Shizuoka Marathon 2027: Sunday, March 14. Sold Out? Entry Options, Fees and Course

Shizuoka Marathon 2027 takes place on Sunday, March 14, 2027, rain or shine. The 42.195 km race starts at 8:20 a.m. in front of Shizuoka City Hall's Shizuoka Building and finishes at the east exit of JR Shimizu Station, with a 6-hour time limit (the race closes at 2:20 p.m.). The overseas-resident entry fee is ¥23,000. The full marathon is already full: entry opened on October 1 at 8 p.m. and the 13,000 places were gone by 1 p.m. on October 2. (Checked 2026-10-13.)

If you were hoping to run it, this page tells you what is still possible, what it costs, how the point-to-point course works and how to get to the start and back from the finish, all from the organiser, Shizuoka City and the official entry platforms.

Shizuoka Marathon 2027 at a glance

The race began in 2014, and 2027 is its 10th edition. Its partner race is the Taipei Marathon.

Races, field sizes, fees and start times

The Fun Run starts at the same place as the marathon and finishes in front of Shizuoka City Central Gymnasium. The wheelchair race and the parent-and-child run start on the road in front of the Shizuoka City Cultural Hall plaza and finish at the same gymnasium. The Fun Run, wheelchair race and parent-and-child run are open to Japan residents only. Marathon runners line up in their start blocks from 7:20 a.m., and the blocks close at 8:00 a.m. (planned).

Entry status as of October 13, 2026

Shizuoka does not use a lottery. Places go first come, first served. Japan residents enter through RUNNET. Overseas residents enter through RunJapan, which now shows the marathon entry as closed.

The organiser has said it will run no second round of entries and no waiting list. The only route it still names is Yuzureru, RUNNET's official bib-transfer service, which lets runners who entered on RUNNET pass their place on. Its window is October 3, 2026, 0:00 to November 14, 2026, 23:59 (Japan time). It has limits. You need a RUNNET account (RUNNET is a Japanese-language site), and a separate Yuzureru fee is charged on top of the entry fee (RUNNET help). Neither RUNNET nor the organiser says whether overseas residents can use it, so ask RUNNET or the organiser before you count on it (checked 2026-10-13). The race rules forbid any other bib transfer and any running in someone else's name. If either is found, the runner's start, time and awards are cancelled.

The course: flat and point-to-point

The organiser describes the course as flat, with little change in height, so it suits first-timers and runners chasing a personal best. It says changes made for the 2019 race gave it the smallest height change in the event's history. The route starts in the centre of Aoi Ward and runs along the embankment road of the Abe River, which the organiser names as a viewpoint for Mount Fuji. It then follows the coast road in Suruga Ward, facing the Pacific, and finishes in front of JR Shimizu Station in Shimizu Ward. Because the course is point-to-point, you finish about a city's width from where you started, so plan your return from Shimizu. Provisional cut-off times for each checkpoint are in the entry guidelines. The organiser will publish the final times from late January 2027.

Getting to the start and back from the finish

• Start: the official FAQ puts the start area about 15 minutes' walk from JR Shizuoka Station and about 10 minutes' walk from Shin-Shizuoka Station on the Shizuoka Railway. Shizuoka City Hall's Shizuoka Building is at 5-1 Otemachi, Aoi-ku.
• Finish: the east exit of JR Shimizu Station. The official FAQ says the finish area is next to JR Shimizu Station and close to Shin-Shimizu Station on the Shizuoka Railway, so there is no shuttle bus.
• Parking: there is no event parking. The official FAQ suggests nearby paid car parks or public transport.
• Road closures: the 2027 traffic-restriction notice had not been published when we checked on 2026-10-13. Watch the official site.

Bibs, bags and race goods

• Overseas residents (RunJapan entries) collect in person. The organiser's English regulations say bibs with built-in timing chips, baggage drop bags and other race items are handed out at Shizuoka City Hall on Saturday, March 13, 2027, and only the registered runner may collect them. Collection hours have not been published. Details will be emailed to the address you registered with (English regulations, checked 2026-10-13).
• Japan residents (RUNNET entries) get them by post. The Japanese guidelines say there is no check-in at the venue and that the bib and baggage bag are posted about one month before the race.
• Baggage: marathon runners hand in one bag at the start, and only items inside the official baggage drop bag are accepted. The organiser carries it to the finish. Bag drop at the start is planned for 6:45 to 7:45 a.m.
• Participation gift: collect it on Saturday, March 13, near the Welcome Festa venue (RUNNET lists Shizuoka City Hall's Shizuoka Building as the planned site), 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Marathon runners can also collect it at the Shimizu finish area on race day, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Both are planned times. If you chose paid pre-shipping when you entered, the gift is posted to you before the race, separately from the bib (official FAQ A.19, Japanese; the choice cannot be changed after entry).
• Finisher items: according to the official guidelines, every marathon finisher receives a finisher's medal and a finisher's towel.

Related guides

• Japan Marathons 2026–2027: dates, entry and how overseas runners get in
• Tokyo Marathon 2027: dates, lottery window and entry fee

Sources: Shizuoka Marathon 2027 race guidelines, entry guidelines, official notice that the marathon is full, October 2, official FAQ, Shizuoka City announcement, RUNNET race page and RunJapan. All checked 2026-10-13.

Update log: 2026-10-13, page created. It covers the full marathon filling up, the Yuzureru transfer window and the general Fun Run window.