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Former Olympic champion Yasuhiro Yamashita1063 viewsKata performance before the final match.
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team do their stuff during time outs. They are the cheerleaders who appear on Saturday games.1033 views
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Keiji Suzuki vs. Hiroaki Takahashi932 views
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Osaka Evessa cheerleaders shake hands with boosters as they are in tears. It was their second time to lose a championship game.808 views
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Winner's trophy705 views
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Athens Gold Medalist Keiji Suzuki pyches himself up697 views
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Torch runner at Omotesando, for Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay630 viewsMiura 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。
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They changed their outfit and looked more like cheerleaders now.623 views
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Yohei Takai vs. Tatsuhiro Muramoto (semi-final)606 views
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I give her my Best Babe and Best Costume Awards for Tokyo Marathon 2010.583 views
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Shinya Katabuchi vs. Tatsuhiro Muramoto (Semi-final)554 views
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Yuta Yazaki vs. Yohei Takai550 views
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Ariake Coliseum (Colosseum) in Koto Ward, Tokyo, near Odaiba. One of Tokyo Apache's home courts in Tokyo. Easily accessible via Yurikamome Line (Ariake Station) and Rinkai Line (Kokusai Tenjijo Station). 有明コロシアム541 views
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Press conference by Keiji Suzuki498 views
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Final match: Keiji Suzuki vs. Tatsuhiro Muramoto476 views
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The bj-league's final and championship game for the 2009-2010 season was held on May 23, 2010 at Ariake Coliseum in Koto Ward, Tokyo. Golden State Warrior Girls from California perform as special guests at the Final Four games.443 views
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Keiji Suzuki wins by hantei.436 views
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Break to treat Marumoto's bleeding nose.432 views
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Oh yeah...431 views
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Keiji Suzuki vs. Hidekazu Shoda (semi-final)429 views
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on a sunny morning of the Tokyo Marathon, Feb. 17, 2008.423 views
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Muramoto wins415 views
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Budokan413 views
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Awards ceremony411 views
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Muscular maid at Tokyo Marathon 2008403 views
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She stood out from the rest by being so open and smiling at everyone. Her bib is on her rear.384 views
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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369 views
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Closing ceremony365 views
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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362 views
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For this marathon, I concentrated on shooting these great costumed runners.356 views
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Ai-chan speaks.353 viewsThe 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.
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My YouTube video of 2011 Tokyo Marathon.352 views
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Before 8 am: Women do a warm-up lap.351 viewsIt wasn't exactly warm, but they had wet suits. Odaiba's water is not exactly crystal-clear clean either.
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Torch runner and famous singer Hashi Yukio passes through Ginza337 views
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Yoda332 views
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Arimori Yuko escorted by a few runners. 東京マラソン 有森裕子326 views
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Koga Toshihiko (gold medalist in judo) carries the torch to Asakusa, in front of Kaminarimon Gate.319 views
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I agree with her costume. Anybody running (and completing) a marathon is Super.319 views
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Poster for Tokyo Marathon 2007 held on a cold, rainy day on Feb. 18, 2007.316 views
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Way to Tokyo Big Sight. It was a warm, sunny day on Feb. 27, 2011 in Tokyo. Unlike the year before when it was cold and rainy.303 views
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Spiderman. Can he actually see through the mask?302 views
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Ai-chan and Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro light the cauldron.293 views
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Tokyo Big Sight in sight293 views
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Cute maid who knows how to smile for the camera.285 views
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Pikachu283 views
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Rabbit ears were popular among women at the Tokyo Marathon 2008282 views
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About 11 am: Here we go folks, the first of 136 runners in Tokyo.276 views
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Tiger275 views
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Women at the starting line for triathlon271 views
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Somehow a samurai outfit does not match jogging sneakers.270 views
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What would a marathon be without a cow costume? Her sash says "Let's drink milk." It's true that milk consumption in Japan has been decreasing. Dunno why. One of my favorite drinks. (I have strong bones.)267 views
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Highway cone258 views
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Higashi Kokubaru, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture. The only celebrity I was able to recognize.255 views
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Higashi Kokubaru, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture running in Tokyo Marathon 2008254 views
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Running in triathlon253 views
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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251 views
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Cycling for triathlon246 views
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Akiko Sekine who later won the women's triathlon.245 viewsAfter 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).
