Ten years since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the Olympic flame brings a message of peace and hope to the Iwate prefecture. πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ™

βœ… “I will run to show gratitude to the people who have always looked after me.” πŸ‘

Cerebral palsy won’t stop MINAMIDATE Saki from running as the locals of Ichinohe cheered him on πŸ‘‹

βœ… The #OlympicTorchRelay continues through the city of Hachimantai. πŸ‘Œ

This city has the Yakehashiri Lava Flow which is on the north-eastern slope of Mt. Iwate. It erupted in January, 1732 πŸŒ‹

#Tokyo2020 | #StrongerTogether | #OlympicTorchRelay

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