15-km commemorative marathon held on Seto Ohashi Bridge

TAKAMATSU, Japan - About 4,500 people from across Japan join a 15-kilometer marathon event on the Seto Ohashi Bridge on April 13 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the bridge linking Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, with Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.

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