More than 3000 police are deployed along the route in the central town of Nagano, the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, which has raised security to a level usually accorded to Emperor Akihito.

• 至少3000名警察部署于城市中央火炬传递路线，这个1998年冬季奥运的举办城市，将警戒等级升到与明仁天皇同高。