Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

The Tokyo Marathon, which is worthy of being called the Marathon Festival, has been successfully completed.

(The newspaper advertisement after the Tokyo Marathon is aimed at runners with the motif of Packman. Tourist correspondents cannot overlook "Nihonbashi" shining in the middle. )

I myself ran for the first time this time, but the course layout running in the middle of Tokyo, support for the roadside, luxurious invited players, the scale of the Expo, the hospitality of volunteers, the clarity of water supply ... It was a wonderful tournament that was unparalleled by any other.

I think it is also very good to take new measures such as collecting clothes that runners wore to keep them warm in boxes along the road and turning them into recycling.

In that wonderful tournament, my own run is ...

　

This time, I ran for the 2-hour range (less than 3 hours in a full marathon is called a sub-three). This will continue to run at a speed of 14.1 km / h, 4 minutes / 13 seconds.

　

It's going down for a while from the first gun. Theory says, "If you fly too much here, you will come to your feet later, so keep your eyes suppressed," but even if you fly, nothing is crowded and it is difficult to proceed. Perhaps the position of the line was too behind, the pace around me was slow, and even if I pulled it out considerably, it took about 1 km 4 minutes 50 seconds. "... it's hard to rewind this delay." A weak sound looks as soon as possible.

　

I returned to about 1 km 4 minutes 14 seconds from the middle, but I can't get back the first delay if it is. However, considering the second half, it is dangerous to fly any more. The legs continue to be heavy. I want to respond to the support of the roadside, but I don't have much time to do it.

　

From the time it exceeds 30 km, more and more runners are clearly slower. I pull it out little by little, but I myself begin to cram my left calf and my left toe. Driving while searching for a position to see how your feet do not cramp.
In the last Marunouchi, the back of the thighs was cramped and stopped. A little embarrassing condition in the most gorgeous place ... (sweat).

That's why I finished in 3 hours and 9 minutes.

　

I was about 10 minutes behind my goal, but when I was given a medal to a volunteer at the goal, "Congratulations!", I was somewhat moved and tears came out. Because there is this, it may be that I will enter again. (Thank you very much to all the volunteers.)

　

Well, the Tokyo Marathon is also a great place to appeal for tourism. Some of the brochures we received are full of highlights. Just following the contents of these brochures may take about a year.

　

(When it comes to running, it's a bit difficult.
The Sumida River brochure is available.
We show you the best course around Chuo-ku.

In other words, this course layout looks exactly like the first blog course I took up.
That's a wonderful course.

 

 

The route between Toyosu and Harumi on the Metropolitan Expressway and Harumi Line will open on March 10 (Saturday). The other day, there was a walking event called "Harumi Line Skywalk" commemorating it, hosted by the Metropolitan Expressway, and I walked on the expressway before opening.

　

　

The Metropolitan Expressway No. 10 Harumi Line. This road is a highway that branches off from Wangansen, and about nine years ago, the Shinonome Junction in Wangansen to Toyosu Entrance in Koto-ku was opened. With this opening, the road to Toyosu will be further extended, crossing the Harumi Canal, leading to Harumi Wharf in Chuo-ku.

　

(From the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway website)

　

On the Metropolitan Expressway, walking events are often held just before opening a new road. Once opened, you will not be able to walk, so I often participate in this event where you can experience valuable things.

　

　

From the new Harumi entrance, go out on a new road where the sun shines, and it is finally the start of a 1.8km round trip.

　

You go up the straight one-way, one-lane road, but on a very gentle uphill, you can walk slowly. Above all, there was a sense of liberation, and I had a feeling that I could walk very comfortably.

　

　

As it is, we will cross the canal gently up toward Toyosu.

　

One reason why there is a sense of liberation is that tall streetlights are not made. The streetlights installed at intervals of several meters will illuminate the road from a low position.

　

　

As I proceeded, I gradually saw buildings in the direction of LaLaport in Toyosu, Koto-ku, on the left side of the bridge. It is a city that has been developed in recent years, but it feels like a very well-organized cityscape in terms of landscape.

　

　

Looking back a little, there was a retro bridge and a houseboat. If you look closely in the modern landscape, you can see that such a year-old landscape is embedded.

　

　

I climbed a straight road, crossed the canal, and reached the sky above the Yurikamome line running over the overpass. The Metropolitan Taka Harumi Line has to overcome the elevated Yurikamome elevated road, so it is an even higher elevated road.

　

　

This "Yurikamome" is very popular with foreign tourists. It seems that this unmanned vehicle, which runs through modern buildings, overlaps with the vehicles of the future city that I have envisioned in my head.

　

　

By the way, the sky above Yurikamome is the turning point of today's walking.

　

Here, look back on the road that has just come and look at Harumi, Chuo-ku from a high place. Then a pleasant landscape spread out in front of me.

　

　

This landscape is probably meaningful.

　

　

The Tokyo Olympics will begin two years later.

　

There is an athlete village at Harumi Wharf, and there are many competitions in this area. At that time, not only players, but also media from various countries and many tourists gathered in this Gulf region, and the city of the future city called "TOKYO" will be transmitted to the whole world.

　

You will probably use Wangansen to get from Haneda Airport or Narita Airport to Harumi's Athlete Village. Turn around the Shinonome Junction, climb up a gentle slope, and after Yurikamome, you can see your destination from a high place.

　

"A little more" to the athlete village. The future city of Harumi, Chuo-ku spreads out in front of you.　

　

　

Tokyo welcomes people all over the world with this landscape of Harumi, Chuo-ku.

　

I think it's quite good, but I'm looking forward to seeing how foreign visitors can feel the city of "TOKYO" when they go down this slope.

　

　

Freeway to Chuo-ku.

You can see the sky tree on the right.

The left is the Rainbow Bridge.

　

This road is a downhill like a runway that is as competitive as the scene of Yumin's song.

　

　

After landing, turn left and right.

　

If you go straight, you will find the Japanese technology Kachidokibashi, Asian Tsukiji, the cultural architecture of Kabukiza, the luxury city of Ginza 4-chome. And it leads to the middle of Tokyo.

　

　

The future of Tokyo, which will be built more and more in the neighborhood, including this road.

　

The Metropolitan Expressway Harumi Line is a road that will lead to Tokyo in the future.

　

Two years before the Tokyo Olympics.

I hope that it will be a wonderful future city that will be ready without delay and will be praised by the world.