TOKYO FORWARD 2025: “1 Year To Go to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25!”—Announced Details Including Stage Programs

September 13 (Fri.) and 14 (Sat.), 2024 at Tokyo Dome City LaQua Full of stage programs with gorgeous guests and events that will make you feel so amazing in track and field athletes!
 

TOKYO FORWARD 2025 “1 Year To Go to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25!” will be held on September 13 (Fri.) and 14 (Sat.), 2024
On the stage, a variety of programs will be prepared, including ceremony of the one-year before for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (WCH Tokyo 25) by gorgeous guests. Also, there will be a booth where you can actually touch and feel the competition equipment, a booth where you can try the standing long jump, and a special exhibition where you can experience various world records using AR.
In addition, a pre-event for a cultural program themed on “festivals” to be held in 2025 will be held, with performances that will allow you to experience the charms of the festival to liven up the one-year before the Championships!
Furthermore, there will be a stamp rally, a festival, and many other activities for children to enjoy. Anyone is welcome to participate, so please feel free to come and join us.

TOKYO FORWARD 2025 “1 Year To Go to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25!”

Date

Friday, September 13, 2024　10:30a.m.-7:00p.m. (scheduled to be held)
Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:00a.m.-7:00p.m. (scheduled to be held)

Venue

Tokyo Dome City LaQua Garden (1-1-1 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
*Access( External link )

Participation fee

Free

Organizer

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Co-organizer

The Local Organising Committee of World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25

Event Details

Featured Stage Programs

From children to adults, from hardcore fans of athletics to those watching athletics for the first time, there will be tons of exciting programs to learn about the World Athletics Championships!

Friday, September 13

Major Stage Events

1 Year To Go to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25! Ceremony

11:00a.m.-11:30a.m.
The ceremony to celebrate the one-year before the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. We will invite Kentaro Sato (6th place finish in Men’s 4×400m Relay at Paris 2024 Olympics, new Asian record), Asuka Terada (participated in Women's 100m Hurdles at Tokyo 2020 Olympics and former Japanese record holder), Nobuharu Asahara, Mio Okada (Deaf Track and Field) as guests to talk about their expectations and highlights for next year's World Athletics Championships.

Guest：

Kentaro Sato Paris 2024 Olympics appearance (Men’s 400m,4×400m Relay Japanese record holder）	Asuka Terada Tokyo Olympics appearance (Women's 100m Hurdles)	Nobuharu Asahara Former sprinter who represented Japan Support ambassador of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics	Mio Okada Second consecutive appearance at the Deaflympics （Japanese record holder in Women's 3 Middle Distance Events）

Running is Fun! Marathon Talk

12:30p.m.-1:00p.m.
We will invite Tetsuhiko Kin (marathon coach, World Athletics Championships commentator), Mizuki Noguchi (Former track and field athlete), Marina Takewaki, and others to talk about their passion for marathons, their expectations for the World Athletics Championships, the fun of running, etc.

Guest：

Tetsuhiko Kin	Mizuki Noguchi	Marina Takewaki

Cool evening Talk show: Asahara×Mogi’s “Running Brain Science”

6:00p.m.-6:30p.m.
A talk show featuring the legend of World Athletics Championships Nobuharu Asahara and a neuroscientist Kenichiro Mogi, discussing the health benefits of running and its impact from a brain science perspective, with members of the track and field club of Josai University Incorporated Senior High School. What results will occur between these two people from such different fields?

Guest：

Nobuharu Asahara	Kenichiro Mogi

MC：

Harry Sugiyama

Experience Program　*Advance recruitment

Training with Marina Takewaki: Take the first step towards becoming an athlete!

10:40a.m.-12:00p.m.
Morning stretches with Marina Takewaki, a popular instructor for the easy-to-do fitness program “Home Training”. First, we'll start with some basic warm-up exercises, then we'll do some full-scale training in the second half!

Instructor：

Marina Takewaki

Marina Takewaki

Advance application is required, if you would like to attend the event.

Date：Friday, September 13 10：40a.m.-12：00p.m. (40 participants)
Application Deadline：Sunday, September 1 (by 11:59p.m.) 
*Application Form( External link )

Saturday, September 14

Major Stage Events

World Athletics Championships Quiz Show

1:00p.m.-1:30p.m.
Popular YouTube creators Fischer's and Shizuka Oya (ex-AKB48) will take on challenge of two legends of the track and field world! We will learn about the World Athletics Championships together with some side stories that you can only hear here.

