MarathonRoad🇯🇵 Kumamoto, Japan

Kumamoto Castle Marathon

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

A 13,000-runner city marathon in Kumamoto, named for the castle rebuilt after the 2016 earthquakes, with race check-in at Hanabatake Plaza in the city centre. Oversubscribed, so places are drawn by lottery.

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

Elevation gain

100 m

Rolling · ↓ 100 m

Start altitude

14 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

7°C

Peaks around 12°C

Entry fee

≈ $90

Lottery

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into KMJ (Kumamoto), about 14 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 100 m of climbing and 100 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

7°C

Peak during race

12°C

Humidity

62%

Chance of rain

17%

Wind

11 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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