The Tokyo Olympic torch relay held in Tochigi Prefecture started in Nasu Town on the 29th, the second day of the prefecture, and is being carried out while taking measures against infection in various places so that congestion does not occur along the road.
On the 29th of the second day of the torch relay in Tochigi Prefecture, a departure ceremony was held in Nasu Town from around 8 am, and local groups performed musical accompaniment.
Then, the torch of Takuro Masuko of the comedian "U-shaped construction" from Tochigi prefecture, who is the first runner on the second day, was lit by a torch and the relay started.
The Organizing Committee has a policy of taking thorough measures against infections, saying that many spectators gathered along the road on the 28th and some of them were crowded. Uchiwa was distributed, and the visitors shook the uchiwa to support the runners.
A woman in her thirties who cheered along the road said, "I applauded, waved, and watched carefully against infections. I feel like I enjoyed it for the first time in a while."
A local fifth grade girl said, "I was happy to see it. I'm looking forward to the Olympics, but I'm a little worried because of the corona."
The torch relay runs in the precincts of Nikko Toshogu, a World Heritage Site, in the afternoon, and in Utsunomiya City, where the town of bicycles is raised, the relay is carried out by a special method of carrying the torch by bicycle, and if all goes well, it will be past 8 pm We are planning to reach the goal in front of the prefectural office in Utsunomiya City.
The two U-shaped construction ...
The first and second runners of the torch relay on the second day in Tochigi Prefecture were comedians from the prefecture and U-shaped construction, who ran in Nasu Town in the northern part of the prefecture.
Takuro Masuko (42) from Otawara City, which is adjacent to Nasu Town, said, "When I was a high school student, I ran around here on a scooter, so it feels strange to run with the torch and I am grateful and grateful. An acquaintance came to cheer me on and I was able to run happily without any tension. I think the Nasu area is the best place in Japan with the best air, so I'm really happy that I was selected as the route for the torch relay and attracted attention. That's it. "
Kaoru Fukuda (42) from Nasushiobara said, "Tochigi is a prefecture with many people who are retired, but when they are running, all the people along the road wave their hands cheerfully, which gives them a feeling of exhilaration. I was excited to feel that there was one. I was happy that the barber's aunt who had her hair cut from elementary school to high school came to support me. "