国立競技場の取り壊しに伴い、取り外される聖火台＝2014年10月10日、東京・国立競技場
1964年の東京オリンピック開会式から50年を迎えた10月10日、50年前の開会式の会場となった国立競技場（東京都新宿区）の聖火台が取り外された。2020年の東京オリンピック・パラリンピックに向けた建て替え工事の一環だ。戦後復興のシンボルにもなった聖火台は、東日本大震災からの復興のシンボルとして宮城県石巻市に貸し出されるという。毎日新聞などが報じた。
聖火台は高さ２．１メートル、直径２．１メートル、重さ２．６トンの鋳物製。５８年アジア大会に向けた同競技場建設に合わせ、「鋳物の町」として知られる埼玉県川口市の鋳物職人、故鈴木萬之助さん、故文吾さん親子らが製作した。
（国立競技場:開会式から５０年 聖火台を取り外し - 毎日新聞 2014/10/10 12:04）
スポニチによると、萬之助さんの四男、昭重さんが国立競技場から聖火台が取り外される様子を見守っていたという。
１０日、クレーンでの取り外し作業を見守った万之助さんの四男昭重さん（７９）は「（設置から）５６年間、本当にご苦労さまと心から思った。石巻でも大事にしてほしい」と感慨深そうに語った。
（五輪聖火台、被災地へ 国立競技場に別れ ６４年大会から半世紀 ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex 2014/10/10 11:37）
取り外された聖火台は、年内に国立代々木競技場内（渋谷区）で一般公開した後に石巻市に貸与され、同市内に造られる国営震災復興祈念公園に設置される予定だ。2020年の東京オリンピック・パラリンピックの際には、新しい国立競技場の敷地内で展示されるという。
東京オリンピック（1964） 画像集
東京五輪(01 of29)
スタンドで観戦する読売巨人軍の長嶋茂雄（中央右）と王貞治（同左）（東京・国立競技場） \n\n撮影日： 1964/10 (credit:時事通信社)
Japanese Royals(02 of29)
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan watches the start of the marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, accompanied by his wife Michiko and their son Naruhito (known as Prince Hiro). (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Central Press via Getty Images)
Opening Ceremonies(03 of29)
Pictured here is Tokyo Stadium at the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 10, 1964. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
1964 Summer Olympics(04 of29)
Vapor trails from Japanese Air Force jets from the Olympic emblem of five rings above the National Stadium in Tokyo today for the official opening of the XVIII Olympiad, first even held in Asia, Oct. 10, 1964. More than 7,000 athletes from 94 nations are competing. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Opening Ceremonies(05 of29)
Pictured here is Tokyo Stadium at the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 10, 1964. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Postage stamp commemorating Tokyo Olympics(06 of29)
JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 06: Postage stamp commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, 1964, depicting the Olympic flame. Japan, 20th century. Japan (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
Postage stamp commemorating Tokyo Olympics(07 of29)
JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 06: Postage stamp commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, 1964, depicting weight lifting. Japan, 20th century. Japan (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
Postage stamp commemorating Tokyo Olympics(08 of29)
JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 06: Postage stamp commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, 1964, depicting football match. Japan, 20th century. Japan (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
Postage stamp commemorating Tokyo Olympics(09 of29)
JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 06: Postage stamp commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, 1964, depicting horse riding, swimming, fencing, running and pistol shooting. Japan, 20th century. Japan (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
Olympic Summer 1964 Tokyo Japan Olympis Stadium Opening Ceremony(10 of29)
Aerial view of the Olympic stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 1964 as teams of the countries represented filed in for the ceremonial opening of the Olympic Games. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Yoyogi National Gymnasium(11 of29)
An aerial view of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, circa 1965. Designed by Kenzo Tange to house the swimming and diving events in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it is now a major venue for basketball and ice hockey. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Three Lions via Getty Images)
Olympic Village(12 of29)
The construction of the National Gymnasium of the Olympic Village at Yoyogi in Tokyo, where the athletes will live for the duration of the games, 6th June 1964. The building was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
東京オリンピック準備(13 of29)
駒沢は明治神宮外苑について東京大会の第２会場となる。右上はサッカーが行われる陸上競技場。左下はレスリング会場となる体育館（東京・世田谷区）\n\n撮影日：1964年03月 (credit:時事通信社)
Opening Ceremonies(14 of29)
Pictured here are the festivities at the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 10, 1964. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
