Museum of Japanese runner Kanakuri

Museum of Japanese runner Kanakuri

Kumamoto Prefecture's black bear mascot Kumamon (R) attends the opening ceremony of a museum commemorating Japanese marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri, one of the first Japanese Olympians, in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

One of Japan's first Olympians

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a pair of tabi shoes worn by Japanese marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri when he ran in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, displayed at a museum commemorating him. A native of Nagomi, Kanakuri was reported to have set a world marathon record in the 1910s and became one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

One of Japan's first Olympians

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a uniform worn by Japanese marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri when he ran in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, displayed at a museum commemorating him. A native of Nagomi, Kanakuri was reported to have set a world marathon record in the 1910s and became one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

One of Japan's first Olympians

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a house where Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s, was born in 1891. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

One of Japan's first Olympians

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows the inside of a house where Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s, was born in 1891. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

One of Japan's first Olympians

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a museum commemorating Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

One of Japan's first Olympians

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a museum commemorating Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo