The Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay will be held on the 24th and 2nd day in Hyogo Prefecture.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, all relays on public roads will be canceled and an ignition ceremony will be held on the 23rd.
The Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay will be held on the 24th and 2nd day in Hyogo Prefecture.
Following the 23rd, all relays on public roads will be canceled, and an ignition ceremony will be held from 1:00 pm at the site of Sasayama Castle in Tamba Sasayama City, which was scheduled to be the goal point of the torch relay.
The ceremony will be held without the general public, inviting runners who were scheduled to run in seven cities on the second day, and will run about 20 meters per person at "Sannomaru Square" to connect the torch.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Internet.