1998 Winter Olympics torch relay
Appearance
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Host city | Nagano, Japan |
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Countries visited | Greece, Japan |
Distance | 1,612 kilometres (1,002 mi) |
Torch bearers | 6,916 |
Start date | December 19, 1997 |
End date | February 7, 1998 |
Torch designer | Akio Haruhara |
No. of torches | 69,010 |
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The 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from December 19, 1997 until February 7, 1998 prior to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The route covered around 1,612 kilometres (1,002 mi) and involved over 6,916 torchbearers. Midori Ito lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.[1]
Route
Japan
In December 1997,
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Nagano Prefecture
Nagano city route commenced on 6 and 7 February before the opening ceremony
- Eastern Japan route
- 23 January: Kitaaiki
- 24 January:
- 25 January: Saku, Karuizawa
- 26 January: Miyota, Komoro, Kitamimaki
- 27 January: Asashina, Mochizuki, Tateshina
- 29 January: Wada, Nagato, Takeshi
- 30 January: Maruko, Tōbu, Sanada
- 31 January: Aoki, Ueda
- 1 February: Nozawaonsen
- 2 February:
- 3 February: Yamanouchi, Nakano
- 4 February: Shinano, Toyono, Samizu
- 5 February:
- Pacific Ocean route
- 23 January:
- 24 January: Seinaiji, Achi, Iida
- 25 January:
- 26 January: Tenryū, Minamishinano, Kami
- 27 January: Takagi, Takamori, Matsukawa, Oshika
- 29 January: Nakagawa, Iijima, Komagane
- 30 January:
- 31 January: Minamiminowa, Minowa
- 1 February: Tatsuno, Fujimi, Hara
- 2 February: Chino, Suwa
- 3 February: Shimosuwa, Okaya
- 4 February: Ōoka, Ogawa, Nakajō
- 5 February: Kinasa, Togakushi
- Japan Sea route
- 23 January: Hakuba
- 24 January: Miasa, Yasaka, Ōmachi
- 25 January: Ikeda, Matsukawa
- 27 January: Agematsu
- 28 January: Mitake, Ōtaki, Kaida
- 29 January: Kisofukushima, Hiyoshi, Kiso, Narakawa
- 30 January: Shiojiri, Asahi, Yamagata
- 31 January: Matsumoto, Hata
- 1 February: Nagawa, Azumi, Azusagawa
- 2 February: Misato, Horigane, Toyoshina
- 3 February: Hotaka, Akashina, Shiga
- 4 February:
- 5 February: Sakaki, Kamiyamada, Togura, Koshoku
References
- ^ "Official Report of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, v. 2". la84.org. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Olympics Torch "Greets" Prime Minister Hashimoto". Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, Cabinet Public Relations Office. Retrieved 22 June 2019.