Shirahama koen parkrun / 白浜公園parkrun

Minato Running Club was born in February 2022 in Nagoya's port district, where runners gather every Wednesday at the Minatomachi POTLUCK BUILDING to move together and strengthen community bonds. Founded on the belief that running should welcome everyone, the club operates without pace requirements or barriers, accepting all people regardless of background or experience. Members represent diverse fields and walks of life, a deliberate reflection of the port town's spirit where different people and ideas naturally converge. Each Wednesday evening, the crew takes to the Minato Ward streets, turning the port neighbourhood into their shared running space. For this growing group, consistency and genuine connection matter far more than speed or performance.

Common Landscape was founded by Yoshitaka in Nagoya in February 2015, born from the belief that running through a city is a form of cultural engagement, not just exercise. Urban running connects gear, music, and creative culture into something bigger, and the crew exists at those intersections where movement and city life feed each other. Around forty members bring backgrounds from design, music, and street culture, creating a tight-knit community that's quietly switched-on and curious. Every Thursday at 9pm, they meet at Charcoal Public Bath and take to Nagoya's streets. At night, the city becomes a different place, and running it together makes all the difference.