Everything You Need to Know about 2020 Summer Olympics Torch Relay

One of the major sporting events of the year, the 2020 Summer Olympics games is all set to kick start soon on 24^th July and will conclude on 9^th August 2020. 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.

2020 Summer Olympics Torch

The 2020 Summer Olympics Torch is going to travel through the 47 prefectural capitals of Japan, and will also go to the remote islands of the Tokyo. The Tokyo 2020 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.

2020 Summer Olympics Torch Relay

Tokyo 2020 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 2020 Summer Olympics Torch Rally Route

Day	Date	Prefecture	Route
1	26^th March 2020	Fukushima	Naraha to Minamisoma
2	27^th March 2020	Fukushima	Soma to Aizuwakamatsu
3	28^th March 2020	Fukushima	Minamiazu to Koriyama
4	29^th March 2020	Tochigi	Ashikaga to Nasukarasuyama
5	30^th March 2020	Tochigi	Nasu to Utsunomiya
6	31^st March 2020	Gunma	Tatebayashi to Maebashi
7	1^st April 2020	Gunma	Shibukawa to Takasaki
8	2^nd April 2020	Nagano	Karuizawa to Nagano
9	3^rd April 2020	Nagano	Lida to Matsumoto
10	4^th April 2020	Gifu	Nakatsugawa to Takayama
11	5^th April 2020	Gifu	Gero to Gifu
12	6^th April 2020	Aichi	Seto to Nagoya
13	7^th April 2020	Aichi	Toyohashi to Toyota
14	8^th April 2020	Mie	Yokkaichi to Ise
15	9^th April 2020	Mie	Iga to Kumano
16	10^th April 2020	Wakayama	Shingu to Wakayama
17	11 th April 2020	Wakayama	Wakayama to Hashimbo
18	12^th April 2020	Nara	Gojo to Kashihara
19	13^th April 2020	Nara	Kashiba to Nara
20	14^th April 2020	Osaka	Sakai to Suita
21	15^th April 2020	Osaka	Izumiostu to Osaka
22	16^th April 2020	Tokushima	Miyoshi to Naruto
23	17^th April 2020	Tokushima	Kaiyo to Tokushima
24	18^th April 2020	Kagawa	Utazu to Kanonji
25	19^th April 2020	Kagawa	Sakaide to Takamatsu
26	20^th April 2020	Kochi	Kochi to Sukumo
27	21^st April 2020	Kochi	Nankoku to Kochi
28	22^nd April 2020	Ehime	Shikokuchuo to Matsuyama
29	23^rd April 2020	Ehime	Tobe to Yawatahama
30	24^th April 2020	Olta	Beppu to Hita
31	25^th April 2020	Olta	Kusu to Olta
32	26^th April 2020	Miyazaki	Takachiho to Miyazaki
33	27^th April 2020	Miyazaki	Miyazaki to Ebino
34	28^th April 2020	Kagoshima	Shibushi to Kagoshima
35	29^th April 2020	Kagoshima	Izumi to Ibusuki
36	2^nd May 2020	Okinawa	Naha to Nago
37	3^rd May 2020	Okinawa	Tomigusuku to Itoman
38	6^th May 2020	Kumamoto	Hitoyoshi to Yatsushiro
39	7^th May 2020	Kumamoto	Mashiki to Kumamoto
40	8^th May 2020	Nagasaki	Minamishimabara to Nagasaki
41	9^th May 2020	Nagasaki	Nagayo to Sasebo
42	8^th May 2020	Saga	Tara to Karatsu
43	9^th May 2020	Saga	Kiyama to Saga
44	10^th May 2020	Fukuoka	Omuta to Fukuoka
45	11^th May 2020	Fukuoka	Chikujo to Kitakyushu
46	14^th May 2020	Yamaguchi	Iwakuni to Yamaguchi
47	15^th May 2020	Yamaguchi	Ube to Hagi
48	16^th May 2020	Shimane	Tsuwano t Onan
49	17^th May 2020	Shimane	Oda to Matsue
50	18^th May 2020	Hiroshima	Miyoshi to Hiroshima
51	19^th May 2020	Hiroshima	Hatsukaichi to Matsue
52	20^th May 2020	Okayama	Ibara to Okayama
53	21^st May 2020	Okayama	Tamano to Tsuyama
54	22^nd May 2020	Tottori	Sakaiminato to Kurayoshi
55	23^rd May 2020	Tottori	Kotoura to Tsuyama
56	24^th May 2020	Hyogo	Toyooka to Himeji
57	25^th May 2020	Hyogo	Kobe to Tambe – Sasayama
58	26^th May 2020	Kyoto	Kyotango to Kameoka
59	27^th May 2020	Kyoto	Uji to Kyoto
60	28^th May 2020	Shiga	Takashima to Otsu
61	29^th May 2020	Shiga	Koka to Nagahama
62	30^th May 2020	Fukui	Takashima to Sabae
63	31^st May 2020	Fukuji	Echizen to Nagahama
64	1^st June 2020	Ishikawa	Kaga to Kanazawa
65	2^nd June 2020	Ishikawa	Wajima to Nanao
66	3^rd June 2020	Toyama	Oyabe to Takaoka
67	4^th June 2020	Toyama	Asahi to Toyama
68	5^th June 2020	Niigata	Itoigawa to Minamiuonuma
69	6^th June 2020	Niigata	Nagaoka to Murakami
70	7^th June 2020	Yamagata	Nishikawa to Yamagata
71	8^th June 2020	Yamagata	Tendo to Sakata
72	9^th June 2020	Akita	Yuzawa to Yamagata
73	10^th June 2020	Akita	Katagami to Kazuno
74	11^th June 2020	Aomori	Hirosaki to Aomori
75	12^th June 2020	Aomori	Mutsu to Hachinohe
76	14^th June 2020	Hokkaido	Hakodate to Shiraoi
77	15^th June 2020	Hokkaido	Tomakomai to Sapporo
78	17^th June 2020	Twate	Shizukuishi to Kuji
79	18^th June 2020	Twate	Iwaizumi to Rikuzentakata
80	19^th June 2020	Twate	Ichinoseki to Morioka
81	20^th June 2020	Miyagi	Kesennuma to Onagawa
82	21^st June 2020	Miyagi	Higashimatsushima to Rifu
83	22^nd June 2020	Miyagi	Yamamoto to Sendai
84	24^th June 2020	Shizuoka	Kosai to Shizuoka
85	25^th June 2020	Shizuoka	Makinohara to Numazu
86	26^th June 2020	Shizuoka	Ito to Fujinomiya
87	27^th June 2020	Yamanashi	Nanbu to Kofu
88	28^th June 2020	Yamanashi	Fuefuki to Fujiyoshida
89	29^th June 2020	Kanagawa	Hakone to Fujisawa
90	30^th June 2020	Kanagawa	Miura to Sagamihara
91	1^st July 2020	Kanagawa	Kawasaki to Yokohama
92	2^nd July 2020	Chiba	Kisarazu to Sanmu
93	3^rd July 2020	Chiba	Choshi to Chiba
94	4^th July 2020	Chiba	Kawasaki to Yokohama
95	5^th July 2020	Ibaraki	Kashima to Moto
96	6^th July 2020	Ibaraki	Koga to Tsukuba
97	7^th July 2020	Saitama	Koga to Tokorozawa
98	8^th July 2020	Saitama	Soka to Kumagaya
99	9^th July 2020	Saitama	Kawagoe to Saitama

