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NTT Presents Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Celebration in Osaka to Go Ahead on Tuesday, April 13, without Spectators April 9, 2021
Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus and our prioritization of people's safety, we have decided to hold the event without spectators. We offer our apologies to the many visitors who were looking forward to attending the event. We have made this decision to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. We appreciate your kind understanding.
The event will be streamed live online.
Connecting cultures, regions and generations to the future Combining a live action with cutting-edge telecommunication technology for an amazing celebration!

Connecting cultures,

regions and generations

to the future

Combining a live

action with cutting-edge

telecommunication technology

for an amazing celebration!

NTT presents Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Celebration
For the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay that is travelling across Japan, a new form of live entertainment will take place in April and June 2021 in Osaka and Yokohama featuring popular artists and NTT's Advanced telecommunication technology! Enjoy a live performance of an unprecedented genre by popular artists harnessing advanced technology!
One of the biggest Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay events, the Celebration will go live online for everyone to enjoy.
We have installed seats at the venue to thoroughly ensure safety and security.
Enjoy live entertainment of an unprecedented genre where everyone including you, torchbearers, supporters, and performers will all connect heart to heart through the power of entertainment by the performers and the power of communication technologies such as Kirari!
TEAM NTT
STAGE PROGRAM

In accordance with the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Celebration program details are subject to change. Your kind understanding is appreciated.

NTT presentsTokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Celebration Osaka

This event will be held without spectators.
* In conducting the relay, NTT will thoroughly implement countermeasures against novel coronavirus infection while adhering to the "Guidelines for the Control of Novel Coronavirus Infections in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay". < Guidelines for the Control of Novel Coronavirus Infections in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay >
  • Date
    April 13, 2021 Start at 17:40/event ends at 20:00
  • Venue
    Expo ’70 Commemorative ParkSenri Banpaku Koen, Suita-shi, Osaka, 565-0826
  • Performers
    CAST MEMBER
  • Program
    • Opening performance combining art and technology
      Calligrapher Soun Takeda, who has preserved Japan's traditional techniques, to showcase a calligraphy performance
    • Kids' dance program
      Kid dancers from the local area, who will be the stars of the next generation, will perform the Olympic Torch on stage after months of rehearsal!
    • Performance stage combining artist and technology
      NTT's communication technology collaborates on stage with stars of GENERATIONS. Stay tuned for a world-first innovative performance!
    • Experience and exhibition program
      The "Experience and Exhibition Program" in Osaka has been cancelled.
      Unprecedented stage direction supports torchbearers, combining NTT's communication technology and art!
      Learn More
Let's get connected through
#NTT Celebration

Enjoy the first live streaming
of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Celebration!

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With the novel coronavirus continuing to affect our daily lives, it is not possible to welcome the torchbearers in person, so we have chosen to offer live streaming so that many people can safely participate in the event.　
We look forward to celebrating the arrival of the Olympic Torch with the people of Osaka and everyone from all across Japan.

  • - It will air for roughly two and a half hours (the length may vary).
  • - Please note that if you experience any difficulties or trouble on the day of the event, such as Internet problems or trouble hearing the audio, we will not be able to provide individual support on the spot.
  • - Wi-Fi connection is recommended for online viewing as it involves large amounts of data.
バーチャル応援ワールド3D空間で楽しもう
Virtual cheering world
Enjoy the event in a 3D space
Even from remote locations, we can all gather together in a virtual space to enjoy the event together. Here is the special virtual world for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay. Let's support the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay together!
Get connected online,
for yourself,
and for someone else
#NTT Celebration
Join the Celebration on social media!
Post a message to torchbearers and Celebration performers with a hashtag. Part of the messages will be displayed on the screen at the Celebration venue.
* Make sure to make the message public when you send it in.
Post a message on Twitter
PROGRAMFuturistic entertainment using advanced
communications technology
A live spectacular showcasing collaborative performances created through fusing artistic vision with cutting-edge telecommunication technology!
This event will be held without spectators.
* In conducting the relay, NTT will thoroughly implement countermeasures against novel coronavirus infection while adhering to the "Guidelines for the Control of Novel Coronavirus Infections in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay". < Guidelines for the Control of Novel Coronavirus Infections in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay >
* In accordance with the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Celebration program details are subject to change. Your kind understanding is appreciated.
  • STAGE PROGRAMStart at 17:40/event ends at 20:00
  • Torchbearer Supporters ProgramUpon arrival of the torchbearer
  • Experience and Exhibition ProgramThe April 13 program in Osaka has been cancelled.

