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Past medals for marathon finishers.

Medal for marathon finishers.

Medals for Tokyo Marathon winners.

Gold medal for Tokyo Marathon winner.

Trophies for marathon winners.

Picture-taking booth.

Mascot

A large hall for Tokyo Marathon Expo.

Tokyo Marathon Expo stage show schedule for this day.

Guest speaker included Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi who gave a 30-min. talk about running. She is still very popular and well known in Japan.

Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.

A large crowd stood around her to listen to her wise words for running marathons.

Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.

Charming speaker.

Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.

Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.

Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.

The Tokyo Marathon Expo includes some entertainment.

Booth for official Tokyo Marathon merchandise.

Booth selling food from Tohoku.

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My Youtube video at the finish line of the 2012 Tokyo Marathon.

On the marathon day on Feb. 26, 2012, I was at the finish line at Tokyo Big Sight. Wheelchair race winner.

2012 Tokyo Marathon winner Michael Kipyego won with 2:07:37, the third fastest time in Tokyo Marathon history. 35,000 runners this year. Entry fee is 10,000 yen.

Arata Fujiwara was second with personal best of 2:07:48. This was also his ticket to the London Summer Olympics.

Arata Fujiwara at Tokyo Marathon 2012.

Yuki KAWAUCHI enters the final stretch.

Tokyo Marathon 2012's woman winner was Atsede Habtamu

Tokyo Marathon 2012's top Japanese woman finisher was Eri Okubo. 大久保　絵里

Eri Okubo came in 4th among the women.

To see the names of the top finishers, see the official Tokyo Marathon 2012 Web site.

After the top finishers. came the costumed runners. There are always cross dressers.

Tokyo Tower

Side entertainers included yosakoi dancers.

Mikoshi portable shrines from Fukagawa Hachimangu Shrine in Koto Ward.

Hiko-nyan mascot from Hikone, Shiga Prefecture at 2012 Tokyo Marathon.

Good-looking runner who doesn't look tired at all.

Hiko-nyan mascot from Hikone, Shiga Prefecture at 2012 Tokyo Marathon.

Soccer ball

Tai-yaki

Tokyo Sky Tree which was to open in May 2012.

Samba dancers also caught the attention of runners.

Tokyo Sky Tree.

Supergirl

Spiderman

Samba dancers. They don't look cold.

Hulk

My favorite shot of both Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Sky Tree running together.

I then moved up to the grandstands.

From Ofunato in Tohoku.

This was the most unbelievable costume. Jesus Christ crucified.

From Kuromon Elementary School.

Nasubi eggplant twins.

After almost 6 hours, I started to leave. Runners have to finish within 7 hours.

Leaving Tokyo Big Sight.

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My YouTube video of Tokyo Marathon 2012.

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