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12th East Japan Half Marathon, 8km & Ekiden

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

JPOctober 202716km · 8km

YouTube · 神奈川県走友会連盟

Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Sagamihara · 16km · 8km
Entry fee: ハーフ5500円From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 4, 2026 · Entry Apr 1, 2026 ~ Aug 17, 2026 · Entry fee ¥3,500 · Start 09:45

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D-day as of Oct 15, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is a half marathon held in Sagamihara.

Runners run inside a U.S. military base in Japan that is normally off-limits, with a space-themed production accompanying the event.

Participants range from runners chasing a personal best to those running casually.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 3

ohsawa0515Ran in 2025 · Finish time 01:52:50

“I set a new personal best of 1 hour 52 minutes 50 seconds.”

As this race takes place inside the Sagami General Depot, a US military base, identity verification and a security check were required. The course was almost flat, but the heat caused the runner’s pace to drop after 17 km. The runner set a personal best of 1 hour 52 minutes 50 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

結果は1時間52分50秒で自己ベストを更新しました。

Read the original on 本日も乙

フルマラソンまだまだサブエガくらいの取組Ran in 2025 · Finish time 01:16:44

“It was 1 hour 16 minutes 44 seconds.”

The runner ran a complex course combining 8-shaped and L-shaped sections, drinking water and pouring it over their head at each aid station. The runner ran alone after 17km, but overcame the heat and finished in 1 hour 16 minutes 44 seconds, placing 7th overall and 2nd in their category.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

1時間16分44秒でした。

Read the original on フルマラソンまだまだサブエガくらいの取組

田中晋慎Ran in 2024 · Finish time 01:19:53

“My half marathon time was 1 hour 19 minutes 53 seconds.”

In the first race of the season, the runner managed their pace with a goal of finishing within 1 hour 20 minutes. The runner ran the early uphill sections and the turnaround based on perceived effort, then sprinted in the final 1 km to achieve both their goal and a personal best.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ハーフマラソン : １：１９＇５３

Read the original on ハシルシ

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Course preview

神奈川県走友会連盟 · Course preview

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

Registration platform RUNNET

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 16km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:45

Time limit3 hours

3 hours / 70 minutes / 2 hours

Event	Start
第10回東日本ハーフマラソン・8km＆駅伝21.0975km	09:45
Other8km	09:30

Half marathon 5,500 yen (high school students 2,000 yen) · 8km 3,500 yen · Ekiden 14,000 yen (per team)

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START · FINISH

U.S. Army Sagami General Depot, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture

Start · Google Maps

Runners start · local time — (half marathon) / 09:30(8km (actual distance 8.348km)) / 13:30(Ekiden approximately 16km)

There is one event: half marathon.

The start line is set up at the U.S. Army Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, with a local start time of 9:45 AM.

Field size: Half marathon 4000 people 8km1000 people Ekiden 800 teams

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

The bib, timing chip and race information will be sent in late September.
If they have not arrived by 9/30, contact the race office at 0438-20-1355.
Participants will receive their participation gift and race program on race day.
🔴 As the race is held on a U.S.
military base, you may need to bring identification.

Sagami Depot (inside the U.S. military base, behind JR Sagamihara Station), Sagamihara

on-site registration 11:00–13:00

Google Maps Directions

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startJR Yokohama Line, Sagamihara Station, North Exit

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

JR Yokohama Line, Sagamihara Station, North Exit

Venue is inside the Sagami General Depot (Sagami Depot), a U.S. Army facility in Sagamihara opened to the public only for this event.

About a 10-minute walk from the north exit of JR Sagamihara Station. Working U.S.

military base venue — walking in from Sagamihara Station is effectively mandatory for everyone.

Map

Getting to the finish

JR Yokohama Line, Sagamihara Station, North Exit

Same access point as start; venue entered/exited on foot only.

Map

Road closures

Walking distance from Sagamihara Station on the JR Yokohama Line; No dedicated parking lot at the event site, use public transportation

Start shuttle

No shuttle bus — no vehicle access at all; no dedicated venue parking, please use public transportation; cars/motorbikes/bicycles not permitted to enter.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Registration was accepted from April 1 to August 17 through the running platform RUNNET.

The race starts at 9:30 AM, with events divided into half marathon, 8km, and a 16km team relay (ekiden).

The venue is located within the grounds of the U.S. Army Sagamihara General Depot, which is normally off-limits to the general public.

Times are local to Sagamihara. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

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Accommodation · 4.4km

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12th East Japan Half Marathon, 8km & Ekiden

About 12th East Japan Half Marathon, 8km & Ekiden — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run