Our measures and notifications to prevent the spread of COVID-19

未来につなぐ最先端通信テクノロジー CONNECTING WITH HOPE ステージ Presented by NTT

Advanced telecommunication

technology connecting the future

CONNECTING WITH HOPE stage

Presented by NTT

Advanced telecommunication

technology

connecting the future

CONNECTING WITH HOPE stage

Presented by NTT

  • In towns and districts reached at the end of each day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay, as it travels to 47 prefectures across Japan, the Celebration will take place to mark the arrival of the flame when the last torchbearer arrives.
  • At the Celebration venue various events will be held to boost the excitement of the Torch Relay, with special booths on display. The last torchbearer of the day will arrive at the venue and light the cauldron in a ceremonial manner.
  • At each Celebration that takes place at the goal area of all venues (113 in total) except on the last day, NTT will ramp up the excitement of the flame arriving with everyone in the community!
  • Team NTT will bring various content and look forward to seeing everyone at venues right across Japan.

Get to know the dancers from across Japan who will boost the excitement of the Torch Relay with us

  • March 25

    Fukushima

    Fukushima Higashi High School

  • March 26

    Fukushima

    Aizu Wakamatsu Zaverio Gakuen

  • March 27

    Fukushima

    Fukushima dance teams

  • March 28

    Tochigi

    Tochigi dance teams

  • March 29

    Tochigi

    Tochigi dance teams

  • March 30

    Gunma

    Prefectural Annaka General Academic High School dance club ANgenes

  • March 31

    Gunma

    Prefectural Annaka General Academic High School dance club ANgenes

  • April 1

    Nagano

    Nagano dance teams

  • April 2

    Nagano

    Nagano dance teams

  • April 3

    Gifu

    Adachi Gakuen Chukyo High School

  • April 4

    Gifu

    Ogaki Nihon University High School Cheer Dance

  • April 5

    Aichi

    Ohkagakuen High School dance club

  • April 6

    Aichi

    Aichi dance teams

  • April 7

    Mie

    Mie High School dance club SERIOUS FLAVOR

  • April 8

    Mie

    Mie High School dance club SERIOUS FLAVOR

  • April 9

    Wakayama

    Kindai University Wakayama High School & Junior High School dance club

  • April 10

    Wakayama

    Wakayama　Wakayama dance teams

  • April 11

    Nara

    Nara Prefectural Nara High School dance club

  • April 12

    Nara

    Nara Municipal Ichijo Senior High School dance club

  • April 14

    Osaka

    Poole Gakuin High School

  • April 15

    Tokushima

    Tokushima dance teams

  • April 16

    Tokushima

    Tokushima dance teams

  • April 17

    Kagawa

    Kagawa dance teams

  • April 18

    Kagawa

    Kagawa dance teams

  • April 19

    Kochi

    Kochi dance teams

  • April 20

    Kochi

    Kochi Chuo High School dance club

  • April 21

    Ehime

    Nitta High School dance club

  • April 22

    Ehime

    Matsuyama Seiryo High School

  • April 23

    Oita

    Oita dance teams

  • April 24

    Oita

    Oita dance teams

  • April 25

    Miyazaki

    Miyazaki dance teams

  • April 26

    Miyazaki

    Miyazaki dance teams

  • April 27

    Kagoshima

    Nissho Gakuen　Kagoshima Josei High School dance club

  • April 28

    Kagoshima

    Nissho Gakuen　Kagoshima Josei High School dance club

  • May 1

    Okinawa

    Okinawa Prefectural Kitanakagusuku High School dance club

  • May 2

    Okinawa

    Okinawa Prefectural Kitanakagusuku High School dance club

  • May 5

    Kumamoto

    Chinzei Junior High and Senior High School dance club

  • May 6

    Kumamoto

    Chinzei Junior High and Senior High School dance club

  • May 7

    Nagasaki

    Kakumei Gakuen　Nagasaki Girl's High School dance club

  • May 9

    Saga

    Saga Prefectural Tosu Commercial High School dance club

  • May 10

    Saga

    Saga dance teams

