Meaning of を in 東京都庁をスタートする


> 「東京マラソン」は、東京都庁 **を** スタートして、銀座や浅草など観光地を走る人気のマラソン大会です。  
>  The Tokyo Marathon is a popular race that runs through tourist areas like
> Ginza and Asakusa and starts **at** the government office.

Clearly this を is not the object particle (the race isn't starting the
office). I know that を can also mean 'through' like the second time it appears
above. But I'm sure the race doesn't start **through** the office either.

So を must have another meaning I don't know, or it's a typo for で. I assume
the former.




This is a slightly exceptional (and very important) usage of 「 **を** 」
employed with **_motion verbs_** that actually are **intransitive** verbs.

「東京都庁{とうきょうとちょう} **を** スタートして」 = "(the marathon) starts **_at_** the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Building and"

「銀座{ぎんざ}や浅草{あさくさ}など観光地{かんこうち} **を** 走{はし}る」 = "(it) runs **_through_** the
sight-seeing spots such as Ginza and Asakusa"

Both 「スタートする」 and 「走る」 are intransitive verbs here.




This is a slightly exceptional (and very important) usage of 「 **を** 」
employed with **_motion verbs_** that actually are **intransitive** verbs.

「東京都庁{とうきょうとちょう} **を** スタートして」 = "(the marathon) starts **_at_** the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Building and"

「銀座{ぎんざ}や浅草{あさくさ}など観光地{かんこうち} **を** 走{はし}る」 = "(it) runs **_through_** the
sight-seeing spots such as Ginza and Asakusa"

Both 「スタートする」 and 「走る」 are intransitive verbs here.

