The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games has unveiled the Paralympic version of the official torch, which uses the braille alphabet and differs from the Olympic torch in color.

Both the Paralympic and Olympic torches for next year's games make use of Japan's iconic "sakura" cherry blossoms in their design.

This is to suggest a sense of hope that aligns with the theme of the Olympics and Paralympics as spotlighting the Tohoku region's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated three prefectures.