In Kanagawa Prefecture, on the 29th, a ceremony was held in a park in Sagamihara City to replace the torch relay on public roads, and about 80 runners performed a "torch kiss" to transfer the torch from torch to torch.
The torch relay in Kanagawa Prefecture has been canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and an alternative ceremony is being held from the 28th to the 3rd.
On the second day, the 29th, a ceremony was held at Hashimoto Park in Sagamihara City from 1:00 pm, and 81 runners who were planning to run in 6 cities participated.
The runners formed a pair on the stage, and after performing a "torch kiss" to move the torch from torch to torch, they took their own poses and excited the venue.
Among the runners, Katsura Tsuda, who was the representative of the women's gymnastics of the 1980 Moscow Olympics boycotted by Japan and others, said, "I had a hard time getting to the Olympics with a boycott. Everyone seems to think that it is a celebration of peace. I strongly hope that the Olympic Games will be a great one. "
Ryunosuke Takase, a second-year university student, said, "I felt the feelings and hardships of the fire that was connected from Greece."
Then, an ignition ceremony was held from around 4:30 pm, and when the last torchbearer lit the torch plate in the center of the stage, a big applause was generated from the venue.
The final day, the 30th, will be a ceremony in Yokohama.