The Sanja Matsuri at Tokyo's famous Asakusa Sensoji Temple celebrates the ties of the local community around Sensoji (called ujiko) and also serves as a prayer for continued good fortune.

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Asakusa Jinja Shrine

URL:http://www.asakusajinja.jp/english/

Tokyo's large-scale city marathon kick off in style when thousands of runners-including some of the top names in the sport-compete in the race. The road course takes the athletes past such well-known city landmarks as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Tokyo Tower, Ginza, Tsukiji and finishes at Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake. With thousands of spectators lining the route, the Tokyo Marathon is poised to become a racing institution on the scale of Boston, New York or Berlin.

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JAAF (Japan Association of Athletics Federations)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government

URL:http://www.tokyo42195.org/index_en.html

The world's largest anime exhibition is held every spring at Tokyo Big Sight. The exhibition features booth exhibits by anime-related companies, events such as spectacular stage performances and theater movie showings, and the "Tokyo Anime Awards" in which outstanding anime works are presented with awards.

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Tokyo International Anime Fair Executive Committee

URL:http://www.tokyoanime.jp/en/index.php