About Toyo University The 98th Hakone Ekiden
SONO-ICHIBYO-O-KEZURIDASE ーEvery Second Counts!
In the 2020 Hakone Ekiden, the TETSUKON runners worked in unison and showed a gusty performance with a 2nd place finish in the first half and a 3rd place finish overall.
With the slogan the runners came up with, “Proving TETSUKON’s steel,” in their hearts, this year Toyo are aiming for overall victory.
TETSUKON *: Toyo University's school color. A rich purplish navy-blue.
| The athletes went to the summer training camp with a sense of urgency. Our weakness revealed at this season’s Kanto Intercollege Championships showed us that we get carried away by our 3rd place comeback-finish at the 2021 Hakone Ekiden. Also, the performances of our alumni participating in the Tokyo Olympics this summer gave great encouragement to the runners. As a result, a strong determination has arisen within the team, and, with the pride of Toyo University, the runners have pledged a comeback in this ekiden season. At the Izumo Ekiden, we finished third with a determined performance despite missing some of our strongest runners. With this momentum from the Izumo Ekiden, we went into the All-Japan University Men’s Ekiden with our young side aiming for a top-three finish. However, we did not deliver, and we missed out on the seeded positions for the first time in 14 years. We were looking to run a perfect ekiden, but we lacked the power to recover lost ground. The whole team is aware of the severity of this result. Time is limited, but we will work on our shortcomings and aim to make a recovery by next Hakone Ekiden. There are restrictions on spectating at the roadside, at relay stations, and at the start and finish lines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. With few opportunities for students and alumni to get together recently, we want to show our presence of Toyo University at the Hakone Ekiden and show everyone a performance worthy of the start to 2022. We ask for your continued support. |
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| Profile Born in Fukushima prefecture in 1976. Graduated from Toyo University, Faculty of Economics. Joined Konica (presently Konica Minolta) in 1999, but later resigned to serve as club counselor for the track and field club of his alma mater, Gakko Hojin Ishikawa Senior High School. Has held the position of head coach of the Long-Distance Division of Toyo University’s Track and Field Club since April 2009. |
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Team Entry: Potential Runners (As of November 24) |
Students are ordered by academic year and last name(in order of the Japanese syllabary)
 Shota Ezomori |
 Haruto Koshizuka |
 Yudai Fujishiro |
 Hayato Miyashita |
| 4th year student, Department of Health Care and Sports, Faculty of Human Life Design |
4th year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
4th year student, |
4th year student, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| High School Aichi High School (Aichi) |
High School Gunma Prefectural Kiryu Technical High School (Gunma) |
High School |
High School Yamanashi Prefectural Fujikawaguchiko High School (Yamanashi) |
 Tubasa Onuma |
 Yugo Kashiwa |
 Yusuke Kodama |
 Taiga Seino |
| 3rd year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
3rd year student, Department of Economics,Faculty of Economics |
3rd year student, |
3rd year student, Department of Economics,Faculty of Economics |
| High School Tokai University Yamagata Senior High School(Yamagata) |
High School Toyokawa High School (Aichi) |
High School |
High School Fukushima Prefectural Kitakata High School (Fukushima) |
 Yoshihiro Maeda |
 Hikaru Okuyama |
 Keishun Kushima |
 Mahiro Sato |
| 3rd year student, Department of Economics,Faculty of Economics |
2nd year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
2nd year student, |
2nd year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
| High School Toyo University Ushiku Senior High School (Ibaraki) |
High School Urawa Jitsugyo Gakuen High School (Saitama) |
High School |
High School Toyo University Ushiku Senior High School (Ibaraki) |
 Hiroki Sugano |
 Kazuki Matsuyama |
 Taichi Murakami |
 Kousuke Ishida |
| 2nd year student, Department of Economics,Faculty of Economics |
2nd year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
2nd year student, |
1st year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
| High School Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Commercial High School (Hyogo) |
High School Gakko Houjin Ishikawa Senior High School (Fukushima) |
High School |
High School The Second High School,Tokyo University of Agriculture (Gunma) |
 Ren Umezaki |
 Yasuhiro Karaki |
 Ryota Kobayashi |
 Shu Yoshida |
| 1st year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
1st year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
1st year student, |
1st year student, Department of Information Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts |
| High School Ehime Prefectural Uwajima Higashi High School (Ehime) |
High School Josai University Josai Senior High School（Tokyo) |
High School |
High School Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin High School (Hiroshima) |
●Please refrain from watching or cheering at the roadside
The event is scheduled to be broadcast on TV, so please send your passionate support to the runners from home.
| January 2, 2022 -First Half- |
January 3, 2022 |
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| Radio Japan (FM92.4, AM1422) | 7:30-14:25 | 7:00-14:30 |
| Nippon TV | 7:00-14:05 | 7:00-14:18 |
●Hakone Ekiden Supporter Website: TETSUKON Cheering Button
Use the TETSUKON Cheering Button to support the runners in the ever-popular TETSUKON uniform. The more you press the cheering button, the more charming characters will appear along the side of the road and enliven the Hakone Ekiden. As we are being asked to refrain from spectating and cheering on the actual roadside, let's send the runners encouragement by pressing the button instead!(English unavaiable)
●Toyo University Track and Field Club (Long-Distance Division) Official Instagram
This is the Club’s official Instagram account, where we post information about the athletes who are training hard every day. The account has over 37,000 followers, and information about tournaments, tournament results, and highlight photos are uploaded. Support the athletes and get information quickly by following the Club on Instagram.
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@toyo.tu #その1秒をけずりだせ |