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The half marathon is split into a JAAF-registered division and general age-group divisions, from 18 to 29 years old through to 70 and over, with women grouped into 18 to 39 and 40 and over. High school students and younger cannot enter. It is the only distance run on the JAAF certified course, and it carries a 2 hour 30 minute time limit with checkpoints along the way.
JAAF certified half marathon course
Finish inside Ogori City Athletics Stadium
Complete traffic restrictions for the half marathon
Selected for the RUNNET 100 Great Races list in 2024
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Ogori City Athletics Stadium, 444 Oho, Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Inside Ogori City Athletics Stadium
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Participation prize: local speciality Ogori Kamomenbei for the half marathon, hand towel for the 5km and 1.5km
Sports injury insurance arranged by the organiser
Timing certificate issued online, excluding the family category
Sagawa Express baggage service (300 yen including tax pre-booked, 500 yen including tax on the day, no luggage lockers)
Medical runner programme with no entry fee (30 places in the half marathon, 10 in the 5km)
Guest runner Eric Wainaina and race advisor Yumi Ogamo
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Entry for the 49th Fukuoka Ogori Half Marathon opens at 00:00 on 1 November 2026 and closes at 23:59 on 31 December 2026. Entry finishes early if the field fills before the deadline, and the half marathon is capped at 4,000 runners.
The half marathon is open to runners aged 18 and over, and high school students and younger cannot enter. The 5km accepts middle school pupils and older, while the 1.5km is for elementary school pupils and family teams. Only people with an address in Japan may enter, and wheelchair entries are not accepted.
A family team is made up of two or more people, with an applicant aged 18 or over who takes responsibility for the entry together with their family members. Family entrants do not receive an online record certificate.
Yes. Sagawa Express runs a baggage service for the event. Pre-booked drop-off costs 300 yen including tax, and on the day it costs 500 yen including tax. There are no self-service luggage lockers at the venue.
Doctors, nurses and emergency life-saving technicians taking part in the half marathon or the 5km can sign up as medical runners at no cost, with 30 places in the half marathon and 10 in the 5km. There is no need to enter through the normal route: read the medical runner guidelines at http://fukuoka-ogori-half.com/img/file2.pdf together with the general entry terms, then apply through the dedicated form at https://forms.gle/FvzMuaNCxUHUnkHe6.
Ogori, Japan
Sunday, March 14, 2027
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