Important notice
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay will be held from 12 August 2021 until 24 August 2021, during the transition period from the Olympic Games to the Paralympic Games. It will aim to create a festive atmosphere in the run-up to the Paralympic Games while maintaining the momentum generated by the Olympic Games.
Going forward, Tokyo 2020 will coordinate with the authorities in each prefecture regarding the detailed schedule of Flame lighting festivals, departure ceremonies and other ceremonies along the route of the Relay. More information will be available in due course.
As of September 28, 2020
The Mie Prefecture Paralympic Flame Festival will feature flame lighting in all 29 cities and towns throughout the prefecture, followed by a flame gathering ceremony at the Mie Center for the Arts, which is a cultural facility located in Tsu City, the prefectural capital, before the Paralympic flame departs for Tokyo.
Flame lighting highlights will include Ama woman divers, which was the first nationally important intangible folk-cultural property to be designated in Japan, the use of fire from the 2000 year-old historical and cultural monument Ise Shrine and famous kilns/potteries that produce traditional earthenware, and other unique and appealing methods of flame lighting employed by each municipalities, such as events using fire conducted at special needs schools or facilities at which people with impairments work.
The fire gathering ceremony, at which the 29 flames from throughout the prefecture will be brought together, and the departure ceremony will build enthusiasm for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in every part of Mie Prefecture.
Flame visits
The Paralympic flame will visit mainly government buildings, sports and cultural facilities, and welfare facilities in a number of cities and towns throughout the prefecture.
