The Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay will be held in Hyogo Prefecture from the 23rd to the 2nd.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, relays on public roads will be canceled and only the ignition ceremony will be held at Himeji Castle.
Initially, the torch relay in Hyogo Prefecture was planned to connect 14 cities with about 180 runners, but due to the extension of the state of emergency due to the spread of the new corona infection, the relay on public roads All have been cancelled.
On the 23rd of the first day, a ceremony to replace the relay will be held from 5:40 pm at Himeji Castle in Himeji City, which was scheduled for the goal point.
The ceremony was held at "Sannomaru Square" without the general public, and invited runners who were scheduled to run in seven cities on the 23rd, and "Torch Kiss" where the runners transfer the torch to the next runner on the stage I will.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Internet.