Tokyo Marathon course guide: Shinjuku to Tokyo Station

Tokyo Marathon 2027: date, start, entry

The Tokyo Marathon 2027 is on Sunday 7 March 2027. It starts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and finishes at Tokyo Station on Gyoko-dori Avenue. There are two events on the day, the marathon and the wheelchair marathon, and the time limit for the marathon is 7 hours.

Registration opened on 31 July 2026, and if entries exceed the field size, places are chosen by random drawing. Registration periods differ by entry category. Donation and charity runner entry opened on 24 June 2026. Runners must be 19 or older on race day.

Event fee, including the entry fee, handling fee and tax: JPY 19,800 for domestic participants and US$230 for international participants.

Official website: www.marathon.tokyo/en

Checked on 8 November 2026 against the official race website; confirm details there before you enter.

The course

From Shinjuku the route runs east through Suidobashi, Ueno-hirokoji and Kanda to Nihombashi, then out to the Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa. It crosses to Ryogoku and Monzen-nakacho, comes back through Ginza, turns at Tamachi and returns past Hibiya to the finish by Tokyo Station.

This route has been used since 2017; before that the race finished at Tokyo Big Sight. On our map the line covers about 42.0 km with roughly 270 m of climbing.

What Tokyo is known for

The course is certified by World Athletics with its Platinum Label, and it shows several sides of the city in one run: the government towers of Shinjuku, the old gate at Asakusa and the shops of Ginza.

Running it

• The course has several turning points, including at Tomioka Hachimangu and Tamachi: take the tight turns steadily.
• Know the cut-off points: the organisers can stop runners who fall well behind race pace.
• Plan your journey to Shinjuku for race morning in advance.

Frame your Tokyo finish

The Tokyo Marathon is available as a framed 3D map: the real terrain of the city printed in relief, with the course raised in colour. Add your name, date and finish time and we work out your pace. If you ran with a GPS watch, upload your GPX and we print your exact line.