Things of January 2 in Japan are hatsuyume(初夢:first dream), kakizome (書き初め:first writing),Kokyo ippan sanga (皇居一般参賀:People's visiting at the Imperial Palace for offering their congratulations), and Hakone Ekiden(箱根駅伝:first day of the collegiate long distance relay race between Tokyo and Hakone).
It is a very nice day for Kokyo ippan sanga and Hakone Ekiden, and many people visited both places.
I watched the live telecast of the first day of the 87th Hakone Ekiden. 20 university teams joined and competed the 5 distances of 108 km from Tokyo (東京) to Hakone (箱根). Toyo University (東洋大学: toyo daigaku) won the race at 5 hours 29 minutes 50 seconds for 3 years' straight. It was their new record.
The 5th runner of Toyo University, Ryuji Kashiwabara (柏原竜二), aka Yama no kami (山の神: God of the Mountain) did not renew his record, but he got the 5th distance award for 3 years' straight. When he got the sash, he was in the 3rd, there were about 2 minutes 22 seconds behind. But he finished as the first, and the second runner came 27 seconds behind.
Congratulations!
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