Yokohama Marathon 2017

Starting times:
8:20 a.m.: One-seventh of a full marathon (wheelchair)
8:30 a.m.: full marathon and one-seventh of a full marathon
9:40 a.m.: 2 km (wheelchair)

Starting on October 29 (Sunday)
Contact: Organizing Committee
Tel: 045-651-0666　　Fax: 045-226-5037

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For more details, see the next page.
 
For good physical and mental health in the heart of autumn!

Fumiko Hayashi
Mayor of Yokohama

In this season, people feel like exercising a bit in the autumn breezes, freed from the lingering heat of summer. One suggestion is to exercise some ingenuity and take a little detour from the usual route for walking. I too sometimes change my walking route and thoroughly enjoy the autumn air while making new discoveries every day. I sense the change of the seasons by the cosmos flowers swaying in the refreshing winds and the leaves beginning to turn on trees, and come upon stores I’ve never seen before.

Sometimes it’s fun to walk as far as the Satoyama Garden and see the red and yellow colors of the autumn flowers there, or visit the Yokohama Triennale or other exhibits of art in the city. After your stroll, please stop by a restaurant serving locally produced fare. Our restaurants have a full assortment of foods in season, including fresh Yokohama-grown vegetables and fruits.

This autumn will bring the Yokohama Marathon, an event to which all people in Yokohama are looking forward. It became a full marathon in 2015, and is being held in October beginning this year. I strongly urge you to go and experience it. Some 28,000 participants will be running through the streets of Yokohama under the deep blue autumn sky.

The autumn atmosphere is deepening by the day. Now is the perfect time for getting out into the streets of Yokohama and exercising both mind and body!






 
Running through Yokohama, changing the world

The Yokohama Marathon is going to be held on October 29. Some 28,000 participants from inside and outside Japan will be running through the streets of Yokohama, assisted by over 7,000 volunteers.

A new event: one-seventh of a full marathon!
In 2015, the Yokohama Marathon was reborn into a full marathon with citizen participation. For this, the third holding, we have newly instituted an event that is one-seventh (6.0278 km) as long as a full marathon, for more casual participation. This event will widen the scope of runners taking part.

Again this year! Water station performances
The Yokohama Marathon will have 18 water stations, among the most of any marathons held in Japan. At each station, volunteers will stage all sorts of performances based on the concept of giving the runners a lift. Spectators are sure to enjoy these performances as well.

Please note that there are places off-limits to spectators along the Bay Shore Route of the Metropolitan Expressway and within Honmoku Pier.

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A performance by a water station at Yokohama Marathon 2016

Motion-video provision of information on good spots for watching the runners! 
“Koho Yokohama Hiroi-Yomi” also has information on the Yokohama Marathon.

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Whether runners or spectators, let’s all enjoy!

Yokohama Marathon EXPO 2017
Held in space where spectators vigorously cheer the runners on, the EXPO attracts first-rate athletes, celebrities, and performing groups active on the world stage. It also features booths run by companies involved with sports and health as well as shops selling official goods for Yokohama Marathon 2017. Everyone will have fun there during its three-day run. 

Date and time: October 27 (Fri.) & 28 (Sat.) – 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., 29 (Sun.) – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Plaza (1-1 Shinko, Naka Ward)

Scurrying past landmarks!
The course through the uniquely Yokohama landscape is really something to see.

【Course】
Minato Mirai Ohashi Bridge (start) → Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse → Yamashita Park→ Yokohama South Market → Metropolitan Expressway Bay Shore Route (Sugita – Honmoku) → Yamashita Park → Pacifico Yokohama (finishing line)

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Yokohama Marine Tower
Metropolitan Expressway Bay Shore Route

1,000 days before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
On October 28 (Sat.) this year, it will be exactly 1,000 days before the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which begin on July 24 (Fri.), 2020.

At Yokohama Marathon EXPO 2017, there will be stage events and booths commemorating this 1,000-day mark. Let us all in Yokohama heighten the sense of anticipation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics!

Contact: Olympic and Paralympic Games staff, Civic Affairs Bureau
Tel: 045-671-3697　　Fax: 045-664-0669


Notice of traffic restrictions accompanying the holding of Yokohama Marathon 2017