Guest：

Tetsuhiko Kin	Nobuharu Asahara	Fischer's	Shizuka Oya

Paralympian Keiichi Kimura’s new challenge Tokyo Gas Stage

3:00p.m.-3:30p.m.
Keiichi Kimura (para swimming athlete) will talk about his impressions after the Paris Paralympics and his thoughts on his new challenge.

Guest：

Keiichi Kimura

Pre-event for a cultural program themed on “festivals” to be held in 2025

4:00p.m.-4:30p.m.
In 2025, when the World Athletics Championships and Deaflympics will be held, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold three art projects with the aim of promoting the attractive of Tokyo's arts and culture and realizing an inclusive society! In September 2025, when the “WCH Tokyo 25” will be held, a performance event themed on Tokyo's “festival” is planned.
As a pre-event for this event, we will deliver a stage performance that will allow visitors to experience the charm of the festival and get excited one year before the event!

Organizer

Arts Council Tokyo of the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture

MC

Maiko Kuge	Madoka Kubo

Experience Program　*Advance recruitment

“Escape with Asahara’s Techniques! Tag with Fischer’s

10:00a.m.-11:45a.m.
Learn the secrets of running from Nobuharu Asahara and compete in a game of tag against Fischer's! Can you escape safely?

Fischer’s

Advance application is required, if you would like to attend the event.

Date：Saturday, September 14 

• 1）10:00a.m.-10:45a.m.　Ages 5 to 2nd Grade (25 participants) 　　　　　　　　　　　          
• 2）11:00a.m.-11:45a.m.　3rd to 6th Graders (25 participants)

Application Deadline：Sunday, September 1 (by 11:59p.m.)
*Application Form( External link )

Event finalized! What are hurdles? Find out about the charms of hurdles!

5:00p.m.-6:45p.m.
Asuka Terada, former Japanese record holder in the Women's 100m Hurdles and a participant in the Tokyo Olympics, will share tips on how to jump over the hurdles and how fun it is!

Advance application is required, if you would like to attend the event.

Date：Saturday, September 14 

• 1）5:00p.m.-5:45p.m.　Elementary school student（20 participants）
• 2）6:00p.m.-6:45p.m.　Elementary school student（20 participants）

Application Deadline：Sunday, September 8 (by 11:59p.m.)
*Application Form( External link )

Held on September 13, 14

Stopwatch showdown to stop exactly timing as the world record presented by SEIKO

The rules are simple! Use a stopwatch and try to stop it exactly at the world record time for 100M!

Content that you can experience on the day:

Area Map

Lawn Area

Experience Booth Experience how amazing athletes are!

Let’s touch competition equipment!

Let's experience the weight and feel of competition equipment that you rarely have a chance to touch, such as hammers and javelins. You may get a little closer to the world of superhuman athletes!?

Let's actually work out!

Challenge the guest athlete's record in the standing long jump! You will be amazed at the jumping ability of the athletes!?

Cheering Message Booth Send your passionate message to the athletes!

This is a booth where you can write cheering messages for athletes who are expected to do well at the WCH Tokyo 25 on next year.
Please find your favorite athlete and send your message.

Festival

Shooting gallery and water balloon fishing. Even small children can enjoy this festival.
Participate and get a prize!
*Admission Free

Fountain Square

There is a photo spot where you can take commemorative photos with the Japan National Stadium, the stage for the WCH Tokyo 25, in the background.

Event Square

[Booth of the Local Organising Committee of WCH Tokyo 25]

Experience “No.1 in the world” and “the best in the world” at the Japan National Stadium! Introducing the Fan ID of the WCH Tokyo 25 and the latest information on the championships.

Booth of Morinaga

Morinaga & Co. products sampling such as “in JELLY”

Tokyo Gas Booth

Poster display the “New generation gas e-methane”, “Small Photo Exhibition of Para-Athletes”

Official Tournament Goods Sales Booth

Official tournament goods such as T-shirts, pin badges for sale

LaQua 2F

Experience the world record with AR!

When you scan the QR code, an athlete with your face on it will move on your smartphone screen!? You can experience the world record with AR technology.

Entire Venue

Stamp Rally

Collect stamps at various places in the venue. If you collect all of them, you will get a commemorative gift!

Look and be amazed! Search for world records!

There are tricks in the venue that allow you to experience the world records in track and field. You will be amazed by the power of the well-trained athletes!

Official Event Website

For the latest information on the content and details on how to apply, please visit the official event website here.
TOKYO FORWARD 2025

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