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Yamanote Line round marathon

2016.10.23

The first thing I wanted to do when I moved back to Tokyo is Yamanote Line round marathon ! In Nagoya, Meijio line round (31 km) and ran two rounds but the best marathon is still Yamanote Line. This time, I ran with Assistant Professor Muto and my students. For your information, Yamanote Line is as follows:

Operated in the center of Tokyo, the capital of Japan and at many stations, JR (conventional and Shinkansen) lines extending from the city center to various areas such as radiation lines of private railway companies and subways running through the city center connected. The length of one lap is 34.5 km, the time required for one lap is inward and outward is 59 minutes as standard, 61 minutes in the morning rush hour, 60-61 minutes in the evening rush hour (except for the stoppage time in Osaki).. The line color is the warbler color (JNR yellow green No. 6) used for the body color of the 103 series train that appeared in 1963. The color of the stainless steel vehicle that appeared and [8] passenger information (route map / sign) System) was also the main feature.

As mentioned above, it is 34.5 km per lap and it is not possible to actually run on the track since there is curvatures and uneven roads. Therefore, the actual total mileage is said to be about 42 km which is almost the same as the full marathon. The total number of stations is known to be around 29 stations. If a full run is completed it means it is equivalent to 30 stations.

I really wanted to shower in a hot spring after all the sweats. So I chose the best healing hot spring “SAKURA” in Sugamo, Tokyo where it has a nice parking lot. We depart from Sugamo station.

The rule is, “Once you begin running around, take a picture with a JR signboard at every stops and enjoy the surroundings. If you happen to stop by an interesting place, take a detour”

When I decided to go to Komagome but for some reason I went to Otsuka in the reverse direction. In the end, the result took nearly 8 hours, but I finished it safely! Photos of the route and all stations are as follows.

一周ルート。巣鴨ー目白間はアプリが落ちて記録できず。

Actually, I could have taken all the pictures in the train without running. I took some photos along the way anyway.

: はしりはじめた。ここはなにもない

: 高田馬場ー新大久保間：ぼくのいえ

: 代々木駅：たいやき

: 新宿駅付近：人が多くてはしれない

: 新宿ー代々木間：ここは走れる

: 代々木駅：たいやきうまい。馬場にも同じ店あるけど！

: 渋谷駅：ハチ公がきのこに。しかもネコがいる。

: 渋谷駅付近：卑猥な名前のおみせ

: 恵比寿ー目黒間：水素ステーション発見

: 坂道やだなあ

: 目黒ー五反田間：長い下り坂でうれしそう

: 五反田駅付近：有名な鶏肉店

: つくねうまい！

: 武藤はからあげを食べる

: もうすぐ品川だ！

: 浜松町付近：屋形船で宴会したい。

: 御徒町：我慢ができなくなって食べたラーメン

: 新橋駅付近：こんな感じがつづく

: 新橋駅手前：JRAだ！

: 有楽町駅：SL発見

: アメ横を通る

: 西日暮里辺り？

I was very tired and took the final picture. After this, we went straight to hot spring and got my muscles healed. Thank you everyone for your hard work.