#ekiden

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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���うだ。４２．１９５ｋｍ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=

[grrl-beetle]

Nike Air Streak Ekiden

[syncopatedid]

It's the end of the 99th Hakone Ekiden in 2023 and the reigning champion school from last year has been trounced by 駒澤大学 Komazawa University!! Section 10's runner a SUPER ROOKIE :*) Their win seems inevitable from Day 1 though, their lead has been comfortable for most of the section runs! Also, this year definitely feels like a year where all the mid-tier schools put their best foot (feet?) forward to make seed. With good reason too. A seed guarantees a spot in the 100th ekiden and the qualifiers have been opened to schools out of the Kanto region, meaning qualifiers to get in next year will be INSANE.

New things added to this year's TV : Demographics had HEAD SHOTS lmao. Also, I don't think this is new but I only noticed it this year since I have more screens: their website actually has a LIVE TRACKER GPS going on so you can see which runner is ahead in real time! Anyway there was a snag in my connections and all my new gadgets weren't connecting to the channel this year so a mad scramble ensued to troubleshoot and get one working on my old machine (I love you my tablet!!) But I'm happy to report I got to catch both days' start and end and VPN was good to me this year! :3 There's also a new member to my running shrine in the form of a Tako-Haiji, hahaha.

Next year's the year! p.s: Anyway please watch Kazetsuyo! It's aged pretty well, I must say. Still looking good and full of feels!

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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

[ruanbaijie]

THE HAKONE EKIDEN 箱根駅伝 [insp]

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And an audiobook!

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[yarrayora]

KHR x SERVAMP

Tsuna is not great at defending himself from bullies. Not for the lack of skills but because he is used to the idea that he can't fight back. Reborn is planning to fix that. Somehow he manages to rope Tsuna into becoming an errand boy for the track and field club. They aren't the most violent of the bunch, but having someone to order around make their superiority complex rises a bunch.

And then they takes out their anger on Tsuna when they lose the Ekiden Championship in Tokyo. Reborn tells himself that this is necessary, that he can't pull the trigger just yet. He contacts Tsuna through the communication (slash tracking) device he sewed into his student's uniform, telling him that if Tsuna doesn't start fighting back he will be forced to kill those students who dare to lay a hand on the future Decimo.

But before Tsuna can make up his mind, someone else already throws a punch. "What the HELL are you guys doing?!"

And that's how Tsuna's first meeting with the Eve of Sloth and future executive of the Millefiore goes.

(The first person to save Tsuna just because he needs help)

[robustcornhusk]

i guess if we've done it 4 years in a row, that makes it a tradition

it's almost hakone ekiden time!!

[sports-character-tournament]

Round 1

Peso (Octonauts) vs Haiji Kiyose (Run with the Wind)

Peso

Sport: he conpetes in the penguin version of the triathlon

Appearance: Small penguin

Propaganda: He's a nurse who's never done sport before but his little brother believes in him so hard that he has to try, he does a whole training montage. When he competes he gets mocked the whole time by the big arrogant fan favourite but when he has the chance to win the bully gets hurt and trapped underwater and his nurse instincts win out so Peso goes back to help him and they get joint first. Very sweet guy, very clumsy, very funny I love him

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Haiji Kiyose

Sport: Track

Appearance: Hair color: Brown Eye color: Brown Height: 170 cm Nationality: Japanese

Propaganda: Wanting to participate in in Hakone Ekiden, a famous Japanese University relay marathon that has runners run 219 km over two days, Haiji spends his university years gathering a ten man team. Despite his injury from his school days and the fact that his team isn't the most athletic (yet), he doesn't give up! He works hard so that he and his team can qualify for Hakone Ekiden!