Tokyo 2020
The Torch
Torch Technical Details
Description:
The torch takes its inspiration from the sakura cherry-blossom, a symbolic tree in Japan. It flares out at the top to form five petals from which the flame emerges and which, seen from above, recall the shape of a cherry-blossom flower. The pink colour of the torch is also a reference to the sakura, and the central upper part features the Tokyo 2020 Olympic emblem. The torch features a two-combustion mechanism that produces a high calorific blue flame and a flameless catalytic reaction. This ensures that the flame stays alight and has a reddish colour.

Colour:
Sakura and gold

Length:
71cm

Composition:
Aluminium (30 per cent of which is recycled)

Fuel:
Propane

Designer / Manufacturer:
Tokujin Yoshioka Inc. / UACJ Extrusion Corporation (housing), LIXIL Corporation (materials), Shinfuji Burner Co., Ltd. (combustion mechanism), Eneos Globe Corporation (fuel/fuel cylinder)