Monument of Olympic Marathon Turning Point

you've come this far!

Original Text

The recent Tokyo Marathon runs in the center of the 23 wards, but it can be seen that the course was quite different at that time. The monument itself is small.

Poor and weak, お rough end

Original Text

Half a century ago, the Tokyo Olympics. I remember seeing the marathon from the roadside driven from school. However, there is an impression that Abebe ran away in front of me in a blink of an eye, and after a while, it disappeared in the opposite direction in a blink of an eye. It is poor and poor as a monument of the marathon that left a strong impression on many marathon fans.

A monument and Paul along the koshu Kaido road.

Original Text

This monument stands along the Koshu Highway in front of "Ajinomoto Stadium" in Chofu. This is the turning point for the last Tokyo Olympic marathon. Not only the monument, but also the Koshu Highway, a high commemorative information board like a traffic light, was installed, so that you could see it from the car if you were careful. １９６４, １０, ２１ and dates are also written there. This time it's midsummer, but like last time, not only those who run in October, but also visitors ...

１９６４ Precious Record of the Tokyo Olympics

Original Text

１９６４ This is the turning point for the Olympic marathon held in the year. At that time, you were running on the Koshu Highway to Chofu. ２０２０ I think it's a spot to see because the Olympics are held in Tokyo again in the year.