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Hakone ekiden

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Marathon and Japanese people (Essay)

Pervert: "Idaten's logo"

In 2019, a work called ``Idaten=The god with a great run'' was created for the NHK Taiga drama, which deals with major events in Japanese history. This film depicts the acceptance of the marathon in Japan and its evolution, with a close-up look at the achievements of individual runners and the efforts of the politicians who support them.

However, although our family had been watching taiga dramas up until then, we didn't really think of the marathon as a big event, so we stopped watching taiga dramas after this one. In my house, taiga dramas have disappeared.

Japanese people's love of sports is on par with any other ethnic group. All sports are accepted, but marathons seem to especially strike a chord with Japanese people. Japanese people love the monotonous and boring sport of simply running a long distance of 42.195 km. So why is this so?

I think Japanese people ``add up the drama of their impossible lives'' about marathons. Marathons probably stimulate the stoic nature of Japanese people and awaken their imaginations.

Moreover, the Japanese created a derivative event of the marathon called ``ekiden,'' a relay race that connects sections. In particular, the ``Hakone Ekiden'' held during New Year's Day, in which university students run on a grueling course full of mountains and valleys, is deeply popular among Japanese people who ``see the drama of life'' in races. Although I don't watch such fictional dramas.

　Rei Morishita

マラソンと日本人

２０１９年、日本の歴史の大イベントを扱うNHK大河ドラマで「いだてん」という作品が作られた。日本におけるマラソンの受容とその変遷を描いたものだが、個々のランナーの活躍と、それを後押しする政治家の奮闘がクローズアップされていた。

　しかし、我が家ではそれまで大河ドラマを見ていたが、マラソンが大イベントとはとても思えず、この作品以降の大河ドラマは見なくなった。我が家では、大河ドラマは消滅したのだ。

　日本人のスポーツ好きは、他のどの民族にもひけをとらない。どんなスポーツも受容されるが、マラソンはとくに日本人の心の琴線に触れるようだ。４２．１９５ｋ���という長距離を、ただ走るだけの単調で退屈な競技を、日本人は愛するのである。ではなぜそうなのだろう？

思うに日本人はマラソンに、「ありもしない人生のドラマを重ねる」のだろう。マラソンは、ストイックな性質をもつ日本人を刺激し、想像力を喚起するのだろう。

　日本人は、その上、「駅伝」という区間をつなぐリレーレースという、マラソンの派生競技を創造した。とくに正月に行われる「箱根駅伝」は、山あり谷ありの過酷なコースで大学生たちが走るのだが、これがレースに「人生のドラマを見る」日本人には根強い人気がある。そんな架空のドラマ、私は見ないけれども。

[ayanos-pl]

あいにくの雨でしたが、わりといい感じの写真が撮れました。両足とも地面についてない写真が好きです。箱根駅伝2024

[yotanbo]

箱根駅伝は #出雲駅伝 と似た結果になりましたね！！ #駒澤大学 はさすがでしたが、 #吉居大和 選手とやっぱり #ヴィンセント 選手は速い！！ 明日も楽しみですね！ #箱根駅伝 #駅伝 #ekiden https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5vWZ5L-_8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mark-india]

ランニングついでに箱根駅伝を応援。家から近いのに実は初観戦。 I supported “Hakone Ekiden” race near by my apartment. #hakoneekiden2023 #hakoneekiden #ekiden (at 東海橋) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5N-54SoX2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nike Air Streak Ekiden

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The 99th Hakone Ekiden special-edition Sapporo beer can is so pretty!  Edit: An updated thought the next morning: 

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A scene from the 2022 Hakone Ekiden! I was stoked to see it in person and the energy was amazing

[tetsuyasogo]

January 1, 2023: Visited Gunma to watch the “New Year Ekiden”, an annual men's ekiden over 100 kilometers which takes place on 1st January. The race is a national championship contested between Japan's corporate running teams, and NTN team finished in 29th place this year. Although NTN team did not achieve its target of 15th place, I was very much encouraged by the powerful running of those top runners. “Happy New Year 2023 !!” 🥳

December 31, 2022: Hotel room in Gunma

[yuigadokson]

I have been very impulsive recently my god i need someone to hold me backkk dhsjakkaak

[ruanbaijie]

THE HAKONE EKIDEN 箱根駅伝 [insp]

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[xiexielians]

@animangacreators sports genre I most emotional match

Run With The Wind I 1.20 I Even If I Break ↳Hakone Ekiden I Shindo's section

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And an audiobook!

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2024

Congrats to Aoyama U who won this year!!!! Good work to all the runners and everyone who made it happen this year!!! I decided to draw as I watched Hakone Ekiden. It felt like a different type of running, and I was still racing through time.