olympic torch relay

Tokyo 2020 Torches start eight-month tour of host city

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Games were pushed back to the 2021, with the Olympics scheduled for July 23 to August 8 and the Paralympics from August 24 to September 5.

On the first day of the tour, the Torches were put on public display at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building. 

They will now visit all 62 of Tokyo's cities and ward towns before concluding their journey on July 3.

The Torches can be viewed up close by the public, but people will not be allowed to touch them like there were previously.