The Unofficial National Flower Of Japan,

is the chrysanthemum, 

 which has long been a symbol of the Japanese Imperial Family, but the official flower is of course the cherry blossom, and with that in mind the flower is the design behind the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch, which will kick off the opening ceremonies next year,

 it was designed by TokujinYoshioka, one of Japan’s most notable contemporary designers, who incorporated the cherry blossom motif into the form, which is made from a seamless, single sheet of metal,

the same fabrication process used to make shinkansen bullet trains, was used to make the torch, a total of 10,000 torches will be produced for the event, The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay will be held over 121 days – an unusually long period, it will begin on March 26 and will be passed along to roughly 80-90 runners each day,

 according to the committee, “the flame will burn brightly and forcefully through the wide variety of seasons, climatic conditions and geographical regions that make up the Japanese archipelago” five separate flames will emerge from the petals, as an aside the torch is also meant to remind us of Japan’s efforts pick itself up after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011, roughly 30% of the torch is made from recycled aluminum that was used in the construction of prefabricated housing units for those who were displaced.