MarathonRoad🇯🇵 Matsue, Japan

Matsue Castle Marathon

Sunday, 6 December 2026In 56 days · Start 08:30

Starts and finishes at Matsue's city gymnasium and loops through the castle town of Matsue in Shimane. Entry for 2026 has closed.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runjapan.jp.

Elevation gain

100 m

Rolling · ↓ 100 m

Start altitude

1 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

8°C

Peaks around 11°C

Entry fee

≈ $85

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into OKJ (Okayama), about 107 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

8°C

Peak during race

11°C

Humidity

66%

Chance of rain

33%

Wind

17 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 6 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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