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They sure ran fast. They just whizzed by.Feb 20, 2008
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A little over an hour has passed.Feb 20, 2008
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Yurakucho, looking toward Hibiya Park.Feb 20, 2008
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It's unfortunate that ordinary people cannot get a better view of the starting line.Feb 20, 2008
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Nippon Ganbare! The runners looked really happy, many were smiling or laughing with joy. If I were running, I would be grimacing and in pain after about 10 min.Feb 20, 2008
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Taxi driver from New York?Feb 20, 2008
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The runners got sparse at the end of the line.Feb 20, 2008
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Everyone was thankful for the sunny, blue-sky weather, unlike last year's awful rain.Feb 20, 2008
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Here they come, over 30,000 of them.Feb 20, 2008
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Here come the runners. On the lower left of the picture, you can see Victor Rothlin of Switzerland (dressed in black) who won the marathon in 2 hours 7 min. 23 sec.Feb 20, 2008
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The deluge of runners continued for about 20 min.Feb 20, 2008
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Then the Tokyo Marathon started at 9:10 am. Also see my video at YouTube.Feb 20, 2008
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Crowd near the start line. The lookout deck in nearby skyscrapers like the triangular Sumitomo building was also closed to the public.Feb 20, 2008
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Tokyo Marathon start line in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.Feb 20, 2008
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No entry beyond this point. The entire area around the government buildings was restricted and only runners and staff could enter. This is the closest we could get to the start line.Feb 20, 2008
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First, the wheelchair race started at 9:05 am.Feb 20, 2008
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Before the start of the marathon, runners and wheelchair racers warm up in front of the start line.Feb 20, 2008
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Before the start of the marathon, runners and wheelchair racers warm up in front of the start line.Feb 20, 2008
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on a sunny morning of the Tokyo Marathon, Feb. 17, 2008.Feb 20, 2008
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Runners and wheelchair racers warm up in front of the start line.Feb 20, 2008
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Niiya Hitomi, the first woman runner I saw went on to win the women's division. I wondered where the women runners were. They were more than 20 min. behind the men to finish. 新谷仁美 東京マラソンFeb 22, 2007
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Niiya Hitomi, leading woman runner and later fastest woman to finish with a time of 2 hr. 31 min. 1 sec. Age 18. 新谷仁美 東京マラソンFeb 22, 2007
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James Muwangi of Kenya quit the race right where I was. He earlier tried to keep up with the front runners.Feb 20, 2007
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Poster for Tokyo Marathon 2007 held on a cold, rainy day on Feb. 18, 2007.Feb 19, 2007
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Ganbare!Feb 19, 2007
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By 3:30 pm, the stream of runners became walkers.Feb 19, 2007
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Check out the little girl too. She was good.Feb 19, 2007
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Taiko drummers near the finish line.Feb 19, 2007
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Runners after crossing the finish line. Notice the photographers platform.Feb 19, 2007
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A huge number of taiko drummers perform near the finish line. This taiko group is called Kodaijin. 鼓代神 Web site at www.geocities.jp/kodaijin_kdj/Feb 19, 2007
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Taiko drummers near the finish line.Feb 19, 2007
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Hi mom!Feb 19, 2007
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Woman sumo wrestlerFeb 19, 2007
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Runners after crossing the finish line.Feb 19, 2007
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First-aid team and a stretcher standby at the finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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Banzai pose at the finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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Tokyo Marathon finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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Man from AkitaFeb 19, 2007
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Banzai pose at the finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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Gimme five!Feb 19, 2007
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Finish line grandstandsFeb 19, 2007
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The marathon course was 42.19 km long.Feb 19, 2007
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Current time: 5 hr. 8 min. 15 sec.Feb 19, 2007
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Finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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Finish line dead aheadFeb 19, 2007
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Grandstands (wet) near the finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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Finish line grandstandsFeb 19, 2007
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Endless stream of runners heads for the finish.Feb 19, 2007
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Final dash to the finish lineFeb 19, 2007
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42 km markFeb 19, 2007
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Official photographer shoots the runnersFeb 19, 2007
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Turning right for the finish line and posing for the photographerFeb 19, 2007
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Right turn hereFeb 19, 2007
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All going to Tokyo Big SightFeb 19, 2007
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Tokyo Big Sight in sightFeb 19, 2007
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Running along Tokyo Big SightFeb 19, 2007
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Cheering sectionFeb 19, 2007
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One more kilometer folks!Feb 19, 2007
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Under Ariake StationFeb 19, 2007
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Below Ariake Station on Yurikamome Line 有明駅Feb 19, 2007
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Cheering sectionFeb 19, 2007
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Ariake Chuo-bashi Bridge, near Ariake StationFeb 19, 2007
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Runners pass by Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa. Also see the video at YouTube.Feb 19, 2007
