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Stage at Tokyo City Hall81 views
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First-aid team and a stretcher standby at the finish line81 views
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Devil81 views
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Ariake can get quiote cold in winter though. They might turn on the heater or they might not.81 views
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Tokyo Apache team members are introduced as they go through a gauntlet of cheerleaders.81 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team use a large towel as a prop.81 views
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Fans entering Ariake Colosseum for the game between Tokyo Apache and Toyama Grouses on Dec. 28, 2008.81 views
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Imperial Palace80 views
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Booster club members sitting in the "Apache Seats" (2,500 yen for adults) at one end of the court.80 views
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Helicopter80 views
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Ryukyu Golden Kings fan section. They came all the way from Okinawa?80 views
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Uniform replica for sale.80 views
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Some practice shots.80 views
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Nick Davis80 views
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The costumes make for great entertainment.80 views
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Starting line79 views
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Out of the water and racing to the bicycles.79 views
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More pregame entertainment.79 views
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John79 views
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Takushi Naoto of Ryukyu Golden Kings79 views
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Cheering section79 views
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Mac user?79 views
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Sunny day on Feb. 27, 2016 for the annual Tokyo Marathon. Over 36,000 runners who started at 9 am. These pictures were taken near the 30km checkpoint, near Asakusabashi Station.79 views
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Turn-around point for another lap.78 views
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Cleanup78 views
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Ticket prices are also inexpensive. Perhaps they should offer 500 yen tickets on special campaign days so more people will come out to watch.78 views
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Now for the costume party, my favorite part of the marathon, to get a lotta good laughs. This is a salaryman.78 views
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Hoop net cutting.78 views
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Roller skating group entertained. 東京都ローラースポーツ連盟78 views
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Hiko-nyan from Hikone, Shiga at 2013 Tokyo Marathon.78 views
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Hiko-nyan at 2013 Tokyo Marathon.78 views
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The crowd waits to see who the final torch runner is.77 views
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The governor speaks.77 views
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Men's triathlon starting line77 views
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Finish line77 views
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Team huddle77 views
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Tokyo Apache practice.77 views
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Masashi Joho signs autographs.77 views
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Baskets for running shoes76 views
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As this runner indicates, it was a freezing-cold day. It rained all morning and we even had slushy snow at one point. But it wasn't so windy nor stormy. 76 views
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My YouTube video of these incredible taiko drummers at Tokyo Marathon finish line in 2007.76 views
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Towels75 views
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Sign for Tokyo Apache vs. Toyama Grouses on Dec. 28, 2008 at Ariake Colosseum.75 views
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Tokyo Apache is stunned by a defeat by the last-place team. Better luck the next day which I also attended.75 views
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Tip off75 views
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Tokyo Apache team bench.75 views
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Tokyo Yosakoi dancers. 東京よさこい75 views
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Samba dancers at Tokyo Marathon.75 views
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Drawing74 views
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Halftime74 views
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Division standings as of Dec. 21, 2008. Tokyo Apache in 1st place, and Grouses in last place among the six teams in the Eastern conference of the bj-league.74 views
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Going up against Babacar Camara.74 views
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Lots of cross dressers this year. A fairy?74 views
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Make a wave!73 views
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Signing autographs before the game.73 views
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Pregame entertainment by Gum Q, a terrific dance troupe of kids who act as the team cheerleaders.73 views
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Kids basketball game73 views
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Coach Bryant advises John.73 views
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Finally, a foreign runner. This is Joseph Muwaniki (#146) the first foreigner to cross the finish line to come in 6th place to claim 500,000 yen in prize money. He lives in Tokyo and sponsored by a camera company.73 views
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Baby polar bear?73 views
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Cheerleader73 views
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Join the Tokyo Apache booster club.72 views
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In 10th place and the last male runner to receive prize money is HASEGAWA Kiyokatsu (#149). He will receive a paltry 100,000 yen for his 2 hr. 15 min. 15-sec. run.72 views
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Kendo72 views
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2011 being the year of the rabbit, we saw a lotta bunny costumes.72 views
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Sign for Tokyo Apache vs. Toyama Grouses on Dec. 27, 2008.71 views
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The clock shows the elapsed marathon time and the time behind the winner. See the names of the top 70 runners here.71 views
