This Sunday, the Fukuoka marathon will see runners of all nationalities running through and around Fukuoka City. To celebrate, Fukuoka Marathon 2016 Expo is being held today and tomorrow with many local restaurants, sponsors and sports brands setting up stalls near City Hall.
Expo
• 11/11 (Fri.) ~ 11/12 (Sat.)
• 10:00~20:00
• Free entrance
• Fureai Hiroba, Fukuoka City Hall
• 1-8-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku
• http://www.f-marathon.jp/event/expo.html
Meanwhile, on Sunday, at the marathon’s finishing point, yummy food from Fukuoka and Itoshima awaits runners and supporters alike. On the stage, there will be award ceremonies and live music by ‘Lovit’s’ (Itoshima PR girls group), a local orchestra and taiko groups.
Omotenashi
• 11/13 (Sun.)
• 10:00~16:00
• Free entrance (except some area)
• Shima Central Park & Aeon Supercenter Shima
• Shimahatsu, Itoshima City, Fukuoka
• http://www.f-marathon.jp/event/omotenashi.html
Traffic restrictions
On Sun, Nov. 13 there will be traffic restrictions in place along the the city. There will be traffic regulations from 06:00~16:35 along the marathon course and traffic jams are expected around the event areas.
Traffic Info:
http://www.f-marathon.jp/traffic/
Traffic Map PDF:
http://www.f-marathon.jp/data/traffic/traffic_map.pdf
