Kansai Enkou 45 Chiharu 2021 2021 < Working — 2027 >

When the first whispers of a virus began to curl through the streets of Osaka in early 2020, the city’s neon glow seemed to flicker a little dimmer. Shops shuttered, festivals were postponed, and the rhythmic pulse of the marathon that had marked the end of each summer for a half‑century—Kansai Enkō—was slated to be cancelled for the first time since its inaugural race in 1976.

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