MarathonRoad🇯🇵 Ibusuki, Japan

Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon

Sunday, 10 January 2027In 3 months · Start 09:00

A loop around Lake Ikeda and the foot of Mt. Kaimon, the 'Satsuma Fuji', through fields of early-blooming rapeseed at Japan's southern tip. Generous 8-hour limit and lots of local food at private aid stations.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runjapan.jp.

Elevation gain

450 m

Hilly · ↓ 450 m

Start altitude

17 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

10°C

Peaks around 12°C

Entry fee

≈ $70

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

8h cut-off

Getting thereFly into KOJ (Kagoshima), about 63 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 450 m of climbing and 450 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

10°C

Peak during race

12°C

Humidity

63%

Chance of rain

10%

Wind

16 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 10 January ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 09:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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