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A community road race through the historic town of Yawata in southern Kyoto Prefecture, held on 6 December 2026. Four distances run on the day, a half marathon, 10 km, 3 km and 2 km, and each starts and finishes inside Yawata Citizens Sports Park. Setsunan University's athletics club supports the event with pace runners, staff runners, AED runners and a stretching clinic, and every finisher receives a certificate of record. The 3 km and 2 km are limited to those who live, work or study in Yawata City, and the 2 km also includes a parent and child pair category.
Start and finish inside Yawata Citizens Sports Park
Historic townscape of Yawata
Qualification
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Inside Yawata Citizens Sports Park, Yawata City
Inside Yawata Citizens Sports Park, Yawata City
Race Day
What you get
Finisher certificate
Certificate of record
Drinks for participants
Pace runners, staff runners and AED runners from the Setsunan University athletics club
Stretching clinic
Coin lockers
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Marshals on course
First aid on course
Before you enter
Other questions
No. The 3 km and 2 km are open only to people who live, work or study in Yawata City.
There are separate boys and girls races for elementary school grades 1 and 2, plus a parent and child pair category for a parent aged 18 or over with a child aged 3 up to elementary school grade 2.
Yes, coin lockers are available at the venue.
A certificate of record is issued, and drinks are offered to participants as part of the runner services.
Yes. With support from the Setsunan University athletics club there are pace runners, staff runners and AED runners on course, and a stretching clinic is also held.
Yawata, Japan
Sunday, December 6, 2026
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