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What character is this?244 views
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Whale or fish239 views
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Ariake Coliseum (Colosseum) in Koto Ward, Tokyo, near Odaiba. One of Tokyo Apache's home courts in Tokyo. Easily accessible via Yurikamome Line (Ariake Station) and Rinkai Line (Kokusai Tenjijo Station). 有明コロシアム239 views
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Tokyo Tower236 views
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Horse235 views
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Taiko drummers near the finish line.233 views
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Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.224 views
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The annual and 4th Tokyo Marathon was held on Feb. 28 2010 starting at 9:10 am for the runners in Shinjuku. A whopping 300,000 people applied to enter, but only 32,000 runners got in. They paid 10,000 yen each.223 views
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There is a meeting place inside Tokyo Big Sight. Most marathons use a large park for runners to gather after the race. But Tokyo Big Sight is used for the Tokyo Marathon because it is indoors and unaffected by the weather. It's also warm inside.215 views
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Runners and their relatives/friends leave Tokyo Big Sight. Ahead is the marathon festival site.208 views
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Ganbare!198 views
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Phoenix players shake hands with boosters.191 views
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By 3:30 pm, the stream of runners became walkers.184 views
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Toyko Big Sight is crowded with people waiting for runners.177 views
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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175 views
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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174 views
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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171 views
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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167 views
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More runners165 views
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She wasn't the only one in a maid costume.165 views
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Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.165 views
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Tokyo Apache head coach Joe Bryant (Kobe's dad) is upbeat after his win as he talks to the press through an interpreter.164 views
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Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.162 views
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Cheerleaders blocking our view of the torch runner158 views
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The finish line. Unlike last year, we could not approach the finish line and see the runners crossing it up close. Also see my video at YouTube.155 views
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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.154 views
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Police motorcycles escort Daniel Njenga, the marathon leader since 25 km (well before Asakusa).150 views
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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148 views
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Belly dancer148 views
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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.147 views
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O!!147 views
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Full of pep and vitality. Great for basketball games.145 views
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Miura Yukari, a high school student from Fukushima Pref.144 viewsMiura 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。
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GumQ kids are very well trained.143 views
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Actor Makoto Nonomura at Tokyo Marathon 2014 141 views
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Far behind Daniel are these two leading Japanese runners.140 views
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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/139 views
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Quite a few foreigners also in the marathon.137 views
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Tokyo Apache head coach Joe Bryant, Kobe's father.136 views
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Cheerleaders even...133 views
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Actor Makoto Nonomura at Tokyo Marathon 2014 133 views
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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 Sight132 viewsI chased the flame for Athens at several points in Tokyo.
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One guy just stood out...132 views
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Toyama Grouses head coach Takatoshi Ishibashi, a former player for the Grouses.132 views
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Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.131 views
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Check out the little girl too. She was good.129 views
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It's not the Year of the Rooster...128 views
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Here they come, over 30,000 of them.128 views
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Inside Tokyo Big Sight, an endless stream of runners walk past a crowd looking for their friend or relative.128 views
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Woman sumo wrestler127 views
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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.127 views
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Sophia University cheerleaders at the 2010 Tokyo Marathon finish line.127 views
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Whale クジラ126 views
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Can't figure out this one.126 views
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After the marathon, the runners enter Tokyo Big Sight and change clothing.126 views
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More runners start to trickle through the road in front of Kabuki-za. Niiya Hitomi is at the rear.125 views
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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.123 views
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Bicycle cab122 views
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Then the Tokyo Marathon started at 9:10 am. Also see my video at YouTube.122 views
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Saori Yoshida poses with kids holding her three consecutive Olympic gold medals from Athens, Beijing, and London. One of the most winningest wrestlers.122 views
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Well over a million people lined the streets to watch the marathon.121 views
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The deluge of runners continued for about 20 min.121 views
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Hayashi Masashi, finished 4th.120 views
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Middle-age cuteness120 views
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Legs tired, but he got up and resumed.119 views
