Hasetsune Cup (Japan Mountain Endurance Race) — ENTRY ROUTE

General registration opened on June 1 at 9 p.m. and accepted entries until the field filled.

No lottery was announced (as of the 2026 edition).

To enter the elite category, you must be a past winner or have a reference index of 600 (men) or 550 (women) or higher.

Priority entry covers last year's 30K priority holders and anyone who has volunteered four or more times;

runners with 15 or more finishes get a separate invitation entry.

Akiruno City and the village of Hinohara both offer furusato nozei (hometown tax donation) quotas.

Each requires a donation of at least 30,000 yen, separate from the entry fee.

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1:00 p.m. start for elite and general runners together (opening ceremony 12:30 p.m., 2026 edition)

24 hours (until 1 p.m. the next day)

Nyusan Pass 3 hours 16:00 (tentative)

Daigomaru 6 hours 19:00 (tentative)

Asama Pass 9 hours 22:00

Tsukimidai No. 2 Parking Lot 15 hours 04:00

Naganodaira 21 hours 10:00

The official information lists no separate expo, and bib pickup is held at the school.