A fourth-year literature student at Kansei University, he's determined to run in the Hakone Ekiden Marathon before graduation—and he's willing to be pretty unconventional about making it happen. He convinced nine other students to move into Chikuseisou, a shared house, essentially locking them into joining the track and field team as a condition of living there. It's either commit to running or find somewhere else to live. Fans often note how characteristically pushy this scheme is, though it does show just how serious he is about assembling a team capable of competing in one of Japan's most prestigious relay marathons.
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