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Below Ariake Station on Yurikamome Line 有明駅Feb 19, 2007
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Santa Claus in AsakusaFeb 19, 2007
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Below Ariake Station on Yurikamome Line 有明駅Feb 19, 2007
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Below Ariake Station on Yurikamome Line, very close to Tokyo Big Sight (on left) 有明駅Feb 19, 2007
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Runners in Asakusa where they also held various entertainment.Feb 19, 2007
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Runners pass by Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa 東京マラソン 浅草雷門Feb 19, 2007
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Runners pass by Kaminarimon Gate in AsakusaFeb 19, 2007
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Runners in AsakusaFeb 19, 2007
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In front of Apple Computer Store in GinzaFeb 19, 2007
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Inside Ito-yaFeb 19, 2007
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Chuo-dori in GinzaFeb 19, 2007
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Runners running to the right are going to Asakusa, and the runners going to the left are heading for Tokyo Big Sight.Feb 19, 2007
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Ginza 4-chomeFeb 19, 2007
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Ginza 4-chome in front of WakoFeb 19, 2007
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Going to Tokyo Big SightFeb 19, 2007
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With a pink afro wig. Or is it his real hair??Feb 19, 2007
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Scene in Ginza 4-chomeFeb 19, 2007
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Legs tired, but he got up and resumed.Feb 19, 2007
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Moo! Probably works at a dairy or former employee of a computer maker.Feb 19, 2007
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One guy just stood out...Feb 19, 2007
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It's not the Year of the Rooster...Feb 19, 2007
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Quite a few foreigners also in the marathon.Feb 19, 2007
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Whale クジラFeb 19, 2007
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Arimori Yuko in her final marathon. She had fallen and both her legs have a bleeding cut. 有森裕子Feb 19, 2007
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Arimori Yuko escorted by a few runners. 東京マラソン 有森裕子Feb 19, 2007
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More runnersFeb 19, 2007
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Arimori Yuko finished in 5th place among the women with a time of 2 hr. 52 min. 45 sec. 有森裕子Feb 19, 2007
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More runners start to trickle through the road in front of Kabuki-za. Niiya Hitomi is at the rear.Feb 19, 2007
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Wheelchair racerFeb 19, 2007
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Well over a million people lined the streets to watch the marathon.Feb 19, 2007
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Hayashi Masashi, finished 4th.Feb 19, 2007
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Tokumoto Kazuyoshi, of Hakone Ekiden fame. He was running 2nd at 25 km, but finished 5th in his first full marathon. 徳本一善（５位） 東京マラソンFeb 19, 2007
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Far behind Daniel are these two leading Japanese runners.Feb 19, 2007
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#32 is Irifune Satoshi, age 31, and #34 Sato Tomoyuki, age 26 入船敏と佐藤智之 東京マラソンFeb 19, 2007
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Irifune Satoshi and Sato Tomoyuki vie for 2nd place. (Sato succeeded.) 入船敏と佐藤智之（２位） 東京マラソンFeb 19, 2007
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TV crewFeb 19, 2007
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Near the 35 km mark: Time car and police car proceed ahead of the marathon leader near the Kabuki-za in Ginza.Feb 19, 2007
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Police motorcycles escort Daniel Njenga, the marathon leader since 25 km (well before Asakusa).Feb 19, 2007
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Daniel Njenga, a 30-year-old Kenyan who went on to win the race at 2 hr. 9 min. 45 sec. He has lived in Japan for 15 years, and speaks Japanese well. ダニエル・ジェンガFeb 19, 2007
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Hirokatsu Tayama, winnerFeb 19, 2006
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Same route as the women.Feb 19, 2006
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Hirokatsu Tayama, he wasn't the first to finish swimming, but he won the triathlon.Feb 19, 2006
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Running in triathlonFeb 19, 2006
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Running a few laps.Feb 19, 2006
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Akiko Sekine who later won the women's triathlon.After cycling, they ran for 10 km. About 30 min. later, this woman, Akiko Sekine won the triathlon. She was one of athletes who went to the Athens Olympics (placing 12th).Feb 19, 2006
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Statue of Liberty replicaFeb 19, 2006
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Changing into running shoes.Feb 19, 2006
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Baskets for running shoesFeb 19, 2006
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Changing from bicycling to running.Feb 19, 2006
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Cycling for triathlonFeb 19, 2006
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Bicycle the pavement for 40 km, taking about an hour.Feb 19, 2006
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Turn-around point for another lap.Feb 19, 2006
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Taking off the wet suit and getting on the bicycle.Feb 19, 2006
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Out of the water and racing to the bicycles.Feb 19, 2006
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8:10 am: And they're off, taking about 30 min. to swim 1.5 km.Feb 19, 2006
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Starting lineFeb 19, 2006
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Women at the starting line for triathlonFeb 19, 2006
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Before 8 am: Women do a warm-up lap.It wasn't exactly warm, but they had wet suits. Odaiba's water is not exactly crystal-clear clean either.Feb 19, 2006
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Ai-chan speaks.The frustrating thing about the torch relay was that they did not say which runner would be running where. A list of runners was made public, but there was no information about where they would run.Feb 19, 2006
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Ai-chan and Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro light the cauldron.Feb 19, 2006
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The governor speaks.Feb 19, 2006
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Stage at Tokyo City HallFeb 19, 2006
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The crowd waits to see who the final torch runner is.Feb 19, 2006
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It's Fukuhara Ai, table tennis player.Feb 19, 2006
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Miura Yukari, a high school student from Fukushima Pref.Miura Yukari, a high school student from Fukushima Pref.
