Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 games

PIC:Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike (R) waves the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 21, 2016.  / AFP PHOTO / Leon NEAL

The Olympic flag arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday as Japan's capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials promising smooth sailing after Rio's sometimes shaky 2016 instalment.

After stepping off a plane from the Brazilian city, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike held the flag at a ceremony at the city's Haneda airport.