Nagasaki Music Fest Marathon 2027

Isahaya, Japan

Sunday, January 31, 2027

Choose your distance

Marathon· €82

Distance

42.2km

Start Time

09:00

Cutoff

6 hours 30 minutes

Terrain

Road

Difficulty

Beginner

Max Runners

11,000

Overview

The certified 42.195km course starts and finishes at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. It carries a time limit of 6 hours 30 minutes with ten checkpoints along the way, and it is open to runners born on or before 1 April 2008, excluding high school students. Start blocks are assigned according to each runner's predicted finish time, and anyone who leaves that field blank starts from the back.

Roughly seven kilometre straight along the Isahaya Bay land reclamation dike road
JAAF-certified course, the first in Nagasaki Prefecture
Start and finish at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Music festival and live radio broadcast along the route and at the venue
Expo held the day before and on race day

The practical side

Qualification

Marathon entrants must have been born on or before 1 April 2008 (high school students excluded) and be capable of finishing within 6 hours 30 minutes. The registered division is for runners registered with the JAAF for the 2026 fiscal year, while the general division is for non-registered runners; both divisions may include domestic and international athletes recommended by the organisers. Fun run entrants must be high school students or older and able to finish within 50 minutes. Wheelchairs are not permitted, and runners with a disability who cannot run alone may be accompanied by one guide runner (guide dogs are not permitted).

Start / Finish

Start

Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Finish

Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Terrain

Paved road throughout, flat and fast, with a roughly seven kilometre straight section across the Isahaya Bay land reclamation dike road.

Route

A JAAF-certified marathon course that starts and finishes at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki in Isahaya. The signature section is the long straight along the Isahaya Bay dike road, roughly seven kilometres of open, level running beside the reclaimed bay. Ten checkpoints are positioned around the course, and the overall limit is 6 hours 30 minutes.

Getting There

A temporary shuttle bus runs between the west exit of JR Isahaya Station and the start/finish venue.

Expo

EXPO is held the day before the race and on race day at the venue.

Race Day

Opening ceremony at 8:45, marathon starts at 9:00 and the fun run at 9:20. There is no race-day registration, so bib and chip collection must be completed on Saturday 30 January between 9:00 and 20:00 at Isahaya City Central Gymnasium (Uchimura Memorial Arena), 1048-2 Kofunagoshi-machi, Isahaya, Nagasaki. The day also includes a music festival, a live radio broadcast and merchandise stalls.

Good to know

What you get

Finisher medal

Finisher certificate

Chip timing

Race photos

Original towel as the participant gift

Finisher medal, awarded to marathon finishers only

Web finisher certificate (WEB kanso-sho)

Temporary shuttle bus between Isahaya Station west exit and the start/finish venue

Race information sent by email

Timing chip and athlete bib collected at the Saturday reception

On the day

Bag drop

Food vendors

Merchandise

First aid on course

ParkingA dedicated athlete parking area is provided; additional recruitment and payment deadline announcements were posted (details on the athlete parking page).

ShuttleTemporary shuttle bus, Isahaya Station west exit to the start and finish venue

Public transportA temporary shuttle bus runs between the west exit of JR Isahaya Station and the start and finish venue. Travel by public transport and shuttle is the simplest option for runners and spectators.

AccessibilityWheelchairs are not permitted in either race. Runners with a disability who cannot run alone may be accompanied by one guide runner; guide dogs are not permitted.

Aid stations · 11Eleven first aid and medical stations are planned around the course, including at the start and finish · 1st water station (5.3 km) – in front of Coin Laundry Fuwatto: water · 2nd water station (7.5 km) – in front of Fukui Shoten: water · 3rd water station (10.6 km) – in front of Koyo Yusou: water · 4th water station (12.7 km) – in front of JA Shimabara Unzen West LP Gas Center: water · 5th water station (15.5 km) – in front of Yoshimoto Beekeeping Farm: water and food · 6th water station (17.4 km) – in front of Azuma Post Office: water · 7th water station (19.1 km) – on the dyke road: water · 8th water station (23.0 km) – in front of Unzen Tara Sea Line Observation Parking: water and food · 9th water station (26.1 km) – in front of the Isahaya Bay Reclamation Dyke Management Office: water · 10th water station (27.8 km) – in front of Flower Shop Ikeda: water and food · 11th water station (29.8 km) – in front of the Prefectural Central Lumber Cooperative: water · 12th water station (32.8 km) – in front of the Isahaya Memorial Hospital signboard: water and food · 13th water station (36.1 km) – Nagata Bypass Nishisato-machi intersection: water · 14th water station (37.3 km) – Nagata Bypass T-junction: water and food · 15th water station (40.7 km) – in front of Seven-Eleven Isahaya Uto-machi store: water · Special water/food station planned near 38.6 km at the AEL Central Shopping Street · 14 Music Aid Stations along the course (e.g. Tachibana Shinkin Bank Head Office South Branch parking lot at 3 km; Kantaku-no-sato Station area at 6 km; Ichiryu front parking lot at 13 km; Juhachi Shinwa Bank Azuma Branch parking lot at 17 km; Azuma Hiraki line road park at 20 km; Unzen Tara Sea Line parking lot at 23 km; Cosmos Takagi store opposite lot at 27 km; Takagi Tech parking lot at 29 km; near Nagata Bypass Nishisato-machi intersection at 36 km; Tachibana Shinkin Bank Fukuda Annex parking lot at 38 km; AEL Central Shopping Street at 39 km; Isahaya Gymnasium parking lot at 40 km; near Uto-machi intersection at 40 km; in front of the Central Gymnasium at 41 km)

Before you enter

RefundsIf the event is cancelled or its content changed for reasons not attributable to the organiser (earthquake, storm and flood damage, snowfall, incident, accident, spread of infectious disease, etc.), the presence or absence of a refund and the refund amount will be decided after deducting costs incurred up to the point the cancellation decision was made.

TransfersRace entries can be transferred to another runner through the Yuzureru (ゆずれ～る) service, with a transfer window running from 0:00 on 14 June 2026 to 23:59 on 18 October 2026. The service opens after the entry deadline, or after capacity is reached.

Time limitThe marathon has a time limit of 6 hours 30 minutes with 10 checkpoints along the course. The fun run has a 50 minute time limit.

€82

per person · entry fee

Isahaya, Japan

Sunday, January 31, 2027

Qualification required: Marathon entrants must have been born on or before 1 April 2008 (high school students excluded) and be capable of finishing within 6 hours 30 minutes. The registered division is for runners registered with the JAAF for the 2026 fiscal year, while the general division is for non-registered runners; both divisions may include domestic and international athletes recommended by the organisers. Fun run entrants must be high school students or older and able to finish within 50 minutes. Wheelchairs are not permitted, and runners with a disability who cannot run alone may be accompanied by one guide runner (guide dogs are not permitted).

Isahaya City, Unzen City and the Nagasaki Athletics Association (General Incorporated Foundation)

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