Kyoto Marathon 2027 [Standard Entry Fee Payment] - Full Marathon

The race is a lottery if applications exceed the 16,000-place limit. The application window runs from 10:00 on 16 July 2026 to 17:00 on 31 August 2026, and results are emailed from around 5 October 2026. Results can also be checked in your entry history on My Page.

Yes. A furusato nozei (hometown tax donation) route offers guaranteed marathon and pair ekiden places on a first come, first served basis through the Kyoto City website. Runners living outside Kyoto City can also pay their entry fee through the hometown tax system, at 65,000 yen for the marathon and 114,000 yen for the pair ekiden. If applications exceed capacity, this route becomes a lottery too.

Entrants must live in Japan, have been born on or before 1 April 2008, and be capable of finishing the certified 42.195km course within six hours of gun time. Marathon entrants must be 18 or over, and there are eight cut-off gates along the route.

Yes, a Nakama (friends) entry covers a group of two to five people as a single unit. In the lottery, groups are drawn at the same odds as individuals and either the whole group is accepted or the whole group misses out. You cannot enter both as an individual and in a group, or in more than one group. If duplicate entries by the same person are found, all of that person's entries are rejected.

Yes. Baggage storage is available, excluding valuables, and bags are transported to the finish venue.