Everything You Need to Know about 2021 Summer Olympics Torch Relay

One of the major sporting events of the year, the 2021 Summer Olympics games is all set to kick start soon on 23^rd July and will conclude on 8^th August 2021. These the venue for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics event is scheduled to take place at the capital city of Japan.

Here we will be discussing the prominent occasion of the Olympics which is a Torch Relay.

What is the Olympics Torch Relay?

Olympics Torch Relay is a traditional ceremony of lighting the Olympic Flame, which will take place in the Olympic city of Ancient Olympia. The Flame is lit under the rays of the Sun, to ensure purity. Also, the Olympic flames represent the positive values that a man holds and associated with the fire.

The Torch Relay also underlines the profound connection between the two events of the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games.

2021 Summer Olympics Torch

The 2021 Summer Olympics Torch is going to travel through the 47 prefectural capitals of Japan, and will also go to the remote islands of Tokyo. The Tokyo 2021 Olympic Torch is designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, unveiled on 19^th March 2019. The Torch design is inspired by Cheery Blossom resembling the petal-shaped columns around the tip of the torch.

Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics Torch Rally Route/Schedule

It will spend 15 days in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and also extra three days in four prefectures each that are going to host multiple Olympic events at Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Shizouka.

Below you will find the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics Torch Rally Route

