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World Marathon MajorMarathonRoad🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Marathon

Sunday, 7 March 2027In 5 months · Start 09:10

Official site

Starts beneath the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku and finishes by Tokyo Station, passing Asakusa, Ginza and Shinagawa. Flat, fast and lined with crowds; the 2027 field grows to 40,000.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against marathon.tokyo, en.wikipedia.org.

Elevation gain
45 m
Flat · ↓ 80 m
Highest point
45 m
above sea level
Temp at start
8°C
Peaks around 13°C
Entry fee
≈ $130
Lottery
Finishers
37,000
typical year
Course
Point to point
7h cut-off
Getting thereFly into HND (Tokyo), about 18 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 45 m of climbing and 80 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
8°C
Peak during race
13°C
Humidity
58%
Chance of rain
21%
Wind
17 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 7 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 09:10 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men
2:02:16 · Benson Kipruto (2024)
Women
2:14:29 · Brigid Kosgei (2026)

As of the 2025 season.

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