If you're interested in trying a full marathon through the streets of Tokyo, give the Tokyo Marathon a crack. [http://www.tokyo42195.org Tokyo Marathon] It is a hugely popular event with over 300,000 people applying each year for the 30,000ish places on offer. It ''may'' be easier for foreigners to obtain entry, though there is no absolute evidence of this. The race is held on the last weekend of February each year, starting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings, in Shinjuku, and ending at Tokyo Big Sight. The route passes the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower, Ginza, Tsukiji Fish Market and Asakusa Kaminarimon Gate, before wrapping up at Tokyo Big Sight. It is an epic event, with tens of thousands of people coming out to support the participants. It is a major event on the international marathon circuit and the event, along with its predecessors (Tokyo International Marathon and Tokyo Internation Women's Marathon), has attracted a number of elite athletes including Mie's own Mizuki Noguchi, Masakazu Fujiwara, Mara Yamaguchi, Rosa Mota, Derartu Tulu, Alevtina Biktimirova, and the legend that is Haile Gebrselassie.

If you're interested in trying a full marathon through the streets of Tokyo, give the Tokyo Marathon a crack. [http://www.tokyo42195.org Tokyo Marathon] It is a hugely popular event with over 300,000 people applying each year for the 30,000ish places on offer. Although the entry is held in February, entries open on August 1 every year, and close on August 31. No exceptions. It ''may'' be easier for foreigners to obtain entry, though there is no absolute evidence of this. The race is held on the last weekend of February each year, starting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings, in Shinjuku, and ending at Tokyo Big Sight. The route passes the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower, Ginza, Tsukiji Fish Market and Asakusa Kaminarimon Gate, before wrapping up at Tokyo Big Sight. It is an epic event, with tens of thousands of people coming out to support the participants. It is a major event on the international marathon circuit and the event, along with its predecessors (Tokyo International Marathon and Tokyo Internation Women's Marathon), has attracted a number of elite athletes including Mie's own Mizuki Noguchi, Masakazu Fujiwara, Mara Yamaguchi, Rosa Mota, Derartu Tulu, Alevtina Biktimirova, and the legend that is Haile Gebrselassie.