Hours of traffic restriction on ordinary roads during the Marathon
Sections (course)	Approximate restriction hours
① Tochinoki-dori Nishi – ② Portside Chuo (sea side)	6:30 – 9:40 a.m.
② Portside Chuo – ③ Sakae-cho (sea side)	7:40 – 9:50 a.m.
④ Chuo Shijo Entrance – ⑥ Shijo (sea side)	7:50 – 9:50 a.m.
⑤ Hashimoto-cho 2 – ⑥ Shijo (sea side)	7:50 – 9:50 a.m.
⑥ Shijo – a Minatomirai Tunnel	7:50 – 9:50 a.m.
a Minatomirai Tunnel – ⑧ Exhibition Hall North	6:30 – 9:50 a.m.
① Tochinoki-dori Nishi – ⑦ Rinko Park Entrance	6:30 – 9:50 a.m.
⑧ Exhibition Hall North – ⑨ Pacifico Yokohama (sea side)	6:30 – 9:40 a.m.
⑨ Pacifico Yokohama – ⑩ Circle Walk (sea side)	7:50 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
⑩ Circle Walk – ⑪ Yokohama Customs 	7:50 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
⑪ Yokohama Customs – ⑬ Kaiko Square 	8:00 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
⑬Kaiko Square – ⑭ Yamashita-bashi	8:00 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
⑪ Yokohama Customs – ⑫ Aioi-cho 1 – ⑬ Kaiko Square 	8:00 – 10:30 a.m.
⑭ Yamashita-bashi – ⑮ B Jetty Entrance (sea side)	8:10 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.
⑮ B Jetty Entrance (sea side) – ⑯ Yokohama Port Symbol Tower	8:20 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
⑯ Yokohama Port Symbol Tower – ⑰ Nishiki-cho	8:20 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
⑰ Nishiki-cho – ⑱ Kominato-bashi – ⑲ Makado (sea side)	8:20 – 11:30 a.m.
⑲ Makado – ⑳ Yahata-bashi (sea side)	8:40 – 11:40 a.m.
⑳ Yahata-bashi – 21 Shinnakahara Minamigawa (sea side)	8:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
㉑ Shinnakahara Minamigawa (sea side) – 22 Torihama-cho	8:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.


Sections, on-ramps, and off-ramps on the Metropolitan Expressway and other roads closed during the Marathon events
Yokohane Route

Kariba Route 	Yokohama Park off-ramp (heading for Yokohama Bay Bridge)	7:50 – 10:40 a.m.
	Yokohama Park on-ramp (heading for Yokohama Station)	7:50 – 10:40 a.m.
	Shin-Yamashita on-ramps and off-ramps (heading for Yokohama Bay Bridge)	5:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Bay Shore Route	Honmoku JCT – Sachiura – east-bound and west-bound, all on-ramps and off-ramps	5:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closed to traffic beyond the Namiki off-ramp (heading for Yokohama Bay Bridge) of the Kanazawa Spur on the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road
・The hours of traffic restriction are approximate and may be changed depending on the situation of the competition etc.

●Projected approximate times of runner passage	First	Last
Minato Mirai Ohashi Bridge (starting line)	8:30 a.m.	8:57 a.m.
Vicinity of Yokohama Stadium	8:45 a.m.	9:40 a.m.
Vicinity of Honmoku Shimin Koen 	9:15 a.m.	10:40 a.m.
Vicinity of Negishi Station	9:20 a.m.	11:00 a.m.
Vicinity of Isogo Station	9:30 a.m.	11:25 a.m.
Yokohama South Market	9:40 a.m.	11:50 a.m.
49.3-km post on the Metropolitan Expressway	10:15 a.m.	1:15 p.m.
Vicinity of Yamashita Park (return leg)	10:50 a.m.	2:40 p.m.
Pacifico Yokohama (finishing line)	10:55 a.m.	3:00 p.m.


National Highway 15 is anticipated to be congested. Take National Highway 1 too as a detour route.

The road from Hashimoto-cho 2 to Cotton Bridge will be closed to traffic heading for Pacifico Yokohama. Take National Highway 15 as a detour route.

Open to traffic heading for Yokohama Port Symbol Tower and Honmoku Sea Fishing Park Facility via Honmoku Rikkyo

Open to traffic heading for the Minami-Honmoku area via Honmoku Rikkyo.

National Highway 357 is closed to traffic beyond Yokohama South Market. Take National Highway 16 as a detour route.

Take National Highway 16 after exiting on the Namiki off-ramp.

※ It is prohibited to fly unmanned aircraft (drones, radio-controlled planes, etc.) along the course or in the vicinity of the venue.

Contact: Yokohama Marathon Traffic Restriction Call Center
Tel: 045-594-7565  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (September 1 – October 20: Monday – Friday (excluding holidays); October 21 – 29: every day)

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Higashi-Kanagawa Station
Yokohama Station
Sakuragi-cho Station
Kannai Station
Ishikawa-cho Station
Yamate Station
Negishi Station
Isogo Station
Shin-Sugita Station
Yokodai Station
Kamakura Road
Kanjo 2 Route 
Yokohama Park
8:00 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
8:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Legend
Restriction of traffic in both directions
Metropolitan Expressway etc.
Restriction of traffic in one direction (open to traffic in the direction of the arrow)
Detour routes




 
If you have not yet received yours, do so quickly! End of distribution of the My Number notification cards sent in 2015

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Notification card sample
A card notifying you of your My Number (personal number)
Made of paper

Date of the end of distribution
October 31 (Tues.) 

