Hakone Ekiden
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Search complete. 3 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Hakone Ekiden".
Sep 12, 2026
Kyle MerberHOST
Hmm.
Chris ChavezHOST
Like, you know how you get those stats from time to time of, like, uh, X percentage of people tuned in to watch the Hakone Ekiden, like, in Japan, right?
Kyle MerberHOST
Yeah.
Chris ChavezHOST
And those viewership numbers are crazy.
JoannaHOST
I fell in love with the characters.
JoannaHOST
I went down a rabbit hole researching the Hakone-Ekiden race.
JoannaHOST
And what a great ending.
JoannaHOST
I won't give it away, but I'll say that it's a very nuanced ending.
JoannaHOST
It's fantastic, highly recommended.
JoannaHOST
It's about a ragtag group of students at maybe a Tier 1 or a Tier 3 university in Japan who decide to race the Hakone Ekiden Race, which is a famous two-day university relay marathon held annually in Japan on January 2nd and 3rd between Tokyo and Hakone.
JoannaHOST
Sanghi, this race is televised.
JoannaHOST
It's famous and everybody knows about it.