The Tokyo Marathon, the largest citizen marathon in Japan, will be held on the 5th.



It is a competition that requires the right to participate in the representative selection race for the Paris Olympics, and the former Japanese record holder for men, Suguru Osako, and Mao Ichiyama, who finished eighth at the Tokyo Olympics for women, will participate.



Along with this, large-scale traffic restrictions will be implemented from the morning of the 5th in a wide area in the city center.

《This year’s Tokyo Marathon》

Approximately 38,000 runners, the same size as before the spread of the new coronavirus, will participate in the 16th Tokyo Marathon this year.

[Attention]

The right to participate in the representative selection race of the Paris Olympics, the MGC = Marathon Grand Championship is required.

<Men>

Attention is Suguru Osako.

A former Japanese record holder, he was out of action for a while after finishing sixth at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.



At the press conference on the 3rd, he said, “I am training well. I've never done it before. I want to keep in mind to do my own race well."

<Women>

Mao Ichiyama, who finished 8th in the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics, will participate.



At a press conference on the 3rd, he revealed that he had a stress fracture in his rib last December, saying, "I wasn't feeling well, but I'm gradually getting better. I want to run a race," he said.

Mizuo Matsuda, who finished 9th at last year's World Championships, will also participate.



Matsuda expressed his determination, "I've been aiming to break the Japanese record of 2 hours 19 minutes 12 seconds, so I hope I can show the results. I will do my best to be able to run the best."

[Main schedule]

▽9:05 Wheelchair marathon/Wheelchair 10.7km start


▽9:10 Marathon/10.7km start


▽16:10 Marathon finish

【course】

In the full marathon, you will start at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, run through tourist attractions in Tokyo such as Nihonbashi, Asakusa, Ryogoku, Monzen Nakacho, and Ginza, and finish in the center of Tokyo, in front of Tokyo Station.

[Traffic regulation in a wide range]

With the "Tokyo Marathon", traffic restrictions will be implemented in a wide area in Tokyo.

The Metropolitan Police Department is calling for people to refrain from using cars, as congestion is expected in the city center.


▽Tocho-dori near the starting point: 6:00 a.m. to past 10:00 a.m. ▽Chuo

-

dori around Nihonbashi: before 9:00 a.m. to 3:00


p.m. Vehicles, including


bicycles


, are prohibited.

[Regulations on the Metropolitan Expressway]

Metropolitan Police Department “Refrain from using cars”

The Metropolitan Police Department has released detailed information on the regulations on its website, and is calling for refraining from using cars in the city center and using public transportation such as the subway, as congestion is expected.