MarathonRoad🇯🇵 Hitachinaka, Japan

Katsuta National Marathon

Sunday, 31 January 2027In 4 months · Start 10:30

One of Japan's oldest mass marathons, now in its 74th edition, starting on the Omotemachi shopping street in Hitachinaka and running out through Tokai Village to finish at Ishikawa Sports Plaza. Famous for its many unofficial aid stations run by locals.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runjapan.jp.

Elevation gain

80 m

Flat · ↓ 80 m

Start altitude

27 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

7°C

Peaks around 9°C

Entry fee

≈ $60

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into IBR (Omitama), about 26 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Flat: about 80 m of climbing and 80 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

7°C

Peak during race

9°C

Humidity

51%

Chance of rain

Wind

15 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 31 January ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 10:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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