The above mentioned is a complete schedule and route till 9th July 2020. The below given table will take you to the actual Olympics dates ie. 24th July 2020.

Day	Date	Route
100	10^th July 2020	Setagaya
100	10^th July 2020	Komae
100	10^th July 2020	Inagi
100	10^th July 2020	Machida
101	11^th July 2020	Tama
101	11^th July 2020	Hino
101	11^th July 2020	Akishima
101	11^th July 2020	Hachioji
102	12^th July 2020	Hinohara
102	12^th July 2020	Okutama
102	12^th July 2020	Hinode
102	12^th July 2020	Ome
102	12^th July 2020	Mizuho
103	13^th July 2020	Hamura
103	13^th July 2020	Akiruno
103	13^th July 2020	Fussa
103	13^th July 2020	Musashimurayama
103	13^th July 2020	Tachikawa
104	14^th July 2020	Kunitachi
104	14^th July 2020	Kokubunji
104	14^th July 2020	Kodaira
104	14^th July 2020	Higashiyamato
104	14^th July 2020	Higashimurayama
105	15^th July 2020	Kiyose
105	15^th July 2020	Higashikurume
105	15^th July 2020	Nishitokyo
105	15^th July 2020	Koganei
105	15^th July 2020	Fuchu
103	16^th July 2020	Chofu
103	16^th July 2020	Miyake
103	16^th July 2020	Kozushima
103	16^th July 2020	Niijima
103	16^th July 2020	To-shima
103	16^th July 2020	Oshima
104	17^th July 2020	Mikurajima
104	17^th July 2020	Aogashima
104	17^th July 2020	Ogasawara
104	17^th July 2020	Mitaka
104	17^th July 2020	Musashino
105	18^th July 2020	Suginami
105	18^th July 2020	Nakano
105	18^th July 2020	Nerima
106	19^th July 2020	Toshima
106	19^th July 2020	Itabashi
106	19^th July 2020	Kita
106	19^th July 2020	Adachi
107	20^th July 2020	Katsushika
107	20^th July 2020	Edogawa
107	20^th July 2020	Sumida
107	20^th July 2020	Arakawa
108	21^st July 2020	Taito
108	21^st July 2020	Bunkyo
108	21^st July 2020	Chiyoda
108	21^st July 2020	Chuo
109	22^nd July 2020	Koto
109	22^nd July 2020	Ota
109	22^nd July 2020	Shinagawa
110	23^rd July 2020	Meguro
110	23^rd July 2020	Shibuya
110	23^rd July 2020	Minato
111	24^th July 2020	Suginami
111	24^th July 2020	New National Stadium (Shinjuku)

When & From Where will the Olympics Torch Relay Start?

The Olympics Torch Relay will begin from the Ancient Olympia on 12^th March 2020. 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 2020 Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay End?

After traveling through the host city of Japan, including all the 47 prefectural capitals, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay will end with the lighting of the cauldron at the New National Stadium in Tokyo on 24^th July 2020.

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 2020 Closing Ceremony begins.

Who is the First Torchbearer?

The First Torchbearer for the Tokyo 2020 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.