Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch featuring cherry blossom flower design to signify 'hope' unveiled in Japan The torch for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo was unveiled on Wednesday The top part of the torch is shaped in the traditional emblem of the sakura Fukushima has been chosen as the starting point for the Olympic torch relay
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Published: 09:29 GMT, 20 March 2019 | Updated: 09:33 GMT, 20 March 2019
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Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday unveiled a cherry-blossom shaped torch for the Games as the city prepares for the famed flower season to begin in coming days.
The top part of the torch is shaped in the traditional emblem of the sakura, or cherry blossom using the same cutting-edge technology as in production of Japan's bullet trains, the organisers said.
The shiny rose-gold torch, which is 71 centimetres (28 inches) long and weighs 1.2 kilograms (2 pounds 10 ounces), uses aluminium construction waste from temporary housing built for victims of the 2011 quake