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A normal-looking female runner.71 views
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Thw 2011 Tokyo Marathon's 3rd place winner is KAWAUCHI Yuki from Saitama. He's also the top Japanese winner.71 views
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Best Costume of the day.71 views
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Nasubi (eggplant) pair71 views
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Trophies for marathon winners.71 views
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Picture-taking booth.71 views
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A free throw game is one pregame activity.70 views
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Gum Q70 views
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Cohey for a free throw.70 views
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Tiger costumes were popular since 2010 is the year of the tiger.70 views
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Pink cowgirl70 views
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Batman70 views
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Tiger Mask70 views
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Anpan Man, the head is a lamp shade. Great costume.70 views
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A sweet victory by the Tokyo Apache following a defeat the day before.69 views
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Joho for a free throw.69 views
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Dancers69 views
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Asakusa Kaminarimon paper lantern.69 views
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Tokyo Tower69 views
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Panda head. She was on TV.69 views
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Medal for marathon finishers.69 views
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Supergirl69 views
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Sponsors68 views
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Skills Challenge was held during halftime. Several contestants try to dribble through a course for shooting and passing a basketball.68 views
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He is the first Japanese national to win the Tokyo Marathon. He'll also be 8 million yen richer as he collects the 1st place award money. He clocked in at 2 hr. 12 min. 19 sec. (Course record is 2:07:23)68 views
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Hot dog stick with mustard and ketchup.68 views
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Gaijin with a model of Tokyo Tower on his cap.68 views
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Pikachu68 views
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I thought I had seen everything, but Jesus Christ!! The cross was made of styrofoam.68 views
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Pikachu68 views
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Triplets68 views
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New Year's kagami-mochi.68 views
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Somehow these bunnies look sinister. The kind of costume bank robbers would use.68 views
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Mayonnaise68 views
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Superman68 views
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The basketball players also service the fans with autographs and handshakes before and after the game.67 views
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Practice shots67 views
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Some footwork by Masashi Joho.67 views
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Sento-kun is a boy priest with antlers on his head. Official mascot for Nara Prefecture's 1300th anniversary this year. His sash says "Nara Prefecture Representative."67 views
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A running nasubi or eggplant.67 views
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Hawaiian but I don't think he's Hawaiian. You'll see more Hawaiians too.67 views
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Minnie again.67 views
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Entertainment stage near Tokyo Big Sight.67 views
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2nd place women's winner HIGUCHI Noriko.67 views
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Jellyfish?67 views
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Entrance to the Tokyo Marathon Expo. It was quite crowded.67 views
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Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower worn by Tokyo Marathon runner.67 views
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Tokyo Tower67 views
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Team huddle66 views
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Can you believe this guy? Playing a guitar and singing while running.66 views
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Friendly runner using Leopard or maybe Jaguar (Mac user).66 views
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Taiyaki66 views
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Samba group called G.R.E.S. Festanca at Tokyo Marathon.66 views
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Wow, GumQ were great performers.65 views
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I stayed at the finish line the whole day, just to see what they do here. Here's the 2010 Tokyo Marathon winner FUJIWARA Masakazu (#102) heading for the finish line.65 views
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Spectator stands near the finish line filled up in the afternoon. Strange that there was hardly anyone in the stands when the marathon winner passed by. But then, it was cold and raining.65 views
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Minnie Mouse was also popular.65 views
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Tokyo Big Sight exit.65 views
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LIMO Felix from Kenya is 6th place.65 views
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ARYASOVA Tatiana65 views
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Hot dog stick, complete with ketchup and mustard.65 views
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Lotta runners brought along a camera.65 views
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Bottle of sake65 views
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Banana Man65 views
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From 2:20 pm, a samba group called G.R.E.S. Festanca performed.65 views
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Mikoshi head65 views
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Past medals for marathon finishers.65 views
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Prior to the runners' marathon. A wheelchair marathon was held for 25 entrants. They started 5 min. before the runners. The wheelchair winner receives 200,000 yen.64 views
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