The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will be handed over to Iwate Prefecture from the 16th, and on the 17th of the second day, the torch will be connected at the coastal municipality that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The torch relay in Iwate Prefecture started in Shizukuishi Town on the 16th, and visited 10 cities, towns and villages inland and in the northern part of the coast such as Hachimantai City and Kuji City.
On the 17th of the second day, Iwaizumi Town will start after 9:30 am and will traverse eight coastal cities, towns and villages.
Of these, Yamada Town will be relayed in front of Rikuchu-Yamada Station on the Sanriku Railway Rias Line, which was rebuilt in March after being damaged by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In Otsuchi Town, a torch is connected in front of the site of the former government office building where the staff who responded to the disaster and the mayor at that time were sacrificed.
Then, in Rikuzentakata City, the goal point, runners run through near the "miracle pine tree" that remained undisturbed after the tsunami, and after the earthquake, they arrive at the raised central commercial facility.
The Organizing Committee of the Games and the prefecture continue to recommend that the torch relay be watched over the Internet, and the viewing along the road should be limited to the area where you live, and you should wear a mask and applaud without making a loud voice. Is calling.