【Indonesia】Jakarta “Kizuna” Ekiden 2018
- Time Period
- 23rd Sep., 2018
- Region
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sport/Programme Category
- EKIDEN
- Implementer
- The Mainichi Newspapers
- Co-Implementer
- Government of Jakarta, the Special Capital Region
Embassy of Japan in Indonesia
The Jakarta Japan Club
The Daily Jakarta Shimbun - Number of Individual Beneficiaries
- 1,100 people
Celebrating its 5th time this year, we held Ekiden originating in Japan on September 23, 2018, at Senayan Square in Jakarta.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Indonesia, more than 1,600 runners stirred up excitement and strengthened friendly relations.
Goodwill ambassador, Shohei Matsunaga (soccer player), Haruka Nakagawa (idol group AKB48 member), Yuki Kato (actress), and former soccer Indonesian national team players were at the event and attracted more than 2,500 spectators to the stadium.
Related Site:
Jakarta "Kizuna" Ekiden Website
See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20181220-1/
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Indonesia, more than 1,600 runners stirred up excitement and strengthened friendly relations.
Goodwill ambassador, Shohei Matsunaga (soccer player), Haruka Nakagawa (idol group AKB48 member), Yuki Kato (actress), and former soccer Indonesian national team players were at the event and attracted more than 2,500 spectators to the stadium.
Related Site:
Jakarta "Kizuna" Ekiden Website
See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20181220-1/
Feedback from Participant :
Indonesian runner working for a Japanese company in Jakarta in his 20’s:
It was fun because Japanese and Indonesians ran together and got to know each other.