福島工業高等専門学校に通い、部活動はソフトボールという三浦由香里さん。Feb 19, 2006
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Photographers' truckFeb 19, 2006
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Torch runner at Omotesando, for Athens 2004 Olympic Torch RelayMiura Yukari, a high school student from Fukushima Pref.
福島工業高等専門学校に通い、部活動はソフトボールという三浦由香里さん。Feb 19, 2006
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Ai-chan and Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro hold the torch together.Feb 19, 2006
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JacketFeb 19, 2006
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Olympic Bridge near Yoyogi, site of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.Feb 19, 2006
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Tokyo City Hall, the final destinationFeb 19, 2006
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Coming down Omotesando, first are sponsor vehiclesFeb 19, 2006
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Yoyogi GymnasiumTorch relay path is coned off.Feb 19, 2006
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Bicycle cabFeb 19, 2006
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Torch relay pointFeb 19, 2006
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Passing on the flame at AsakusaFeb 19, 2006
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Olympic ring sculpture along OmotesandoFeb 19, 2006
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Cheerleaders blocking our view of the torch runnerFeb 19, 2006
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Omotesando with path coned off for the torch runnerFeb 19, 2006
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Asakusa-style welcome for the sacred Olympic flame. (Golden Dragon Dance)Feb 19, 2006
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Fireman's acrobaticsFeb 19, 2006
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Fireman's acrobaticsFeb 19, 2006
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Koga takes the torch again to light the next torch.Feb 19, 2006
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Motorcycle escortFeb 19, 2006
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It's singer Hashi Yukio (wow).Feb 19, 2006
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Torch runner and famous singer Hashi Yukio passes through GinzaFeb 19, 2006
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Here they comeFeb 19, 2006
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Koga Toshihiko (gold medalist in judo) carries the torch to Asakusa, in front of Kaminarimon Gate.Feb 19, 2006
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Cheerleaders even...Feb 19, 2006
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Looking toward Matsuya Dept. Store.Feb 19, 2006
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Police escortFeb 19, 2006
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Ginza 4-chome, Mitsukoshi Dept. StoreDespite the rain, all these people showed up just to see the torch relay. No one knew who would pass through here. But since Ginza was a major area of Tokyo, we assumed that it would be someone quite famous.Feb 19, 2006
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Kazushige runs on the sidewalk in Odaiba.Feb 19, 2006
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About 11 am: Here we go folks, the first of 136 runners in Tokyo.Feb 19, 2006
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The Greek ambassador to Japan gives the torch to Kazushige.Feb 19, 2006
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An Olympic torch attendant stands by to hand over the torch. In his right hand, he holds a small lantern housing a little flame in case the main torch is snuffed out.Feb 19, 2006
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Nagashima Kazushige substitues for his father, baseball hero Nagashima Shigeo, who was hospitalized.Feb 19, 2006
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On June 6, 2004, the Athens Olympic Torch Relay came through Tokyo as it has been doing at all cities in the world which had held a Summer Olympics. Starting point: Tokyo Big SightI chased the flame for Athens at several points in Tokyo.Feb 19, 2006
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Dignitaries at the torch relay starting ceremony.Feb 19, 2006
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Press conference by Keiji SuzukiMay 03, 2005
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Winner's trophyMay 03, 2005
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