Starting from Tokyo Marathon 2021, the aid station cups previously made out of recycled wood-chips will be replaced by cup made out of Japan patent material LIMEX, a break through material that is solely made from limestone that uses hardly little water when in producing. By using this material, excessive amount of water and trees will be saved in comparison to using a wood-based material. Furthermore, upcycling the LIMEX can lead to replacement of plastic materials, ultimately leading to sustainable environment using less usage of petroleum-derived plastic. This is world’s first to provide aid station cups made out of LIMEX at a marathon event.

Aid station cups made of LIMEX will be used at
All water aid stations at the start and along the course. Recycling bins will be located at each aid station and we encourage all runners to cooperate in recycling.

About the revolutionary material ”LIMEX”
LIMEX is Japan patent material made out of calcium carbonate and other inorganic filler materials consisting 50% or more inorganic component. To produce 1 ton of paper, approximately 85 tons of water and roughly 20 trees is necessary, but in replacing, the LIMEX requires no trees or water, and instead uses approx. 0.6-0.8 tons of limestone and approx. 0.2-0.4 tons of polyolefin to produce same amount of paper-like material (LIMEX sheet).

Collaborating with the NPO Yofukupost Network Meeting, Clothing Reuse Project is carried by introducing “Yofuku Post” to collect clothing that is still in good condition to be shipped and distributed to secondhand markets outside of Japan, providing the opportunity in delivering it to the people in need.
*Total of 3,740 kg/26,180 yen donated to the Tokyo Goodwill Bank (Tokyo Council of Social Welfare) in 2019

The flags manufactured for the Tokyo Marathon 2021 will be repurposed as bags. The bags will be created at fabric manufacturing company that employs people with disabilities.
The bags will be available for purchase at JOGPORT ARIAKE, and we will donate a portion of the profits to Tokyo Goodwill Bank (Tokyo Council of Social Welfare).
*Total of 212,250 yen (as of October 2019) will be donated to the Tokyo Goodwill Bank (Tokyo Council of Social Welfare) in 2019

We welcome No-Baggage Runners who choose not to check baggage on the race day during the entry to the event.
In exchange, we will provide original poncho at the finish for them to wear as they leave the venue.
We are working to reduce CO₂ emissions by reducing the number of trucks used to transport runners' baggage.

We hope to provide the people who run, support and cheer on the Tokyo Marathon the opportunities to think about social contribution and provide an opportunity to make a social change. Through this, we hope to link all individual hearts to the society.

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As a form of social contribution, spreading the further awareness of sports volunteering will be more focused.

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