MarathonRoad🇯🇵 Kitakyushu, Japan

Kitakyushu Marathon

Sunday, 21 February 2027In 4 months · Start 09:00

From Kitakyushu City Hall by Kokura Castle out through the industrial port city to finish at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center on the waterfront. 10,800 places, mostly by lottery.

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Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 against kitakyushu-marathon.jp, kitakyushu-marathon.jp.

Elevation gain

120 m

Rolling · ↓ 120 m

Start altitude

8 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

7°C

Peaks around 10°C

Entry fee

≈ $100

Lottery

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into KKJ (Kitakyushu), about 15 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 120 m of climbing and 120 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

7°C

Peak during race

10°C

Humidity

63%

Chance of rain

19%

Wind

17 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 21 February ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 09:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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