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EXCITEMENTTOKYOCAMPAIGN2022
EXPERIENCETOKYO'SFASCINATING "NOW"THROUGH VIRTUALRIDING AND RUNNING!
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EXCITEMENT TOKYO PHOTO CONTEST 2022
Winners of
Excitement Tokyo Photo contest!
We are excited to announce the winners
Excitement Tokyo Photo contest winners.
Click here for the contest overview page
Tourist spot category
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Best Photo AwardSUMIDA CITY
account nametadashi_kasai
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Excellence AwardOGASAWARA
VILLAGEaccount namevivyinjapan
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Excellence AwardOGASAWARA
VILLAGEaccount namevivyinjapan
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Excellence AwardOGASAWARA
VILLAGEaccount namenmkw30
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Excellence AwardHACHIJOJIMA
ISLANDaccount namenmkw30
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Excellence AwardSUMIDA CITY
account nameinstakazuta
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Excellence AwardKOTO CITY
account nameemily_in_japan
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Excellence AwardKOTO CITY
account nameshiratori_toru
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Excellence AwardKOTO CITY
account namehironobu_m_55
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Excellence AwardINAGI CITY
account nameotukat44
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Excellence AwardINAGI CITY
account nameharu10131011
Virtual course category
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Best Photo AwardHACHIJOJIMA
ISLANDaccount name@namako
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Excellence AwardOGASAWARA
VILLAGEaccount name@kaz0113
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Excellence AwardOGASAWARA
VILLAGEaccount name@namako
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Excellence AwardINAGI CITY
account name@ShinShin_road
EXCITEMENT TOKYO
Photo Contest Overview
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is holding "EXCITEMENT TOKYO," a special campaign to show as many people as possible how amazing Tokyo truly is by taking courses all around the metropolis and bringing them to life in VR through the magic of digital technology. The virtual course for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Marathon created last year is joined this year by five new ones that've been developed to showcase the following areas: Inagi City, Ogasawara Village / Chichijima Island, Koto City, Sumida City, and Hachijojima Island.
"EXCITEMENT TOKYO Photo Contest" is running again this year as part of this campaign, so we'll be calling on everyone to send in shots that show what makes Tokyo so great. This time round, we're going to ask for entries in two categories: "tourist spot" and "virtual course."
The "tourist spot category" is for photographs that convey the charm of—or capture exciting moments in—the areas where the five newly created courses are set (Inagi City, Ogasawara Village / Chichijima Island, Koto City, Sumida City, and Hachijojima Island). Please send us photos that'll make people want to visit them all.
For the "virtual course category," we want you to send photos and screenshots of your favorite spots on the courses, taken while experiencing them via the virtual sports app "ROUVY."
We're looking forward to lots of people entering, both in Japan and overseas!
Requested Themes
- (1) Tourist spot category
Please send either of the following:
Photos that capture various wonderful things about the five virtual courses and their areas
* You can see an overview of the five virtual courses on this site.
* Applicable areas: Inagi City, Koto City, Sumida City, Ogasawara Village / Chichijima Island, Hachijojima Island
- (2) Virtual course category
Please send us photos or screenshots that show your favorite and recommended spots on the virtual courses created by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, taken while experiencing them via the virtual sports app "ROUVY."
* An app called “ROUVY” and some equipment are required to enjoy the experience. If you have the necessary equipment (measuring instrument and tablet), you can try it for free for 2 weeks after downloading the app and registering as a new user. Give it a try!