  • May 11

    Fukuoka

    Fukuoka Institute of Technology Jyoto High School

  • May 15

    Shimane

    Shimane dance teams

  • May 16

    Shimane

    Shimane dance teams

  • May 17

    Hiroshima

    Hiroshima dance teams

  • May 18

    Hiroshima

    Hiroshima dance teams

  • May 19

    Okayama

    Okayama dance teams

  • May 20

    Okayama

    Okayama dance teams

  • May 21

    Tottori

    Tottori dance teams

  • May 22

    Tottori

    Tottori dance teams

  • May 23

    Hyogo

    Takasago High School dance club

  • May 24

    Hyogo

    Takasago High School dance club

  • May 25

    Kyoto

    Ryukoku University Heian High School Cheer Dance Club

  • May 26

    Kyoto

    Kyoto Meitoku High School dance club

  • May 27

    Shiga

    Shiga-Gakuen Senior High School cheer leading club

  • May 28

    Shiga

    Shiga-Gakuen Senior High School cheer leading club

  • May 29

    Fukui

    Fukui dance teams

  • May 30

    Fukui

    Fukui dance teams

  • May 31

    Ishikawa

    Ishikawa dance teams

  • June 1

    Ishikawa

    Ishikawa dance teams

  • June 2

    Toyama

    Toyama dance teams

  • June 3

    Toyama

    Toyama dance teams

  • June 4

    Niigata

    Niigata dance teams

  • June 5

    Niigata

    Niigata dance teams

  • June 6

    Yamagata

    Yamagata Prefectural Tendo High School dance club

  • June 7

    Yamagata

    Haguro Gakuen　Haguro High School cheer leading club

  • June 9

    Akita

    Akita dance teams

  • June 10

    Aomori

    Aomori dance teams

  • June 11

    Aomori

    Aomori dance teams

  • June 13

    Hokkaido

    Hokkaido dance teams

  • June 16

    Iwate

    Iwate dance teams

  • June 17

    Iwate

    Iwate dance teams

  • June 18

    Iwate

    Iwate dance teams

  • June 19

    Miyagi

    Sendai Johnan High School dance club

  • June 20

    Miyagi

    Sendai Johnan High School dance club

  • June 21

    Miyagi

    Sendai Johnan High School dance club

  • June 23

    Shizuoka

    Shizuoka dance teams

  • June 27

    Yamanashi

    Nihon University Meisei Senior High School

  • June 28

    Kanagawa

    Kanagawa Prefectural Yamato-Minami Senior High School dance drill club

  • June 29

    Kanagawa

    Kanagawa Prefectural Yamato-Minami Senior High School dance drill club

  • July 3

    Chiba

    Chiba dance teams

  • July 4

    Ibaraki

    Ibaraki Prefectural Mito 3rd High School dance club

  • July 5

    Ibaraki

    Kasumigaura High School cheer dance club

  • July 6

    Saitama

    Saitama Prefectural Sugito High School dance club

  • July 7

    Saitama

    Saitama Prefectural Sugito High School dance club

  • July 8

    Saitama

    Saitama Prefectural Sugito High School dance club

  • July 9

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 10

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 11

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 12

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 13

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 14

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 16

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 17

    Tokyo

    Tokyo dance teams

  • July 18

    Tokyo

    Nippon Sport Science University Ebara High School

  • July 19

    Tokyo

    Nippon Sport Science University Ebara High School

  • July 20

    Tokyo

    Nishogakusha High School dance club Butterfly effect

  • July 21

    Tokyo

    Nishogakusha High School dance club Butterfly effect

  • July 22

    Tokyo

    Nishogakusha High School dance club Butterfly effect

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Kiss the torch virtually with a teleported Kei Nishikori!

At the Celebration venues right across Japan, where the Torch Relay’s goal events will be held, NTT will offer “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay digital experience”.

