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.
일시 · 장소
- 일시
- 2026/11/15 – 2026/11/15
- 장소
- 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)）
- 도시
- Osaka
- 가는 방법
- 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.
- 요금
- Marathon ¥18,000 (Japan residents) / ¥24,200 (overseas entrants); 2-person relay ¥30,400
- 주최
- Hyogo Prefecture / Kobe City / Hyogo Athletics Association
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 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. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Check tickets and details on the official page (button above).
- Paying
- Marathon ¥18,000 (Japan residents) / ¥24,200 (overseas entrants); 2-person relay ¥30,400. Smaller venues in Japan are often cash-first — carry some yen (cards/IC not guaranteed).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
하이라이트
- 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
유래와 배경
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.
알아두면 좋아요
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.