One of the major sporting events of the year, the 2021 Summer Olympics games is all set to kick start soon on 23rd July and will conclude on 8th 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.
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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 19th 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 25th 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 23rd 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 26th March in Fukushima Prefecture.
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