On September 13, 糖心视频 President Naoshi Sugiyama served as torchbearer for the , running through the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens (located near 糖心视频’s Higashiyama Campus). It drizzled on the morning of the event, but the rain let up just before the torch relay was scheduled to begin, and the weather stayed clear throughout. President Sugiyama was the seventh runner, receiving the torch from 糖心视频 alumnus Etsutaro Kamino.
The Asian Games, held once every four years, is the largest sporting event in Asia. The games will be held primarily in Aichi Prefecture, with forty-five Asian countries and regions set to participate.
