The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will be held from 27th in Shiga prefecture, the last in Kansai, and after crossing the bridge over Lake Biwa by bicycle, we will arrive at Otsu city, the goal of the first day, before 8 pm Did.
The torch relay in Shiga Prefecture is scheduled to pass through all 19 cities and towns in the prefecture, and 180 runners will connect the torch over approximately 33.3 kilometers.
In Takashima City, which was the starting point, Takanori Nishikawa, a musician from Shiga Prefecture, served as the first runner. "I said enthusiasm.
Unfortunately it rained, but Mr. Nishikawa started running with a smile with a torch.
At the Lake Biwa Bridge over Lake Biwa, a torch-mounted bicycle torch relay was held, and local high school students smiled and rode the torch to connect the torch.
The torch arrived in Otsu City, the goal of the first day, before 8 pm.
On the 28th, the second day, we plan to depart from Koka City and visit Hikone Castle, a national treasure in Hikone City, to reach the goal in Nagahama City in the northern part of the prefecture.
Shiga Prefecture is calling for refraining from viewing along the road as a countermeasure against the infection of the new corona.