The Olympic flag arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday Aug 24,2016 as Japan's capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials promising smooth sailing after Rio's sometimes shaky 2016 instalment.
After stepping off a plane from the Brazilian host city, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike held the flag at a ceremony at the city's Haneda airport.
"I strongly feel a heavy responsibility" for the next Olympics, Koike told the crowd.
A kimono-clad Koike received the flag at the closing ceremony on Sunday in Rio where thousands of fans and athletes donned ponchos on a wet and windy night for a colourful festival of Brazilian culture and music with bursts of fireworks.
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