Kobe Marathon 2026
Japan's earthquake-recovery marathon returns Nov 15, 2026 — 20,000 runners from Kobe City Hall out along the Akashi coast to a Harborland finish.
Quand · Où
- Quand
- 2026/11/15 – 2026/11/15
- Où
- Start: Kobe City Hall Plaza — Finish: Kobe Harborland (Gas Lamp Street)（6-5-1 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo (start point, in front of Kobe City Hall)）
- Ville
- Osaka
- Y aller
- The start at Kobe City Hall is about a 10-minute walk from JR / Hankyu / Hanshin / Kobe Municipal Subway Sannomiya Station. The Harborland finish is right by JR Kobe Station and the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line's Harborland Station.
- Prix
- Marathon ¥18,000 (Japan residents) / ¥24,200 (overseas entrants); 2-person relay ¥30,400
- Organisateur
- Hyogo Prefecture / Kobe City / Hyogo Athletics Association
Bon à savoir avant d’y aller
- Y aller
- The start at Kobe City Hall is about a 10-minute walk from JR / Hankyu / Hanshin / Kobe Municipal Subway Sannomiya Station. The Harborland finish is right by JR Kobe Station and the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line's Harborland Station. Ouvrir l’itinéraire dans Google Maps ↗
- Réservation & entrée
- Billets et détails sur la page officielle (bouton ci-dessus).
- Paiement
- Marathon ¥18,000 (Japan residents) / ¥24,200 (overseas entrants); 2-person relay ¥30,400. Les petits lieux au Japon privilégient souvent l’espèces : prévoyez des yens (cartes/IC non garanties).
- Langue
- Principalement en japonais : une appli de traduction sur le téléphone aide.
À ne pas manquer
- A JAAF / World Athletics Label, AIMS-certified 42.195 km course for up to 20,000 runners, turning around at Akashi's Okura Coast with views of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Awaji Island before finishing at the Harborland waterfront
- Doubles as an official qualifying race in the 2026–27 MGC Series (Men's Group 2 / Women's Group 3) for Japan's elite marathoners
- Runs under the enduring theme 'Thanks & Friendship,' with aid stations along the entire route staffed almost entirely by local volunteers
Origine & histoire
Created in 2011 as Kobe's thank-you to everyone who supported the city's recovery from the Great Hanshin earthquake of January 1995, the race runs under the theme 'Thanks & Friendship' — and it also nods to Kobe's deeper marathon history, since Japan's very first marathon race was run here in 1909.
Bon à savoir
General-entry applications for the 2026 race already closed (April 17 – June 1) and lottery results are notified today, July 2, 2026 — if you missed it, plan to watch instead: the route runs along Kobe's central streets and waterfront, and both the Sannomiya start area and the Harborland finish are an easy walk from major stations.