The Tokyo Olympic torch relay entered Osaka Prefecture from the 13th.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, relays on public roads have been canceled, and the circuit course is held in Suita City's Expo'70 Commemorative Park without the general public.
The torch relay in Osaka Prefecture, which was canceled on public roads, began at the Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita City after 9 am, and the first runner, Kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka from Sakai City, was lit by the torch. I started with a torch.
The runners run on a three-kilometer orbital course centered around the Tower of the Sun, with one runner running about 200 meters to relay the torch.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the park was closed to the general public, and only four people, including a family with one runner, could see it.
One of the runners, Megumi Hirooka, rushed to support her brother, Masatsugu, who said, "I was worried about the event, but I'm glad I was running with a happy expression. I was talking.
In Osaka Prefecture, about 180 runners will connect the torch over the two days of the 13th and 14th, and the ceremony "Celebration" will be held at the end of the day with live distribution and simplified content. I will.