the event, said, "The event of lighting the bamboo lanterns has the dual meaning of requisition and blessing, and hopes to light more bamboo lanterns on March 19."
The torch relay of the Tokyo Olympic Games will start on March 26, 2020 from the football facility "J-Village" in Fukushima Prefecture, which is used by Japan as a symbol of "revival of the Olympics". After that, about 10,000 torchbearers will travel throughout Japan in 121 days. Finally, the main torch will be ignited on July 24 at the National Olympic Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo Olympics.
In addition, the Paralympic flame torch-taking ceremony will begin on August 13th and the torch relay will begin on August 18.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020 and August 25 to September 6, 2020, respectively.