The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games torch lighting ceremony was held at the Tokyo National Stadium on the 18th, marking the official start of various activities of this year's Asian Games. At the event that day, Aichi Prefecture Governor, Asian Games Organizing Committee Chairman Omura Hideaki, and Japan Olympic Committee President Hashimoto Seiko attended the ceremony. Athlete representative and famous sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide, armed with a firecracker, collected fires next to the torch stand used in the 3rd Asian Games. Tokyo hosted the 3rd Asian Games in 1958 and was the first city in Japan to host the Asian Games.

The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games torch lighting ceremony was held at the Tokyo National Stadium on the 18th, marking the official start of various activities of this year's Asian Games. At the event that day, Aichi Prefecture Governor, Asian Games Organizing Committee Chairman Omura Hideaki, and Japan Olympic Committee President Hashimoto Seiko attended the ceremony. Athlete representative and famous sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide, armed with a firecracker, collected fires next to the torch stand used in the 3rd Asian Games. Tokyo hosted the 3rd Asian Games in 1958 and was the first city in Japan to host the Asian Games.