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The ekiden is run as five 3km legs by a team of five runners plus one reserve, with a single representative entering the whole team. It is open to children from the second year of elementary school through to the third year of junior high school, with mixed teams for elementary runners and separate boys' and girls' teams for junior high entrants. The time limit is 90 minutes.
Start and finish on the Koishikawa Denzu-in temple approach
Five-leg 3km ekiden for school teams of five plus a reserve
Divisions running from elementary school year 2 through to adults
Podium ceremony for the top three in each division right at the finish
Qualification
Start / Finish
Koishikawa Denzu-in temple approach (小石川傳通院参道), Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku
Koishikawa Denzu-in temple approach (小石川傳通院参道), the same street as the start
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What you get
Finisher certificate
Finish certificate (sent after the event)
50th edition commemorative sticker
Sports injury insurance arranged by the organiser
Participation guide posted to entrants in advance
On the day
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Entry is limited to people who live, study or work in Bunkyo ward, Tokyo. Second year elementary school pupils may enter, but they run in the year 3-4 division.
Entry runs from 00:00 on 18 September 2026 to 23:59 on 20 October 2026. Even inside that window, entry closes early once the field is full.
A single representative enters a team of five runners plus one reserve, six people in total, and may enter more than one team as long as there is no duplicate entry. At entry the representative supplies each member's name, phonetic reading, gender, date of birth, leg, daytime contact number, home address or school name, and whether that member runs with a guide runner, together with the guide's details if applicable.
Reception is at the Rekisen Elementary School playground, 2-13-12 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, from 09:40 to 10:35. Reception for each division closes 15 minutes before that division starts.
All races start and finish on the Koishikawa Denzu-in temple approach in Koishikawa, a short walk from the reception venue.
Bunkyo-ku, Japan
Sunday, November 29, 2026
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€14
entry fee