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Open to high school students and older, with separate men's and women's fields and a three-hour time limit. Start blocks are assigned from the self-reported time given at entry. Finishers receive a finisher towel and the participation prize is a pair of THE NORTH FACE running socks.
Start and finish in front of Ono City Hall
The only charity marathon in Japan where runners share the course with Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes players
Finisher towel for every half marathon finisher
Flying prizes every 25th place in the half and every 50th place in the 5km and 1.5km
Start / Finish
In front of Ono City Hall, Ono, Hyogo Prefecture
In front of Ono City Hall, Ono, Hyogo Prefecture. Half marathon finishers receive a finisher towel
Route
Getting There
Race Day
What you get
Finisher certificate
Participation prize: THE NORTH FACE running socks for the half marathon (5km and 1.5km prizes to be announced on the official website)
Finisher towel for half marathon finishers
Finisher certificate issued on paper at the venue on race day
200 yen of each entry fee donated to a welfare organisation
Mini talk show by professional baseball players and a mini live performance by singer Hazi→
B-grade gourmet food stalls at the venue
ALL GENDER toilets and changing rooms
On the day
Changing facilities
Bag drop
Food vendors
Merchandise
Marshals on course
First aid on course
Before you enter
Other questions
Yes. Event commemorative goods can be ordered at the same time as your entry and must be collected at the venue on race day by showing your participation notice. They cannot be collected later.
Free runner shuttle buses run from the dedicated car park, Kobe Electric Railway Ono Station and JR Kakogawa Line Ichiba Station, and runners showing a number card are given priority when buses are busy. Paid marathon tour buses also run from Osaka, Kobe and Himeji and must be booked in advance with Shinki Kanko Co., Ltd.
The half marathon is open to high school students and older in separate men's and women's fields. The 5km is open to middle school students and older, and the 1.5km is for elementary school pupils, with parent accompaniment allowed for the younger grades.
Yes. Parent accompaniment is allowed in the 1.5km, which starts at 09:40 for grades 4 to 6 and 09:45 for grades 1 to 3. When you enter you must give the parent's name, address, contact telephone number and relationship to the child.
Half marathon finishers are given a finisher towel. The participation prize for the half is a pair of THE NORTH FACE running socks, while the 5km and 1.5km prizes will be announced on the official website once confirmed.
Ono, Japan
Sunday, December 6, 2026
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