Tokyo Long Distance Running Group

Welcome to Riri's Run Club!
We’re a long-distance running club for intermediate runners who want to make their long runs a little less lonely, a little more fun, and a lot more social.

Long-distance running can be tough, and sometimes running 10km on your own can feel a little boring. We thought, why not make those kilometres something to look forward to? Our goal is to bring people together through running, conversation and the shared experience of pushing ourselves a little further.

🏃 THE RUN

📍 Tokyo Station
🕢 Every Wednesday at 7:30PM
🏃 6:00 min/km (conversational pace)
🔄 2 laps around the Imperial Palace (~10km)

**One lap around the Imperial Palace is approximately 5km. We’ll keep the pace conversational so there’s plenty of time to run, chat and get to know each other along the way.

We’re also hoping to start Saturday morning runs from October, so stay tuned!

🌏 THE COMMUNITY

Our runs are primarily English-speaking, but Japanese runners are more than welcome! 🇯🇵🌏

Risa and I are both Japanese and grew up in international environments. We’ve always enjoyed meeting people from different backgrounds, and one of the things we’re most looking forward to is meeting new people through running. You don’t need to be a native English speaker or know anyone beforehand. Whether you’re Japanese, an international resident, a student, or just visiting Tokyo, come along and meet some new people while getting your kilometres in!

👋 WHO WE ARE

We’re Risa and Rion! We both went to an international school in Tokyo and later studied abroad in Canada and Australia respectively. We’ve both been running since middle school, and running has always been a shared interest of ours.

We started Riri’s Run Club because we wanted to share something we’ve loved for years while creating a space where long runs become an opportunity to meet new people, have good conversations and explore Tokyo together.

There aren’t many running clubs focused on longer distances, and we know that running 10km+ can sometimes feel like a lot, especially on your own. So we thought, why not make the long run more fun by doing it together?

🚿 GOOD TO KNOW

Lockers and showers are available at a nearby run station if you’d like to use them before or after the run.

Come for the kilometres, stay for the people!