The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start March 26 in the tsunami-affected prefecture of Fukushima, after the Olympic flame arrives from its ceremonial lighting in Olympia, Greece.
The torch relay will spend 121 days in Japan before ending at the Opening Ceremony on July 24, 2020, the earliest Opening Ceremony since the 1996 Atlanta Games (July 19).
As previously announced, the torch relay will visit all 47 prefectures of Japan with emphasis on the area affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
With the motto “Hope Lights Our Way,” it will visit the three prefectures most affected by the tsunami and earthquake (Fukushima (March 26-28), Iwate (June 17-19) and Miyagi (June 20-22)) for three days each.