Shown in front of the Tokyo Olympic torch general display, postponed to next year, 19:05, August 31st
The Tokyo Olympic torch, which was postponed to next year, was unveiled at a ceremony by concerned parties before it was exhibited to the general public in Tokyo from September 1st.
The torch of the Tokyo Olympics was brought to Japan after being fired in Greece in March, but because the torch relay for this year was canceled due to the postponement of the event, it is kept in Tokyo with the fire.
The Games Organizing Committee and the JOC=Japan Olympic Committee have decided to open the torch to the public on the 1st floor of the “Japan Olympic Museum” in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, from the 1st, so that many people can see the torch. We decided to display it on the 31st, and a ceremony was held by the people concerned on the 31st.
At the ceremony, JOC Chairman Yamashita said, "I think the athletes aiming for the Olympic and Paralympic Games are training hard with anxiety. I am convinced that this torch will support the hearts of the athletes," Hashimoto Olympics.・The Paralympic Minister said, "The torch is a hope and light. In order to make Tokyo a solid success, we will hold a new coronavirus countermeasure meeting from next month and do our best as a government."
In order to visit the torch, it is necessary to make a reservation in advance to the museum to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus. The exhibition period is until November 1st, after which a plan to visit the whole country is being considered.