Experiences and inspirations from the Tokyo Marathon and cultural integration
Gangxue Zhang

Henan University

Abstract

As a cultural phenomenon and cultural product, sports events are closely related to culture. Building a marathon culture plays an important role in promoting the development of urban culture and creating a cultural brand of characteristic events. How to better promote the interaction and integration of the sports competition performance industry and culture is an urgent problem to be solved in China. Through research methods such as literature method, interview method, field investigation method, combined with the typical cases of interaction and integration between the Tokyo Marathon and cultural performances, we deeply excavate the content and channels of the cultural development and dissemination of marathon events, explore the material, institutional and spiritual cultural connotations of marathon events themselves and their derivations, and provide reference for the development and promotion of urban marathon events in China. The culture of the marathon is mainly expressed in the form of movies, documentaries and radio. Through these communication media, people around the world participated in them, and the cultural connotations of the Tokyo Marathon were deeply rooted in people^s hearts. Conclusions and enlightenment: 1) Create a marathon event with traditional cultural characteristics and enhance the world influence of marathon events- 2) Develop marathon culture and social responsibility culture, and cultivate internationally renowned urban marathon events- 3) Innovate the interactive integration mode of marathon events and cultural performances to promote multicultural interaction and integration.

Keywords: sporting events- Marathon- Sports culture- Cultural performances

Topic: Mega sporting-events