The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics announced Friday its plan for the Paralympic torch relay, remaining firm in its bid to include all of Japan's 47 prefectures in the pre-games tradition.

Tokyo 2020 organizers will request the cooperation of each prefectural government in order to keep up enthusiasm throughout the country during the transition between the Olympics and Paralympics in less than two years' time.

Unlike the Olympic torch, the Paralympic flame is allowed to be lit in multiple cities of the host country simultaneously. While common for flame lighting ceremonies to take place in several places at once, it will be unprecedented if the organizers reach their goal of including the entire country.

The concept for the Paralympic torch relay, called "Share Your Light," aims to express Tokyo 2020's goal of achieving a "fully inclusive society," as well as to "communicate the spirit and values of the Paralympics -- courage, determination, inspiration and equality," the organizers said in a press release.

"The Paralympic flame is for everyone -- the accumulation of everyone's passion for the Paralympic Games generates the flame," it said.

According to the plan, after the flame is lit in various places, the relay will go through the prefectures of Chiba, Saitama and Shizuoka, all hosts of Paralympic events.

A separate lighting ceremony will then be held in Stoke Mandeville, England, the birthplace of the competition, while the torches around Japan converge in Tokyo and proceed on a route through the city.

Tokyo 2020 intends to allow each municipality to decide the location and method of the flame lighting. In Beppu, Oita Prefecture, "House of the Sun" -- a social welfare corporation that has been a disabled sports pioneer -- is a likely candidate to host a lighting ceremony.

Organizers also said they will consider coordinating with local festivals, and that the flame could be put in lanterns in order to visit sports facilities and schools for people with disabilities. They hope to confirm each prefecture's participation within the fiscal year.

The torch relay will begin after the closing of the Olympics' athletes village, and wrap up with the Paralympics opening ceremony on Aug. 25. On that day, Tokyo will become the first city to host the summer edition of the multi-sport event for people with disabilities for a second time.