Applicable courses
- ●The FY2022 courses
(Rides)
- ・Tokyo Virtual Ride in INAGI~Sporty,Nostalgic,Mechanical city~Japan(Inagi City)
https://my.rouvy.com/virtual-routes/detail/94328 - ・Tokyo Virtual Ride in OGASAWARA~Feel the wind of the World Natural Heritage~Japan(Ogasawara Village / Chichijima Island)
https://my.rouvy.com/virtual-routes/detail/94189 - ・Tokyo Virtual Ride in HACHIJOJIMA~Great nature & Volcanic island~Japan(Hachijojima Island)
https://my.rouvy.com/virtual-routes/detail/94210
- ・Tokyo Virtual Ride in INAGI~Sporty,Nostalgic,Mechanical city~Japan(Inagi City)
- (Runs)
- ・Tokyo Virtual Run in KOTO~Tokyo Bayside & Legacy city~Japan(Koto City)
https://my.rouvy.com/virtual-routes/detail/94198 - ・Tokyo Virtual Run in SUMIDA~Traditional and Innovative city~Japan(Sumida City)
https://my.rouvy.com/virtual-routes/detail/94183
- ・Tokyo Virtual Run in KOTO~Tokyo Bayside & Legacy city~Japan(Koto City)
- ●The FY2021 Tokyo Paralympic Marathon course below.
* This course is only applicable to the Virtual course category.
https://rouvy.com/series/tokyo
- What is ROUVY?
- A virtual sports app where your avatar travels through courses created in a virtual space. The courses are created using videos of the actual ones, and are amazingly immersive. You can experience both cycling and running.
https://rouvy.com/
Prizes
- (1) Grand Prize
One photo will be selected from each category (Two photos in total) - (2) Excellence Prize
Ten photos will be selected from each category (Twenty photos in total)* The winners will get Tokyo Tokyo souvenirs as their prizes.
Entry Period
From November 22 (Tue.), 2022
to February 17 (Fri.), 2023
Eligibility Requirements
Anyone can enter.
- * An Instagram or Twitter account is required to enter.
- * Multiple entries are possible.
How to Enter
Please follow
the official Instagram “tokyo_VR_racing” or Twitter “@SNS89100604.”
Post photos on Instagram or Twitter with the following two hashtags:
#excitementtokyo
#tokyo_photo
![Best Photo Award SUMIDA CITY tadashi_kasai](images/top/photo_tourism_img01.jpg)
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![Excellence Award KOTO CITY emily_in_japan](images/top/photo_tourism_img07.jpg)
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![Best Photo Award HACHIJOJIMA ISLAND @namako](images/top/photo_virtual_img01.jpg)
![Excellence Award OGASAWARA VILLAGE @kaz0113a](images/top/photo_virtual_img02.jpg)
![Excellence Award OGASAWARA VILLAGE Yu@namakodai](images/top/photo_virtual_img03.jpg)
![Excellence Award INAGI CITY @ShinShin_road](images/top/photo_virtual_img04.jpg)
Five recommendedcourses toEXPERIENCETOKYO'SNATURE ANDCULTURETHROUGH!
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A hub for cyclists
and mecha anime fans!INAGI CITY
12.9 km course
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A riding course where you get to enjoy Tamagawa Cycling Road and the Tokyo 2020 cycling road race course, with Gundam and Votoms monuments to see along the way…
INAGI CITY12.9 km course
A riding course that goes all around Inagi City. Starting from Inagi Information Base Pear Terrace, it takes you on a 12.9-km-long tour in Misawa River Sakura Corridor, which is about 1.7 km long, with 280 cherry trees planted along the way, including Somei Yoshino. And Tamagawa Cycling Course, a course from the Tokyo 2020 Games. The robot anime character monuments along the way are a must-see!
- RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS!
- I want to enjoy the "exhilaration" of riding to the fullest!
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Enjoy
World Natural HeritageOGASAWARA VILLAGE,
CHICHIJIMA ISLAND11.0 km course
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A pleasant course for enjoying the ocean, mountains, and town of Chichijima's Ogasawara Village…
OGASAWARA VILLAGE, CHICHIJIMA ISLAND11.0 km course
The setting for this riding course is Chichijima Island, part of the famous Ogasawara Islands World Natural Heritage Site.
