There was the 14th zenkoku todofuken taiko danshi ekiden (全国都道府県対抗男子駅伝), All Japan Men's Long-distance Relay Road Race yesterday in Hiroshima. There are 47 todofuken(都道府県), prefectures in Japan, which is called "ichido itto nifu yonjusanken (1道1都2府43県), Hokkaido, Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu & Kyoto-fu, and 43 prefectures."
There were 7 relays, so 7 runners from each prefecture (47) competed 48km. 2 runners were junior high school students, 3 runners were high school students, and 2 runners were adults. This year Nagano prefecture team won again at the new record of 2 hours 18 minutes 43 seconds.
There are two UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in Hiroshima: Genbaku domu (原爆ドーム: A-Bomb Dome or Hiroshima Peace Memorial) and Itsukushima jinja (厳島神社：Itsukushima Shinto Shrine). Both are cultural heritages and registered in December 1996. I hope you will have a chance to visit there someday.
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