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Hagi Jokamachi (Castle Town) Marathon 2026

Name: 萩城下町マラソン2024
Uploaded: 2024-12-11
Description: The race runs through the old castle town of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The flat course makes it friendly for first-time participants, with cheering supporters lining the route.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date in 67 days: Dec 13, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Hagi · 5km · 2km
Entry fee: 一般ハーフ4,000円From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedSat, July 18, 2026 ~ Mon, September 14, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 7, 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.

The race runs through the old castle town of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

The flat course makes it friendly for first-time participants, with cheering supporters lining the route.

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 those who ran it first.

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

Race reports: 3

至誠館大学陸上競技部Ran in 2025 · Finish time 01:11:27

“This is the half marathon category (men aged 29 and under).”

At the 2025 half marathon, the university team posted times ranging from 1:11:27 to 1:25:16. The report also noted a second-place finish, several personal bests, and a few first-time performances.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ハーフマラソンの部（男子29歳以下）

Read the original on 至誠館大学陸上競技部ブログ

医師・作家ランナーRan in 2016 · Finish time 01:36:11

“After returning from injury, I achieved a result well above my October time.”

The doctor-and-writer runner recorded 1:36:11 at the half marathon in 2016, substantially improving their time after returning from injury, and noted that event parking filled up early and that the strict start-block procedures were impressive.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

怪我から復帰して、10月に一度100分を切っていますが、その記録を大きく上回る結果を残す事が出来ました。

Read the original on Ameblo「最後まで諦めない」

医師・作家ランナーRan in 2011 · Finish time 01:30:46

“The course was varied, so I never got bored.”

The runner set a personal best of 1:30:46 at the 2011 half marathon. They were impressed by the varied course, which passed historic sites, but reported narrow, winding sections and early-morning parking congestion.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

コースは変化に富み、飽きることのないものでした。

Read the original on Ameblo「最後まで諦めない」

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.

萩城下町マラソン2024

はあぶビジョン・萩テレビ公式

View on YouTube

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

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Sat, July 18, 2026

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

The 5km I'll run

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

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 10:00

Time limit2 hours 40 minutes

2 hours 40 minutes, cut-off point 4 locations

General half marathon 4,000 yen General 5km 3,000 yen High school students 2,500 yen Elementary and junior high school students 2,000 yen Family (per team) 3,000 yen

START

Along the Abu River (half marathon section, 5km section) / Inside Hagi Wellness Park

2km section, family section

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

hagi stadium

Cut-off
Cut-off point 4 locations

Runners start · local time — (half marathon) / 10:20(5km) / 10:20(2km) / 10:00(Family 2km)

The 5 km and half marathon events are held together.

Start line starts along the Abu River (half marathon category and 5 km category) and inside Hagi Wellness Park (2 km category and Family category),

with a local start time of 10:00 a.m.

The finish is at Hagi Stadium.

The time limit is 2 hours 40 minutes for the time limit, with cut-off point four checkpoints.

Field size: Half marathon 2,200 people 5km 300 people 2km 200 people Family 300 people (150 groups)
Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (50°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Event T-shirt

Half Marathon · 5K · 2K · Family 2K

Finisher certificate

Half Marathon · 5K · 2K · Family 2K

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

12/12 – 12/13

Pick up your bib at the expo

12/12 13:00-16:00, 12/13 08:00-09:00

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

JR山陰本線東萩駅（Higashi-Hagi Station、会場までタクシー約10分）／ JR山陽新幹線新山口駅（スーパーはぎ号バスで約60分）

Getting to the finish

同上（萩ウェルネスパーク）

スタートと同一会場

More details

無料シャトルバス運行：萩市民体育館駐車場・萩美術館前バス停から萩ウェルネスパークまで7:00〜8:40の間10〜20分間隔で随時発車（復路は12:30以降随時発車）

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.

The combined entry limit for all categories is 3,000 runners.

Entry fee costs 4,000 yen for the general half marathon category, 3,000 yen for the general 5 km, 2,500 yen for high school students, 2,000 yen for elementary and junior high school students,

and 3,000 yen for the Family category.

Bib can be collected at the entrance to the Wellness Park Stadium from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,

December 12, the day before the race, or from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 13, race day.

Half marathon has section-by-section time limit, including a 40-minute mark at 5.5 km,

a 1-hour-20-minute mark at 11 km, a 2-hour mark at 15.3 km, and a 2-hour-30-minute mark at 18.6 km.

The race will go ahead as scheduled in rainy weather.

Parking is limited, so using the free shuttle bus is recommended.

Times are local to Hagi. 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.

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

Hagizen

Accommodation · 1.0km

9.8/10(11)

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Hagi No Yado Tomoe

Ryokan · 370m

9.4/10(153)

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民泊中村

Accommodation · 3.1km

9.2/10(63)

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Ruco

Hostel · 1.0km

9.1/10(440)

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宵待ちの宿　萩一輪

Accommodation · 1.9km

8.9/10(30)

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Hagi Kannuki 168 -萩閂いろは-

Accommodation · 1.0km

8.9/10(14)

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Accommodation · 478m

8.7/10(310)

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Time for you, before and after the finish

40 experiences

Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

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Hagi Jokamachi (Castle Town) Marathon 2026

About Hagi Jokamachi (Castle Town) Marathon 2026 — 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