Say it with a costume

I can’t imagine running a marathon in a costume. I get pretty hot as it is, only in my shorts and tee. Squeezing myself in an elaborate costume sounds like an extreme act of violence against my own body. But, if you’ve ever participated, or watched a marathon race, you know there are
scores of runners dressed as hot-dogs, superheroes, vikings, even iPhones, etc.

Since the beginning of times, people were sending their messages in unusual ways: written in the sand, cornfield crops, pulled by an airplane, you name it... So maybe this guy with a temple on his head has a message for you. Or, maybe, the runners of Tokyo marathon dressed in costumes only to amuse the spectators. If so -- it worked! I wish I was there. But, since I wasn’t, here’s the next best thing: click for photos of some of the costumed runners in Tokyo.