The Tokyo Olympic torch relay has arrived in Kumano, the final point on the second day of Mie Prefecture.
The first runner on the second day was Ichiro Toba, an enka singer from Mie Prefecture, who started in front of Iga Ueno Castle with a torch with a torch.
Mr. Toba, who finished running, said, "I was asked to run with that feeling so that the Olympics and Paralympics would be successful, and I also wanted to end Corona as soon as possible." It was.
The last runner in Iga City was Mio Watanabe, who is active in ninja shows, and at the city hall at the goal point, people wearing ninja costumes were greeted.
After that, the torch went around Akame 48 Waterfalls, which is known as a tourist attraction in Nabari City, and Matsusaka City, where the old townscape remains.
Furthermore, in the evening, runners ran on the cobblestone road of Magose Pass on the Kumano Kodo, a World Heritage Site, in Kihoku Town.
On the night of the 8th, the torch entered Kumano City, the last in Mie Prefecture, and after 7:00 pm, Kiriko Isono, a talent from Minamiise Town who became the last torchbearer, visited the famous Kumano Kodo famous "Shishiiwa" Arriving at the final point, "Kumano Stadium," the torch relay in Gifu, Aichi, and Mie, which continued in the three Tokai prefectures, has ended.
The torch relay will be handed over to Wakayama Prefecture from the 9th.