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Taxi driver from New York?119 views
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Three-time wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida posing for the picture with kids at Tokyo Marathon 2013.119 views
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Photographers' truck118 views
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Wheelchair racer118 views
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It's unfortunate that ordinary people cannot get a better view of the starting line.118 views
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In front of Apple Computer Store in Ginza117 views
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Goal in sight. Runners had to cross the finish line by 4:10 pm. The vast majority did so.117 views
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Three-time wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida at Tokyo Marathon event on Feb. 24, 2013.117 views
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Hirokatsu Tayama, winner116 views
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TV crew116 views
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With a pink afro wig. Or is it his real hair??116 views
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Saori Yoshida seemed very nice. She was Japan's key person to help get wrestling back into the Olympics. 116 views
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Frozen116 views
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She even let one of the kids hold her gold medal.115 views
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It's singer Hashi Yukio (wow).114 views
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"Today's my birthday" is written on her sash.114 views
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Three-time wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida.114 views
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Lum114 views
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The Buddha. I didn't see Jesus Christ (carrying a large cross on his back) this year. Maybe this Buddha took his place.114 views
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Going to Tokyo Big Sight113 views
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Women in happi coats labeled with "Tokushima University" and "Honolulu Marathon." Perhaps they ran in the Honolulu Marathon (held in Dec.) as well.113 views
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The Blue (or Blues?) Brothers113 views
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Current time: 5 hr. 8 min. 15 sec.112 views
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Colorful and cheerful. Many runners were still smiling and laughing. They were having fun.112 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team112 views
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Dunk shot by John Humphrey.112 views
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Finish line dead ahead111 views
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Kazushige runs on the sidewalk in Odaiba.110 views
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Road near Imperial Palace.110 views
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Meow110 views
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All going to Tokyo Big Sight109 views
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Wish I got a clearer shot of this cute Minnie Mouse.109 views
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Friendly Amida Buddha at Tokyo Marathon 2016.109 views
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Asakusa-style welcome for the sacred Olympic flame. (Golden Dragon Dance)108 views
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Passing on the flame at Asakusa108 views
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Runners pass by Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa108 views
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The runners got sparse at the end of the line.108 views
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Bridesmaid? Gosh, she's carrying a handbag.108 views
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View from finish line bleachers.108 views
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Runners in Asakusa107 views
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Turning right for the finish line and posing for the photographer107 views
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Music entertainment also provided by high school bands.107 views
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What is she?106 views
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Chuo-dori in Ginza105 views
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Inside Ito-ya105 views
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Cosplayer as a miko shrine maiden.105 views
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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.104 views
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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.104 views
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Runners pass by Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa. Also see the video at YouTube.104 views
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Banzai pose at the finish line104 views
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"Due to the Tokyo Marathon, you cannot cross the road. Use the underground pasage."104 views
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Grownup cheerleaders in the form of the Sophia University cheerleaders. Hooray!104 views
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Firegirls shake hands with boosters.104 views
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Now in Yurakucho, near Ginza.103 views
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What is it?103 views
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Inside Ariake Colosseum. The front row seats along the court edge are called "Premium Seats" which cost 20,000 yen each. Includes free drinks and food delivered to your seat.103 views
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It's Fukuhara Ai, table tennis player.102 views
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Santa Claus in Asakusa102 views
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Everyone was thankful for the sunny, blue-sky weather, unlike last year's awful rain.102 views
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Many in the leading pack were African.102 views
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Running a few laps.101 views
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Moo! Probably works at a dairy or former employee of a computer maker.101 views
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Ginza 4-chome in front of Wako101 views
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Gimme five!101 views
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Motorcycle escort100 views
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Statue of Liberty replica100 views
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Scene in Ginza 4-chome100 views
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Chinese dragon dance100 views
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Another bunny100 views
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Police escort99 views
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Bicycle the pavement for 40 km, taking about an hour.99 views
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Hirokatsu Tayama, he wasn't the first to finish swimming, but he won the triathlon.99 views
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