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26th Inter prefectural Women's EKIDEN in Kyoto


On 13th Of January we had 26th Inter prefectural Women's EKIDEN in Kyoto.

Ekiden is originally started in Kyoto and AICHI team stayed in our hotel for few days .

we have one very famous runner. she is Hiromi Ominami is a Japanese long-distance runner. Her twin sister is Takami ominami, also a world class marathon runner with a personal best of 2:23:43.

Kyoto is first and Aichi was 13th. We took photoes with her she was really nice .

I was born in kyoto and grow up here but I did not know Kyoto has many famous EKIDEN like this I start to interest to watch Ekiden because I start to work here.


Its start to snow now !!!
(Photo) Left side Ms. Ominami



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