Distance
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Max Runners
A full marathon over a certified 42.195 km road course with a six-hour time limit and checkpoints along the way. Runners who cannot run the course alone may be accompanied by one guide runner, and in this distance the guide may be changed at the 20 km point.
Start and finish in front of Matsue City General Gymnasium
Certified 42.195 km course in the castle town of Matsue
Scenery of the water city of Matsue
Qualification
Start / Finish
In front of Matsue City General Gymnasium, 1-21-1 Gakuenminami, Matsue (within Kitakoen Park)
Same as the start, in front of Matsue City General Gymnasium
Terrain
Route
Expo
Race Day
What you get
Finisher medal
Finisher t-shirt
Finisher certificate
Chip timing
Race photos
Participation T-shirt for full marathon entrants (long sleeve or short sleeve, chosen by the runner)
Completion certificate, finisher towel and finisher medal for full marathon finishers
Record certificate available
JAAF-registered runners can request a record certificate on race day for 300 yen
Matsue City tourist facility discount voucher (planned)
Marathon insurance arranged by the organiser
On the day
Bag drop
Merchandise
Before you enter
Other questions
Entry through RUNNET opens on 1 June 2026 at 9:00 and closes on 30 September 2026 at 23:59. Entry also ends early if the field fills before that date.
Runners born on or before 6 December 2008 who are 18 or over on race day and able to finish within the time limit. Both JAAF-registered and unregistered men and women may enter, but high school students may not.
Full marathon entrants receive a T-shirt in their choice of long or short sleeve. Everyone who finishes the marathon within the time limit receives a completion certificate, a finisher towel and a finisher medal. A Matsue City tourist facility discount voucher is planned for participants. The fun run participation gift was still to be confirmed at the time of publication.
Yes, baggage storage is available at the event.
Runners who have difficulty running the course alone may take one guide runner. In the full marathon the guide may be changed at the 20 km point.
Matsue, Japan
Sunday, December 6, 2026
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