Day	Date	Prefecture	Route
1	25th March 2021	Fukushima	Naraha to Minamisoma
2	26th March 2021	Fukushima	Soma to Aizuwakamatsu
3	27th March 2021	Fukushima	Minamiazu to Koriyama
4	28th March 2021	Tochigi	Ashikaga to Nasukarasuyama
5	29th March 2021	Tochigi	Nasu to Utsunomiya
6	30th March 2021	Gunma	Tatebayashi to Maebashi
7	31st  March 2021	Gunma	Shibukawa to Takasaki
8	1st April 2021	Nagano	Karuizawa to Nagano
9	2nd April 2021	Nagano	Lida to Matsumoto
10	3rd April 2021	Gifu	Nakatsugawa to Takayama
11	4th April 2021	Gifu	Gero to Gifu
12	5th April 2021	Aichi	Seto to Nagoya
13	6th April 2021	Aichi	Toyohashi to Toyota
14	7th April 2021	Mie	Yokkaichi to Ise
15	8th April 2021	Mie	Iga to Kumano
16	9th April 2021	Wakayama	Shingu to Wakayama
17	10th April 2021	Wakayama	Wakayama to Hashimbo
18	11th April 2021	Nara	Gojo to Kashihara
19	12th April 2021	Nara	Kashiba to Nara
20	13th April 2021	Osaka	Sakai to Suita
21	14th April 2021	Osaka	Izumiostu to Osaka
22	15th April 2021	Tokushima	Miyoshi to Naruto
23	16th April 2021	Tokushima	Kaiyo to Tokushima
24	17th April 2021	Kagawa	Utazu to Kanonji
25	18th April 2021	Kagawa	Sakaide to Takamatsu
26	19th April 2021	Kochi	Kochi to Sukumo
27	20th April 2021	Kochi	Nankoku to Kochi
28	21st April 2021	Ehime	Shikokuchuo to Matsuyama
29	22nd April 2021	Ehime	Tobe to Yawatahama
30	23rd April 2021	Olta	Beppu to Hita
31	24th April 2021	Olta	Kusu to Olta
32	25th April 2021	Miyazaki	Takachiho to Miyazaki
33	26th April 2021	Miyazaki	Miyazaki to Ebino
34	27th April 2021	Kagoshima	Shibushi to Kagoshima
35	28th April 2021	Kagoshima	Izumi to Ibusuki
36	1st May 2021	Okinawa	Naha to Nago
37	2nd May 2021	Okinawa	Tomigusuku to Itoman
38	5th May 2021	Kumamoto	Hitoyoshi to Yatsushiro
39	6th May 2021	Kumamoto	Mashiki to Kumamoto
40	7th May 2021	Nagasaki	Minamishimabara to Nagasaki
41	8th May 2021	Nagasaki	Nagayo to Sasebo
42	9th May 2021	Saga	Tara to Karatsu
43	10th May 2021	Saga	Kiyama to Saga
44	11th May 2021	Fukuoka	Omuta to Fukuoka
45	12th May 2021	Fukuoka	Chikujo to Kitakyushu
46	13th May 2021	Yamaguchi	Iwakuni to Yamaguchi
47	14th May 2021	Yamaguchi	Ube to Hagi
48	15th May 2021	Shimane	Tsuwano t Onan
49	16th May 2021	Shimane	Oda to Matsue
50	17th May 2021	Hiroshima	Miyoshi to Hiroshima
51	18th May 2021	Hiroshima	Hatsukaichi to Matsue
52	19th May 2021	Okayama	Ibara to Okayama
53	20th May 2021	Okayama	Tamano to Tsuyama
54	21st May 2021	Tottori	Sakaiminato to Kurayoshi
55	22nd May 2021	Tottori	Kotoura to Tsuyama
56	23rd May 2021	Hyogo	Toyooka to Himeji
57	24th May 2021	Hyogo	Kobe to Tambe – Sasayama
58	25th May 2021	Kyoto	Kyotango to Kameoka
59	26th May 2021	Kyoto	Uji to Kyoto
60	27th May 2021	Shiga	Takashima to Otsu
61	28th May 2021	Shiga	Koka to Nagahama
62	29th May 2021	Fukui	Takashima to Sabae
63	30th May 2021	Fukuji	Echizen to Nagahama
64	31st May 2021	Ishikawa	Kaga to Kanazawa
65	1st  June 2021	Ishikawa	Wajima to Nanao
66	2nd June 2021	Toyama	Oyabe to Takaoka
67	3rd June 2021	Toyama	Asahi to Toyama
68	4th June 2021	Niigata	Itoigawa to Minamiuonuma
69	5th June 2021	Niigata	Nagaoka to Murakami
70	6th June 2021	Yamagata	Nishikawa to Yamagata
71	7th June 2021	Yamagata	Tendo to Sakata
72	8th June 2021	Akita	Yuzawa to Yamagata
73	9th June 2021	Akita	Katagami to Kazuno
74	10th June 2021	Aomori	Hirosaki to Aomori
75	11th June 2021	Aomori	Mutsu to Hachinohe
76	13th June 2021	Hokkaido	Hakodate to Shiraoi
77	14th June 2021	Hokkaido	Tomakomai to Sapporo
78	16th June 2021	Iwate	Shizukuishi to Kuji
79	17th June 2021	Iwate	Iwaizumi to Rikuzentakata
80	18th June 2021	Iwate	Ichinoseki to Morioka
81	19th June 2021	Miyagi	Kesennuma to Onagawa
82	20th June 2021	Miyagi	Higashimatsushima to Rifu
83	21st June 2021	Miyagi	Yamamoto to Sendai
84	23rd June 2021	Shizuoka	Kosai to Shizuoka
85	24th June 2021	Shizuoka	Makinohara to Numazu
86	25th June 2021	Shizuoka	Ito to Fujinomiya
87	26th June 2021	Yamanashi	Nanbu to Kofu
88	27th June 2021	Yamanashi	Fuefuki to Fujiyoshida
89	28th June 2021	Kanagawa	Hakone to Fujisawa
90	29th June 2021	Kanagawa	Miura to Sagamihara
91	30th June 2021	Kanagawa	Kawasaki to Yokohama
92	1st July 2021	Chiba	Kisarazu to Sanmu
93	2nd July 2021	Chiba	Choshi to Chiba
94	3th July 2021	Chiba	Kawasaki to Yokohama
95	4th July 2021	Ibaraki	Kashima to Moto
96	5th July 2021	Ibaraki	Koga to Tsukuba
97	6th July 2021	Saitama	Koga to Tokorozawa
98	7th July 2021	Saitama	Soka to Kumagaya
99	8th July 2021	Saitama	Kawagoe to Saitama

The above mentioned is a complete schedule and route till 8th July 2021. The below-given table will take you to the actual Olympics dates ie. 23rd July 2021.