#TEAMNTT #TORCHKISS

TORCHKISS
Olympic torch relay #TEAMNTT REPORT Olympic torch relay #TEAMNTT REPORT
Torch Relay Celebration
NTT booth
Experience and Exhibition Program
NTT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay experience and exhibition program Packed with activities and events using cutting-edge telecommunication technologies.
[Limited entry] Please note that the number of people to enter the venue may need to be limited to avoid congestion if the experience and display program attracts many visitors. We appreciate your cooperation.
the experience and display program
Torch commemorative photo corner: Kirari! Version

1Torch commemorative photo corner: Kirari! Version

Enjoy a super-immersive experience of passing the torch on to the hologram of Kei Nishikori, with the communication technology Kirari!, which makes people appear as if they have been teleported to another location.
Technology, art and design combine to
add an extra dimension to the sporting spectacle
Special torch kiss with Kei Nishikori site
Special torch kiss with Kei Nishikori site
Check out the event schedule now!
Torch commemorative photo corner: optical illusion

2Torch commemorative photo corner: optical illusion

With light projection creating phantasmagoric optical illusions such as still images that appear to move, you can perform your own Torch Kiss with Kei Nishikori in a mysterious trick space!
VR experience

3VR experience

Feel what it's like to be an Olympic athlete!
Immerse yourself in a virtual-reality world as you dash as fast as you can across the Olympic Stadium.

Our measures and notifications to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Tokyo2020 Olympic TORCH RELAY

#TEAMNTT

FOCUS

Leading telecommunications technology

NTT TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CELEBRATION SECRETARIAT
Contactntttokyo2020ce.inquiry@tickebo.jp
NTT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torchbearer Secretariat
Contactinfo@2020.ntt

・On occasion, we may respond by telephone instead of e-mailing you. Make sure your contact details are free of errors.

・We may take longer to respond around weekends, public holidays, and the year-end/New Year season.

・We may take longer to respond, or be unable to respond, depending on the content of your inquiry or request.

