Kazuchika Okada runs with Tokyo 2020 torch in Aichi

Images courtesy of Anjo City

On Tuesday April 4, the Olympic torch relay headed through Aichi’s city of Anjo on the road to the Tokyo Olympics. Kazuchika Okada was proudly representing his home city as he made his run with the torch. 

Okada was full of smiles for the roadside onlookers from start to finish. Asked for comment after his run, Okada said that ‘everybody was waving and smiling as I made my run, so I wanted to return those smiles right back to them. It was a fantastic experience’. Okada continues to embody the Olympic spirit and the King of Sports as Tokyo heads toward  the summer Games. 

Watch video of Okada’s run 
https://sports.nhk.or.jp/olympic/torch/runners/0nflznvu/
Post run interviews (Japanese)
https://sports.nhk.or.jp/olympic/torch/highlights/