Nara Marathon 2026
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Date 举办日 舉辦日 December 12 2026 - December 13 2026 Location 举办地 舉辦地 Nara City and Tenri City (Nara) , Japan Entry Period 报名期间 報名期間 June 5 2026 20:00 - July 9 2026 23:59 Web Site 網站 网站 https://www.nara-marathon.jp/ -
- This race is held in Nara, one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations. The course is surrounded by UNESCO World Heritage temples and shrines, as well as the iconic Suzaku Gate of the Heijo Palace Site, offering a truly scenic running experience. There’s simply no better way to enjoy Nara than by running through it!
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Race Information 赛事基本信息 賽事基本信息
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- Date 举办日 舉辦日
- December 12 2026 - December 13 2026
- Location 举办地 舉辦地
- Nara City and Tenri City (Nara) , Japan
- Organizers 主办 主辦
- Nara Marathon Executive Committee
- Event/Eligibility 项目・参加资格 項目・參加資格
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- 42.195km【Dec. 13】 (certified)
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Men and women, Age 19 years and over, able to complete a race within 5 hours 30 minutes.
Time Limit：6 hour time limit (race ends at 15:00), with 8 checkpoints.
- Pair Relay Marathon 42.2km【Dec. 13】
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Men and women, Age 19 years and over, and able to complete a half marathon within 2 hours 40 minutes.
Time Limit：6 hour time limit (race ends at 15:00), with 8 checkpoints.
- World Heritage 10K【Dec. 13】
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Men and women, Age 16 years and over, and able to complete the race within 1 hours 25 minutes.
Time Limit：1 hour 35 minute time limit (race ends at 11:05), with 1 checkpoint.
- Mini Nara Marathon (2km×2laps) 【Dec. 12】
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General Division / Pair Relay Division｜Ages 7 and over ※ No time measurement.
Time Limit：60 minute time limit (race ends at 15:00).
- Participation Fee 参加费 參加費
- 42.195 km: 18,000 JPY, Pair Relay Marathon: 33,000 JPY (per team), World Heritage 10K: 9,000 JPY (7,000 JPY for ages 16–18), Mini Nara Marathon: 3,500 JPY, Pair Relay Division: 5,500 JPY (per team).
- Check-in Time 参赛物资领取时间 參賽物資領取時間
- Saturday, December 12, 10:00AM – 8:00PM (Mini Nara Marathon: until 1:10PM)
- Check-in Location 参赛物资领取场所 參賽物資領取場所
- Rohto Nara Konoike Park (within Konoike Athletic Park, Nara City)
- Check-in Address 参赛物资领取场所地址 參賽物資領取場所地址
- 4-5-1 Horen Saho-yama, Nara City, Nara
- Start Time 开始时间 開始時間
- 09:00(42.195km【Dec. 13】) 09:00(Pair Relay Marathon 42.2km【Dec. 13】) 09:30(World Heritage 10K【Dec. 13】) 14:00(Mini Nara Marathon (2km×2laps) 【Dec. 12】)
- Participant’s Prize 参与奖 參與獎
- 42.195 km, Pair Relay Marathon 42.2 km, World Heritage 10K: T-shirt and Running Socks (Design to be announced on the official event website before registration opens); Mini Nara Marathon: Muffler Towel; Finisher Awards: Finisher Towel and Finisher Medal (42.195 km and Pair Relay Marathon 42.2 km only).
- Award Ceremony 表彰项目 頒獎項目
- Overall: 8th place; Age group: 3rd place (excluding the Pair Relay Marathon and Mini Nara Marathon). Additional special awards will also be provided.
- Capacity 限额 限額
- Marathon: 11,750 participants, Pair Relay Marathon: 250 teams (500 participants), World Heritage 10K : 4,000 participants, Mini Nara Marathon (General Division): 1,000 participants, Pair Relay Division: 100 teams (200 participants)
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Start Times 开始时间 開始時間
Please confirm the start time released by the official organizer. 开始时间，请务必确认主办方公布的最新通知。 開始時間，請務必確認主辦單位公佈的最新通知。
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Access 交通方式 交通方式
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Inquiry 查询 洽詢
- E-mail Address 申请人邮箱 申請人郵箱
- info@nara-marathon.jp
- Official Race Website 大会主页 大會主頁
- https://www.nara-marathon.jp/
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race report 参赛报告 參賽報告
.Notice
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◆Important Announcement
Credit card and PayPal payments are not available in Turkey and Russia.
Registration
-Duplicate entry is not permitted for the Marathon, Pair Relay Marathon, and World Heritage 10K. In case of duplicate entries, they will be considered invalid. ※For the Mini Nara Marathon only, participation in two events with other categories is allowed.
-The Group Entry System allows applications for up to 5 participants including the representative. ※lease carefully confirm all details with each participant, as mistakes may occur in names and event selections of members other than the representative.
Please also note that there may be cases where a participant is entered under another person’s group or has entered individually. To avoid duplication, please ensure all details are carefully confirmed. In the case of duplicate entries, all registrations will be invalid.
-For the Pair Relay Marathon and Mini Nara Marathon (Pair Relay Division), the following details of the partner participant are required at the time of application: name, gender, date of birth, address, and emergency contact information is required.
In addition, for the Pair Relay Marathon, you will also be asked to provide your partner participant’s T-shirt and running socks sizes, as well as their expected half marathon finish time.
※For the Pair Relay Marathon, participants will gather at the relay point and disperse from there (for the first runner). (App. 20 minutes on foot from JR/Tintetsu Tenri Station)
Runner's Check-in
Runner's Check-in for all events will take place only on Sat, Dec 12.
Please note that for the Marathon, Pair Relay Marathon, and World Heritage 10K, check-in is available on the day before the race only; there will be no race-day check-in.