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~Home of the Gifu Butterfly~ 49th Hida Kanayama Seiryu Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date in 12 days: Nov 1, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Gero · 42.195km · 21.0975km · 10.5km +2 more events
Entry fee: ¥4,000From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedMon, June 1, 2026 ~ Tue, September 15, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 20, 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.

Run along the clear Mase River in Gero City, Gifu Prefecture.

A course with mountain scenery and autumn breezes.

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: 2

マサRan in 2019

“This was my first half marathon in 8 years, since racing one in Tochigi in 2011.”

Masa returned to the half marathon at Hida Kanayama Seiryu Marathon after 8 years. The temperature was higher than expected, but he enjoyed the lively support and postrace food.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ハーフマラソンは、２０１１年に栃木県で参加して以来、実に８年ぶりの参加です。

Read the original on マサのWeb玉手箱

kame8010Finish time 2:18:50

“I raised both hands and broke the finish tape in 2 hours 18 minutes 50 seconds!”

Kame ran beside the Mase River at Hida Kanayama Seiryu Marathon, encouraged by local residents. Their legs hurt on the return, but they finished in 2 hours 18 minutes 50 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

両手を上げてゴールのテープを切る、２時間１８分５０秒完走！

Read the original on 亀さん活き活きノート

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.

Finisher vlog

凌霜魂 · Finisher vlog

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 Mon, June 1, 2026

Half

Entry cost ¥4,000

until Sep 15, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Registration platform RUNNET

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

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

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 9:40

Time limit2 hours 45 minutes

Event	Start
Half21.0975km	09:40
クォーター10.5km	09:50
ミニハーフマラソン2.1km	10:00
ミニマラソン4.2km	09:55

Half marathon: ¥4,000 Quarter: ¥3,500 Mini Marathon: ¥3,000 (elementary and junior high school students ¥500) Mini half marathon: ¥500

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

In front of Gero City Kanayama Riverside Sports Center

FINISH

In front of Gero City Kanayama Riverside Sports Center

Runners start · local time — 9:40(half marathon) / 9:50(Quarter (10.5km)) / 9:55(Mini Marathon (4.2km)) / 10:00(Mini half marathon(2.1km))

The full marathon·half marathon events are held together.

Start line is located in front of the Gero City Kanayama Riverside Sports Center, with a local start time of 9:40 a.m.

Time limit is 2 hours 45 minutes.

Typical race-season temperature: around 4°C (39°F): Long sleeves + a throwaway layer for the start

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

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startJR高山本線飛騨金山駅 (JR Hida-Kanayama Station, Takayama Main Line)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

JR高山本線飛騨金山駅 (JR Hida-Kanayama Station, Takayama Main Line)

Venue is 金山リバーサイドスポーツセンター (Kanayama Riverside Sports Center) in Gero City's Kanayama district, adjacent to the roadside station 道の駅飛騨金山ぬく森の里温泉. From Hida-Kanayama Station, take the community bus (げろバス金山線) or the FREE organizer shuttle bus that runs on race day.

Info per official Gero City page; free parking also available for those driving. City=下呂市 (Gero City) confirmed, specifically the Kanayama district (旧金山町).

Map

Getting to the finish

JR高山本線飛騨金山駅 (same as start — course starts/finishes at the sports center)

Same free shuttle bus and community bus (げろバス) serve the return trip to Hida-Kanayama Station.

Map

Start shuttle

Free organizer shuttle bus operates on race day between JR Hida-Kanayama Station and the venue, in addition to the regular community bus (げろバス金山線).

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.

Alongside half marathon, the event offers several distances, including 10.5km, 4.2km, and 2.1km, and all course follow the Mase River.

With more than 200m of elevation change and repeated climbs and descents, this course requires careful pace management.

The time limit for half marathon time limit is 2 hours 45 minutes.

Times are local to Gero. 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.

Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Gero Bekkan

Hotel · 487m

6.1/10(482)

View on Booking.com

1-Day Tour from Takayama: Unveiling the Charm of Gero Onsen

¥23,359

View on Klook

Kiso River Ukai Private Experience (Including Dinner)

¥20,425

View on Klook

Toyohashi Tezutsu Fireworks Festival Day Trip (Fruit Picking & Lunch Included)

¥14,168

View on Klook

TAOYA Gero

Accommodation · 772m

8.2/10(522)

View on Booking.com

Local Bar Hopping Tour in a Japanese Hot Spring Town

¥17,850

~Home of the Gifu Butterfly~ 49th Hida Kanayama Seiryu Marathon

About ~Home of the Gifu Butterfly~ 49th Hida Kanayama Seiryu Marathon — 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