TOKYO, JAPAN, Mar 09 (ANI): With Tokyo being selected to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo Marathon 2016 wheelchair race was sanctioned by the international Paralympic Committee. Tokyo established the "Semi-Elite" category for superior athletes from outside of Japan to provide better participation opportunities for runners from outside of Japan in the 2016 event. Around 37,000 runners ran through the streets of Metropolitan Tokyo. With its blend of old and new, Tokyo provides a fantastic venue for one of the world’s greatest marathons. Tokyo joined in 2013 as a sixth and the newest race of the World Marathon Majors, to provide momentum to the marathon movement, to help running take root across Japan and unite runners and race supporters across the country. Through its theme, "The Day We Unite," the Tokyo Marathon unites runners, 10,000 of volunteers, and over 1,720,000 crowds cheering on the race day. The organisers and participants united in their effort to advance the sport, raise awareness of athletes, and increase of the level of interest in racing among running enthusiasts. Tokyo Marathon unites people and makes a great contribution to provide a dream to our society. Tokyo, a member of the World Marathon Majors, will continue to implement a variety of initiatives to help develop the sport of running, letting more runners from Japan and overseas experience a world-class race. Kencho-ji Temple, the first large-scale Zen (Zazen) training monastery in Japan, was founded in 1253 by the Chinese Zen priest Rankei Doryu (Daigaku-zenji) upon the request from a regent of the Kamakura shogunate, Hojo Tokiyori, to gain national prosperity through Zen. And at the present day there are many foreign people trying Zazen here. Zazen is a particular kind of meditation and part of Zen Buddhism. The aim is to reach enlightenment. In this practice, trainees sit with their legs crossed and their backs straightened (lotus position) as they meditate. Kencho-ji has held Zazen session for foreigners for about 10 years in order to meet their demands. And it has a good reputation.