東京五輪・開会式 (15 of29)
東京五輪開会式で入場する日本選手団（東京・国立競技場） \n\n撮影日： 1964/10/10 (credit:時事通信社)
Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony(16 of29)
TOKYO - OCTOBER 10: The Olympic flag is being carried during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic at the National Stadium on October 10, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sankei Archive via Getty Images) (credit:Sankei Archive via Getty Images)
Torch Lighting(17 of29)
Pictured here are the stairs leading the Olympic Torch at Tokyo Stadium at the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 10, 1964. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The 1964 Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony(18 of29)
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 10: The Olympic fflag flies over the scoreboard showing the list of the parade of Nations during the opening ceremonies for the XVIII Olympiad at the Olympic Stadium on October 10, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** (credit:Getty Images)
Olympic Village(19 of29)
Members of the Tokyo Olympic Committee make a final inspection of the Olympic Village at Yoyogi in Tokyo, where the athletes will live for the duration of the games, 1964. The site, formerly called Washington Heights, was once home to US soldiers and their families. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Olympic Village(20 of29)
The National Gymnasium of the Olympic Village at Yoyogi in Tokyo, where the athletes will live for the duration of the games, 1964. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Pole Vaulting Of John Pennel At The Olympic Games Of Tokyo In 1964(21 of29)
JAPAN - JANUARY 01: Pole Vaulting Of The American John Pennel Fro The Final Of The Olympic Games Of Tokyo In 1964. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polina Astakhova(22 of29)
Soviet gymnast Polina Astakhova of the Ukraine after a training session before the Tokyo Olympics, 8th October 1964. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Shuji Tsurumi With Rings At The Olympic Games Of Tokyo 1964(23 of29)
JAPAN - APRIL 18: The Japanese Shuji Tsurimi With Rings At The Olympic Games Of Tokyo On October 19, 1964. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
1964 Summer Olympics(24 of29)
1964 Summer Olympics -- Pictured: Japanese spectators outside the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank (credit:Getty Images)
Japan Tokyo Streets(25 of29)
The changing face of Tokyo shows itself in this view which includes the gigantic Miyake-Zaka underground highway interchange on April 13, 1964. It is one of many construction jobs through which Tokyo is preparing for the Olympics opening next October and for its future growth. Roads and subways being built are behind the needs. (AP Photo/Koichiro Morita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Tokyo Japan Streets(26 of29)
In a race to catch up with traffic, work is rushed on a mammoth highway interchange at Miyake Zaka in Tokyo on April 13, 1964. When the $34 million project is completed, two arterial highways will crisscross underground. Much of the road construction in Tokyo is done at night as the city gets ready for the Olympics opening in October. (AP Photo/Koichiro Morita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Tokyo Streets(27 of29)
New freeways are rushed on Dec. 16, 1963 as part of the gigantic face-lifting Tokyo is getting for the Olympics opening in October 1964. Buildings and bridges also are going up so fast that some critics warn that safety sometimes is passed up. An elevated expressway and a swimming pool roof under construction collapsed with one death and 25 injuries. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Olympic HQ(28 of29)
September 1964: Olympic cars lined up outside the old palace in Tokyo which is the headquarters of the Olympic Committee. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Keystone Features/Getty Images) (credit:Douglas Miller via Getty Images)
Emblems Of The Olympic Games And Of The City Of Tokyo On The Shops 1959(29 of29)
JAPAN - JUNE 01: The Shop Keepers Installing The Emblems Of The Olympic Games And Of The City Of Tokyo Next To One Another For The Coming Games Which Would Take Place In The Japanese Capital On June 1, 1964. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
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