Day	Date	Route
100	9th July 2021	Setagaya
100	11th July 2021	Komae
100	11th July 2021	Inagi
100	11th July 2021	Machida
101	12th July 2021	Tama
101	12th July 2021	Hino
101	12th July 2021	Akishima
101	12th July 2021	Hachioji
102	13th July 2021	Hinohara
102	13th July 2021	Okutama
102	13th July 2021	Hinode
102	13th July 2021	Ome
102	13th July 2021	Mizuho
103	14th July 2021	Hamura
103	14th July 2021	Akiruno
103	14th July 2021	Fussa
103	14th July 2021	Musashimurayama
103	14th July 2021	Tachikawa
104	15th July 2021	Kunitachi
104	15th July 2021	Kokubunji
104	15th July 2021	Kodaira
104	15th July 2021	Higashiyamato
104	15th July 2021	Higashimurayama
105	16th July 2021	Kiyose
105	16th July 2021	Higashikurume
105	16th July 2021	Nishitokyo
105	16th July 2021	Koganei
105	16th July 2021	Fuchu
103	17th July 2021	Chofu
103	17th July 2021	Miyake
103	17th July 2021	Kozushima
103	17th July 2021	Niijima
103	17th July 2021	To-shima
103	17th July 2021	Oshima
104	18th July 2021	Mikurajima
104	18th July 2021	Aogashima
104	18th July 2021	Ogasawara
104	18th July 2021	Mitaka
104	18th July 2021	Musashino
105	19th July 2021	Suginami
105	19th July 2021	Nakano
105	19th July 2021	Nerima
106	20th July 2021	Toshima
106	20th July 2021	Itabashi
106	20th July 2021	Kita
106	20th July 2021	Adachi
107	21st July 2021	Katsushika
107	21st July 2021	Edogawa
107	21st July 2021	Sumida
107	20th July 2021	Arakawa
108	21st July 2021	Taito
108	21st July 2021	Bunkyo
108	21st July 2021	Chiyoda
108	21st July 2021	Chuo
109	21st July 2021	Koto
109	21st July 2021	Ota
109	21st July 2021	Shinagawa
110	22nd July 2021	Meguro
110	22nd July 2021	Shibuya
110	22nd July 2021	Minato
111	23rd July 2021	Suginami
111	23rd July 2021	New National Stadium (Shinjuku)

When & From Where will the Olympics Torch Relay Start?

The Olympics Torch Relay will begin from the Ancient Olympia on 25^th March 2021. The first Olympic Flame will be ignited at the ancient temple of Hera, in a traditional method by sunray and a parabolic mirror.

When & Where will 2021 Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay End?

After traveling through the host city of Japan, including all the 47 prefectural capitals, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay will end with the lighting of the cauldron at the New National Stadium in Tokyo on 23^rd July 2021.

Also, the Flame will be kept burning for 16 days of the Olympic Games at the Dream Bridge Cauldron. The Flame will be extinguished a few moments before the Olympics 2021 Closing Ceremony begins.

Who is the First Torchbearer?

The First Torchbearer for the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics games is honored and handed over to the Olympic Shooting Champion Anna Korakaki.

News Updates Related to Torch Relay

Olympic 2020 Torch Relay in Greece suspended due to Fear of Corona Virus

The Greek Olympics committee on Friday revealed that it will suspend the rest of the Summer’s Tokyo Games in the country due to the growing concerns over the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The decision came up a day after the Greek leg of the relay started following a lighting ceremony in the ancient city of Olympia. The committee said the Olympic flame will be handed over to the Olympic host city Japan in Athens on Thursday as scheduled in absence of the spectators.

Also, Toshiro Muto, Tokyo Olympics CEO stated that the halt of the Greek relay will not affect the schedule of the Japanese leg. The Japanese leg will be scheduled on time and begin on 26^th March in Fukushima Prefecture.