basic information

The Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo's large scale city marathon, is scheduled to be held for the third time on March 22, 2009. It is not to be confused with the Tokyo International Women's Marathon held in autumn.

The race starts at the Metropolitan Government building in Shinjuku and ends at the Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. The attractively designed route passes several of Tokyo's main tourist spots, including the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower, Asakusa and Ginza:

The Tokyo Marathon features a marathon race with approximately 30,000 participants and a 10 kilometer race with approximately 5000 participants of both genders, including wheelchair users, and visually and mentally impaired athletes.

The marathon race is accompanied by various festivities and events, including the Tokyo Marathon Expo in the Tokyo Big Sight complex.

Applications for the 2009 race are accepted from July 22 to September 22, 2008.

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