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Rakurakuen Hiroshima Ekiden Festival

January 21, 2019 David Hurley 0

Here are some photos and videos of the scene in Rakurakuen during the Hiroshima Ekiden – the prefectural relay marathon – that ran from Peace Park in the centre of Hiroshima City to Miyajimaguchi and back on Sunday afternoon. Rakurakuen is approximately halfway between Hiroshima city centre and the island [Read more…]

Hiroshima All-Japan Interprefectural Ekiden Championship Festival, Rakurakuen

January 29, 2012 David Hurley 0

Hiroshima ekiden? What’s that? Until relatively recently I never really “got” what the attraction was of spending your day watching a load of runners running in a marathon or a long distance relay (ekiden). That sort of thing is very popular here in Nippon and I was set to ignore [Read more…]