Tokyo, Mar 25 (ANI): Tokyo Marathon 2014 attracted many participants from Japan and across the world. The annual citizen marathon, which starts from Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, has become one of the world's major marathons along with Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York. About 36,000 runners took part along with the world's elite runners. 10 per cent of the participants were foreigners. The marathon organizers received 300,000 applications for the event, but only 10 per cent of them were selected through a draw. The marathon passed through Tokyo's landmarks such as Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower and the town of Ginza and Asakusa and concluded at Tokyo Big Sight Convention Centre.
