Osaka Marathon

5 (3 Reviews)
Osaka, Japan
24 Feb, 2025 (Mon)
Event size: 25000 - 49999 participants

Running

8.8 km, 42.195 km

About the event

Feel the rush of excitement as you join thousands of runners in the city of Osaka, Japan, to take part in an exuberant marathon event. Regardless of skill level, this marathon offers an 8.8kilometer run and a classic 42.195 kilometre race, guaranteed to bring a vibrant energy. Hosted by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and Yomiuri Shimbun, this is the perfect opportunity to be a part of a passionate, energetic running community. Join the ever-growing number of participants and experience an unforgettable marathon.

Races offered by this event

You have less than a week to prepare

Osaka Marathon - Challenge Run

24 Feb, 2025 (Mon)
Running

8.8 km

Solo
On site
Road

Osaka Marathon

24 Feb, 2025 (Mon)
Running

42.195 km

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The races starts at Osaka Castle Park and finishes at INTEX Osaka (Japan's biggest international exhibition hall), where is expo is held.

The runners will run by several of Osaka's main tourist spots such as : Osaka Castle, Mido-suji Blvd, Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka City Hall, Kyocera Dome Osaka, or Tsutenkaku Tower.
Solo
On site
Road
The map shown is based on data from the past edition of this event. The actual route for the upcoming edition may be different.

Reviews

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Eugene Nyunt
Nov 2018
42.195 km

A really fantastic marathon with terrific crowd support and well-provisioned aid stations. The route’s mostly flat with no serious undulations - at least for such a big city as Osaka.

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Gazzy T
Country flag of KR
Nov 2018
42.195 km

Osaka Marathon was excellent. Incredibly well organised and crowds of people cheering us on throughout. Make sure you save some gas for the hill at 37K because it's brutal. I will definitely run this course again. If you want to buy some Osaka Marathon commemorative apparel, then make sure you do it early on because sizes sell out quickly.

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Dennis tay
Country flag of SG

Well organised expo. Race kit collection is a breeze. Bag drop is smooth. Race is well organised. Supporters are very supportive and full of energy.

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Press Release

New Course Set for 9th Osaka Marathon, One of Japan's Biggest Citizens' Marathons; Ready to Accept Entry Applications from April 5

04 Apr, 2019 (Thu)

Credit : raneko OSAKA, Japan, April 4, 2019 — The Osaka Marathon Organizing Committee will start at 10 a.m. (Japan time) on Friday, April 5, the process of accepting applications for runners in the 9th Osaka Marathon scheduled for Sunday, December 1, 2019. The Osaka Marathon, Japan’s second biggest road race next to the Tokyo Marathon in terms of participants, is an urban marathon event with 32,000 runners from home and abroad taking part. This year’s race will be staged on a new course, which finishes at Osaka Castle Park, with runners pounding along points of interest in Osaka, including the event’s regular sections — the downtown Dotonbori canal and the Midosuji boulevard — and an additional landmark, the 300-meter-high Abeno Harukas building, roared on by 1.3 million roadside spectators along the way. The Osaka Marathon features various programs that are expanding in scale every year along the theme of a “charity marathon.” Attention from abroad is also growing every year toward the Osaka Marathon, which drew more than 4,500 runners from overseas in its eighth run last year. For the ninth event, an information desk will be again set up to answer inquiries on overseas entries in an effort to attract many runners. The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming as many participants as possible. In addition to the marathon, participants may enjoy the city of Osaka by indulging in its own soul food, which epitomizes the famous saying, “Osaka is the town where people go broke over food.” Participants may also go shopping, appreciate such traditional performing arts as Noh stage dramas, Kyogen comedy, Kabuki theater and Bunraku puppetry, explore Kaiyukan, one of the world’s largest aquariums, and immerse in entertainment at Universal Studios Japan. Summary guidelines for Osaka Marathon applications are available below. Reference: Comments from participants in the 8th Osaka Marathon According to a questionnaire survey of overseas runners, their rate of satisfaction was extremely high at about 98%. Especially, many of them gave high marks to the event’s support system, including cheering from spectators along the course and volunteer activities. “I came to understand the culture and life of Osaka by taking part in the Osaka Marathon.” (A man in his 20s) “When I was beginning to give up, I heard spectators cheer me on. That made me go for it.” (A woman in her 30s) Summary guidelines for applications Entry applications: From 10:00 a.m. (Japan time) on Friday, April 5, 2019 Race, race capacity and entry fee:(1) Marathon (42.195 km)Race capacity: 32,000 people. Entry fee: 13,000 yen The above fee will be charged to individual entries. Additionally, each participant will be requested to contribute a charity donation of at least two units (500 yen per unit) and pay an administrative fee. Website for entry applications Official website for entry applications: English: http://www.osaka-marathon.com/2019/runner/entry/admission/index_en.html Japanese: http://www.osaka-marathon.com/2019/runner/entry/admission/
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