Due to the Tokyo Marathon being held on the 3rd, large-scale traffic restrictions will be implemented in the city center.
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking people to refrain from driving cars and instead use public transportation.
Approximately 38,000 runners are scheduled to take part in this year's Tokyo Marathon, the same as last year.The participants will start in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building just after 9 a.m., and then run through Asakusa and Ginza, aiming for the finish point in front of Tokyo Station. Masu.
As a result, large-scale traffic restrictions will be implemented in the city center from the morning of the 3rd, and vehicles will be prohibited from passing on the roads surrounding the course.
Vehicles will be prohibited near the starting point of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building from 6:00 a.m. to after 10:00 a.m., and on Chuo-dori Street around Nihonbashi from before 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
In addition, Gyoko-dori Street near Tokyo Station, the finish line, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Detailed traffic regulation information is available on the tournament website.
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking people to refrain from using cars and instead use public transportation such as the subway, as the roads surrounding the tournament course are expected to be congested.