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My Number mascot
“Maina-chan”

Contact: City Call Center
Tel: 045-664-2525　　Fax: 045-664-2828
You may also contact the Family Registry Division in the ward office of the ward where you reside.

The distribution of notification cards that were mailed in November or December 2015 and sent back to ward offices because the addressees were absent etc. will come to an end on October 31.

If you have not yet received your notification card, please come to the Family Registry Division in the office of the ward where you live to receive it. Make sure to bring along an official identification document containing a picture of your face.

Beginning on November 1, distribution of the cards will be treated as reissuance, and a fee (500 yen) will be charged for it.

Note
	If you have moved etc., you may not be able to receive your notification card in the ward where you now live.
	Reissuance of the notification card for reasons such as loss will be made for a fee.

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Temporary suspension of the service for issuance at convenience stores
The service for issuance of resident certificates etc. at convenience stores is going to be suspended for the purpose of system maintenance. To obtain various official certificates, please visit your ward office or an administrative service counters. 
Date of service suspension: October 23 (Mon.), all day

 
Outline of the General Account statement for FY2016

This is a notification of the outline of the General Account settlement for fiscal 2016 as of October 2017 now under deliberation in the City Council.

Financial Information We’d Like You to Know
Yokohama’s Financial Situation
Contact: Financial Affairs Division, Finance Bureau
Tel: 045-671-2231　　Fax: 045-664-7185
For more details, see this link. →

The statement for the fiscal 2016 General Account settlement shows revenue of 1,539.7 billion yen and expenditure of 1,528.8 billion yen. The real balance derived by subtraction of expenditure from revenue, excluding funds carried over to fiscal 2017, was a surplus of 2.5 billion yen.

Revenue A	Expenditure B	Subtraction
C=A－B	Carry-over funds
D	Real balance
C－D
1,539.7 billion yen	1,528.8 billion yen	10.9 billion yen	8.4 billion yen	2.5 billion yen

Key points
●	City tax revenue increased for the first time in two years, and the city tax collection rate reached a record-high level.
Due to increases in revenue from personal income tax, fixed assets tax, and other taxes, the city tax revenue rose by 0.2 percent from fiscal 2015, and increased for the first time in two years. The city tax collection rate increased for the sixth consecutive year and reached a record-high 99.0 percent.

●	Approaches enabling full exercise of personal and corporate potential were accelerated.
Fiscal 2016 marked the start of the second half of Yokohama’s Medium-Term Four-Year Plan 2014 – 2017. Toward attainment of the Plan’s targets, besides reinforcing the urban infrastructure and promoting disaster-prevention and -mitigation measures, the city took approaches to various agenda, such as assistance for childcare including the continuation of initiatives to eliminate waiting lists for day-care centers, fuller initiatives in the area of welfare and education, implementation of the Yokohama City Gender Equality Action Plan, promotion of small and medium enterprises, and the cultivation and reinforcement of economic growth fields.

Trend of city tax revenue
(Hundreds of millions of yen)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
(Fiscal year)

Trend of the balance of debt to be handled through the General Account
(Hundreds of millions of yen)
35,000
34,000
33,000
32,000
31,000
0

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
(Fiscal year)

●	The balance of debt handled through the General Account decreased.
     The balance of debt to be handled through the General Account inclusive of special accounts, corporate accounts, and extragovernmental bodies came to 3,183.0 billion yen at the end of the fiscal year. This was a reduction of 48.3 billion from the end of fiscal 2015.

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Yokohama municipal bond mascot
“Hamasai”



 
Rugby World Cup 2019TM
Designation of special supporters in host cities (Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture)!

With the approach of the Rugby World Cup 2019TM, the following people were commissioned to act as special supporters of hosting cities and publicize all the appeals of rugby and the Rugby World Cup.

Toshiyuki Hayashi (former member of the Japan men’s rugby team)
Ayaka Suzuki (member of Japan women’s rugby team)
Yoshihito Yoshida (former member of the Japan men’s rugby team)
* These special supporters are also scheduled to appear at the match between the Japanese team and the Australian team!

Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2017
Japanese team vs. Australian team

Tickets now on sale

The Japan squad will go against the powerful Australian squad admired by rugby fans around the world. We urge all to go to Nissan Stadium and witness firsthand what will be the biggest rugby event of this year in Yokohama.

November 4 (Sat.)
Kick-off at 2:40 p.m.
Nissan Stadium (3300 Kozukue-cho, Kohoku Ward)

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In the vicinity of the Stadium, there will be events for experience of rugby and stalls serving food and beverages. The spectacle will be fun for both young and old!

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©JRFU

Contact: Rugby World Cup staff, Civic Affairs Bureau
Tel: 045-671-4566　　Fax: 045-664-0669