The route takes you along the seafront past the Seihyo and Omura Coasts and other marine delights, then leaves the more towny areas for mountainous country, where highlights like Miyanohama and Nagasaki Observatory await. It's around 11.0 km long in all.
A challenging course for sure, but the rich Ogasawara nature will be well worth it!- RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS!
- I want to ride while feeling "Mother Nature" to the fullest!
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The southern land
that's closest to TokyoHACHIJOJIMA ISLAND
19.1 km course
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A refreshing course that follows the route of the "Hachijojima Public Road Race" marathon right across the northern half of the island to Sokodo Port on the east side…
HACHIJOJIMA ISLAND19.1 km course
One of the metropolis's 11 inhabited islands and a member of the Izu Archipelago, Hachijojima Island is an hour from mainland Tokyo. This course takes you right across its northern half. Its 19.1 km or so thoroughly showcase what a wonderful island Hachijojima is, with Nambara Senjoiwa Coast, Okoshi Aloe Garden, and Nagatomo Road among the many highlights you'll see. The tropical scenery is out of this world!
- RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS!
- I want to ride while feeling "Mother Nature" to the fullest!
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Sprint through
Tokyo bayside!KOTO CITY
5.0 km course
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Full of bayside area hitghlights like Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games venues, Toyosu Market, Tokyo Big Sight, and more…
KOTO CITY5.0 km course
A running course of around 5.0 km centered on Koto City's Toyosu and Ariake districts.
With Tokyo 2020 Games venue Ariake Tennis Park, famous city landmarks Toyosu Market and Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center), Toyosu Gururi Park with its panoramic view of Rainbow Bridge, and much, much more, it's absolutely bursting with bay area hotspots!- RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS!
- I want to run while feeling Tokyo's "now"!
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See Tokyo's
past and present!SUMIDA CITY
5.4km course
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A course where you get to see Tokyo's past and present—including Asakusa, TOKYO SKYTREE, and Katsushika Hokusai—while feeling the history of Edo and taking in some of its latest spots to boot…
SUMIDA CITY5.4 km course
Home to Sensoji Temple's Kaminarimon Gate, Ushijima Shrine, TOKYO mizumachi, The Sumida Hokusai Museum, the Kokugikan, and more, Sumida City is a place where Tokyo and Edo stand side by side, and you can feel the metropolis's history and traditions while also taking in some of its latest spots. With this running course of around 5.4 km, you'll get to meet its present and past alike.
Discover the charm of modern Tokyo's culture while also enjoying its deeply lingering Edo color!- RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS!
- I want to run while feeling Tokyo's "history" and "culture"!
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From city runs to
remote island rides,
EXPERIENCE
TOKYO'S "NOW"
THROUGH A VIRTUAL
SPORTS APP!
*An app called “ROUVY” and some equipment
are required to enjoy the experience.
TOKYO VR 2022 Bike course
Choose!3course
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BIKE01
A hub for cyclists
and mecha anime fans!INAGI CITY12.9 km course
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BIKE02
Enjoy
World Natural HeritageOGASAWARA VILLAGE, CHICHIJIMA ISLAND11.0 km course
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BIKE03
The southern land
that's closest to TokyoHACHIJOJIMA ISLAND19.1 km course
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TOKYO VR 2022 Run course
Choose!2course
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An app called “ROUVY” and some equipment are required to enjoy the experience. If you have the necessary equipment (measuring instrument and tablet), you can try it for free for 2 weeks after downloading the app and registering as a new user. Give it a try!
* You can't use the rides after the free period. (A separate subscription fee ($15/month) is required.) You can continue to use the runs for free.
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EXPERIENCE THE TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPICS MARATHON COURSE!
TOKYO VR Racing 2021
TOKYO VR Racing 2021
You can enjoy the Tokyo 2020
Paralympic marathon course
at any time!
Experience the route the
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic runners
took through Tokyo—your own way!
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