TOP Literature Non-fiction The Tale of Shizo Kanakuri: Japan’s First Olympic Runner

The Tale of Shizo Kanakuri: Japan’s First Olympic Runner

Yoshihide Fujiwara, Yoshio Nabeta

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Language: Japanese
ISBN-10: 4093108692
ISBN-13: 9784093108690
Pages: 192
Printing: Black & White
Dimensions: 188mm × 130mm × 16mm
Weight: 270ｇ
Issue Data: 2018/10/10
Publisher: Shogakukan Inc.

If you don’t know this man, you can’t talk about Japanese sports

The story of Shizo Kanakuri (1891-1983), the star of NHK’s upcoming 2019 long-distance running television series Taiga Drama, in manga form. Expectations for the 2020 Tokyo games are on the rise as we follow his life as the first Japanese Olympic athlete, founding member of the Hokaido Ekiden marathon, and major influencer in the world of sports.

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