CAST MEMBER

  • GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
    GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBEArtists
    he group debuted in November 2012 with “BRAVE IT OUT,” and they held an arena tour in 2016 and 2017. The 2016 tour recorded an audience of over 400,000 people over eight months. In 2015 and 2017, the group went on a world tour and in 2018, they held their first “dome” tour. Being the forerunner for the Jr. EXILE generation, they are revolutionary. In 2019, they went on their first five-large dome tour “GENERTIONS LIVE TOUR 2019 Shonen Chronicle” as a group. Originally from EXILE TRIBE, the 7-man dance and vocal unit is a hot topic, steadily stepping up as a group and as artists.
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  • EXILE ÜSA EXILE ÜSA
    EXILE ÜSAPerformer
    He debuted in 2001 as a performer in the dance and vocal unit EXILE. In 2006, under the theme “Dance is a universal language,” he launched DANCE EARTH Project, as he had experienced with dances from about 20 countries all over the world. Based on this experience, he published books, picture books, and released stage performances and videos. Since 2013, he has been the chief instructor of NHK E-Tele’s “E Dance Academy”. Since 2018, he has been involved in activities to fight famine as a U.N. WFP supporter. In 2020, he was appointed an ambassador for Japan heritage.
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  • EXILE TETSUYA EXILE TETSUYA
    EXILE TETSUYAPerformer
    TETSUYA was born in Kanagawa on February 18, 1981. He started dancing when he was 19. In 2007, he was selected as a member of J Soul Brothers and joined EXILE on March 1, 2009 as a performer. In 2011, he launched “EXILE Performance Institute (EPI QUALITY)”. He also started activities in 2012 as EXILE THE SECOND, and then opened the first store of “AMAZING COFFEE”, a store he produced, in Nakameguro in 2016. In January 2017, he was appointed executive director of LDH Kitchen and in March 2018 he obtained a master’s degree from Waseda University Graduate School of Sport Sciences. He will be the headmaster of EXPG High School that opened in 2020.
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  • SAMURIZE from EXILE TRIBE SAMURIZE from EXILE TRIBE
    SAMURIZE from EXILE TRIBEPerformers
    SAMURIZE from EXILE TRIBE is a performance team that features LED light performances and dances by reputed dancers choreographed by EXILE HIRO. The team has appeared in countless concerts and music videos by LDH artists. Their appearance at one of the world’s largest EDM festivals ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL MIAMI2015 was a hot topic.
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  • Soun Takeda Soun Takeda
    Soun Takedacalligrapher and contemporary artist
    Studying calligraphy under his mother and calligrapher Soyo Takeda since the age of 3, Takeda started working at NTT after graduating from university. After working at NTT for three years, he became a professional calligrapher, drawing attention with his unique creative activities, including collaborations with musicians, sculptors, and many other artists, and groundbreaking exhibitions.
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  • Yuki Ota Yuki Ota
    Yuki OtaPresident of Japanese Fencing Federation & Vice President of International Fencing Federation
    Starting fencing in the third grade, Ota competed at three inter high-school tournaments for three straight years. Representing Japan, he competed in many international competitions. He finished 9th at the Olympic Games Athens 2004 and was the first silver medalist in Japan fencing history at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008. He was also a foil team silver medalist at the Olympic Games London 2012. At the 2015 World Fencing Championships, he won a gold medal, the first Japanese fencer to do so. Since retiring as a professional fencer in 2016, he has continued to promote fencing as the president of the Japan Fencing Federation and the vice president of the International Fencing Federation.
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NTT presents Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Celebration
[Requests and cautions for visitors to the stage program]
Measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Given the current situation of Covid-19 in Japan, NTT will prepare and hold the Celebration after gathering accurate information from the government, municipalities, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and relevant agencies while paying the utmost attention to prevent the spread of Covid-19. We urge all visitors of the event to understand and cooperate in these efforts by washing their hands, wearing a mask, gargling, and so forth.
The event will coincide with the season that tends to see high numbers of not just Covid-19, but influenza, colds, and other viral infections as well. We appreciate your kind understanding on our efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and we ask that you cooperate as follows.
[Limited entry] To prevent the spread of Covid-19, please do not visit the event if any of the conditions below are applicable to you.
●If you show a fever of 37.5℃ or higher (higher than normal) or experience any of the symptoms below (your temperature will be taken at the entrance). Coughing, shortness of breath, whole-body fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, blocked nose, loss of sense of taste or smell, joint and muscle pain, diarrhea, nausea, and/or vomiting.
●If you have been in close contact with anyone who has tested positive in PCR Covid testing
●If you have been in close contact with anyone who has visited or lives in countries or regions that the Japanese government is limiting entry from or requiring a quarantine period for after entering Japan in the last two weeks.
[To visitors]
●Please wear a mask and refrain from talking in a loud voice inside the venue. Please cooperate with the coughing etiquette. You may not be permitted to enter if you are not wearing a mask.
●If you have an underlying condition, are pregnant, or with preschool-age children, please read information from relevant agencies and join the event at your own discretion.
●Make sure to wash and sanitize your hands and fingers. Sanitizers can be found at the venue, so please take advantage of them.
●Do not eat, drink, or talk with other people face to face and make sure to social distance.
●The event organizer will check your name and contact details before you join the stage program. If anyone is suspected of being infected with Covid-19, such information may be provided to public agencies such as public health centers.
●The staff will be wearing masks, will refrain from talking as much as possible, and maintain their social distance. We appreciate your kind understanding.
●A cloak service is not available. Do not bring large pieces of luggage.
●Do not cheer for the performers. Do not bring them gifts or wait for them at the entrance/exit.
●Visitors are required to sign up with COCOA, a Covid-19 contact check app created by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
●Sign up for Osaka Covid-19 Tracing System as well (if you do not, you will only be allowed to enter the venue after signing up on the day of the event).
●If you feel unwell at the venue, do not keep it to yourself. Notify nearby staff immediately.
Check out the latest information on Covid-19 here.

<Office for Pandemic Influenza and New Infection Diseases Preparedness and Response homepage, Cabinet Secretariat>(Covid-related response for measures against infectious diseases)http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/influenza/novel_coronavirus.html

<Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website>https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00001.html

<Ministry of Foreign Affairs website>https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/

<Quarantine Information Office website, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare>https://www.forth.go.jp/topics/fragment1.html

Cautions before visiting the event

  • ●In this Celebration, winners selected from the people applying to join the event during the application period will receive an invitation to (1) the dramatic live stage at the venue, or (2) limited-offer live REALIVE360 streaming ID.
  • ●The limited-offer live REALIVE360 streaming event (2) will be a multi-angle 360-degree video that you can enjoy on your smartphone or tablet, using an app (which you can download for free).
  • ●Wi-Fi connection is advised for the limited-offer remote live streaming as the data volume will be high.
  • ●Before you sign up, make sure to read the cautions on the streaming media site carefully to make sure that you can view the stream in your environment.
  • ●Please note that individual support will not be available on the spot if you have any Internet or sound trouble on the day of the event.

Read about REALIVE360 and how to view the live streaming here https://realive360.jp