Before the Olympic torch relay began in Tokyo on the 9th, the torch unveiling ceremony was held only by the people concerned without the audience.
The Olympic torch relay, which started in Fukushima Prefecture in March and has traveled all over the country, will enter the host city of Tokyo from the 9th.
The final relay was scheduled to take place over 15 days, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, it was decided to cancel the relay on public roads except for the islands, and ignition ceremonies will be held in various places.
On the morning of the 9th, at the "Komazawa Olympic Park" in Setagaya Ward, which was scheduled to be the starting point, the torch unveiling ceremony was held only by the people concerned without the audience.
Among them, Governor Koike of Tokyo said, "I was not able to drive on public roads due to the influence of the new corona, but I overcame the difficult situation with the strong feelings of everyone in the country and various ingenuity, so far as a way of hope It has been connected. I want you to put your thoughts into the torch and connect firmly to the stadium. "
Aki Taguchi, who is the official ambassador of the torch relay and has participated in three consecutive Paralympic Games in shooting, appeared with a lantern with a torch and handed it to Governor Koike.
On the 9th of the first day, an ignition ceremony will be held in Machida City in the afternoon, and a "torch kiss" will be held in which runners connect with the torch.