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43rd Kanakuri Shiso Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Nagomi
JP

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Race date in 25 days: Nov 1, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Nagomi · 10km · 3km · 1.2km
Entry fee: ハーフマラソン5,000円Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedFri, July 10, 2026 ~ Fri, September 4, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 7, 2026

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Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

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

This race honors Shizo Kanakuri, Japan's first Olympic athlete, who competed at the 1912 Stockholm Games and helped establish the Hakone Ekiden.

It takes place in Nagomi Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, where he was born and raised,

and the course passes in front of his childhood home and along the route he ran to school as a child.

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: 2

kwazRan in 2021 · Finish time 0:40:29

“Given the hilly course and my injury, I ran better than expected and I'm happy with it 😆”

Before the 2021 Kanakuri Shiso Marathon, kwaz worried that hip pain would prevent a finish. The pain eased while running, allowing a finish in 40 minutes, 29 seconds—a satisfying result given the hilly course and injury.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

起伏の激しいコースとケガの状態を考えると思ったより走れて満足です😆

Read the original on サブスリーへのラン日記

マラソンサブスリーにできるだけ近づく！Finish time 42’53

“I took part on Sunday, November 4.”

Despite back pain and a training break of more than 2 weeks, the runner completed the Kanakuri Shiso Memorial Marathon 10km in 42 minutes 53 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

１１／４（日）に参加してきた。

Read the original on マラソンサブスリーにできるだけ近づく！

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.

2025 第42回金栗四三翁マラソン大会ハーフの部スタート

TAMANA☆たまRUNにゃー

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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.

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Fri, July 10, 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 10km I'll run

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:45

Time limit2 hours 45 minutes

2 hours 45 minutes *cut-off point available / 1 hour 30 minutes

Event	Start	Time limit
Half21.0975km	08:45	2h 45m
10K10km	09:05	—

Half marathon¥5,000, 10km ¥4,000 (high school students ¥2,000), 3km ¥2,000, 1.2km ¥1,500 ※However, junior high school students and younger who live in the town pay ¥500

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

Nagoshi Town Multipurpose Plaza (in front of Mikawa Community Center), Nagomi Town

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Nagoshi Town Multipurpose Plaza (in front of Mikawa Community Center), Nagomi Town

Cut-off
6.4km 1st cut-off point 09:40, 17.0km 3rd cut-off point 11:05 passing deadline

Runners start · local time — (half marathon［Paris course］) / 09:05(10km［Antwerp course］) / 10:15(3km［Stockholm course］) / 10:30(1.2km Fun Run［Kanakuri course］)

Events include 10 km and half marathon.

The race starts in front of the Mikawa branch office of Nagomi Town at 8:45 a.m. local time.

The finish is at the Nagomi Town Multipurpose Plaza.

Field size: Half marathon 700 people 10km500 people 3km100 people 1.2km200 people
Typical race-season temperature: around 12°C (53°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
Aid stations: Aid station at the venue and 3 course

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Water stations

Event T-shirt

Finisher certificate

Start shuttle

Changing rooms

To the start line,
step by step.

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

Registration and bib pickup information for the Kanakuri Shiso Marathon could not be confirmed in the publicly available materials.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Venue is near the Nagomi Town (和水町) town office / Mikawa area, Tamana-gun, Kumamoto.

Nearest rail is Kyushu Shinkansen Shin-Tamana or Shin-Omuta stations, but both are about 20-25 minutes BY CAR from the venue — no walk/transit-only path.

No shuttle from these stations was found;

shuttle buses instead run only from local parking areas (Nagomi Town Sky Dome 2000 and the former Kamio Elementary School) to the venue.

The 43rd Shizo Kanakuri Marathon's race date was not explicitly confirmed on the fetched page, but the URL/context (392635) matches the 2026 edition;

effectively, a private car or taxi is required to reach the start from any train station.

Getting to the finish

Same venue as start.

More details

Free shuttle buses run from Sky Dome 2000 and the former Kamio Elementary School parking lots to the venue —

these are car-accessible lots, not train stations, so a foreign runner without a car would need a taxi from Shin-Tamana or Shin-Omuta Station.

Stations & transport near the venue

Approximately 15 minutes by car from the Kyushu Expressway's Nankan IC or KikusuI IC.

Shuttle buses run from the Sky Dome 2000 parking lot starting at 07:00.

A parking pass sent by mail in advance is required.

The parking lot opens at 07:00.

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 race features several events, including half marathon (Paris course), 10 km (Antwerp course), 3 km (Stockholm course), and 1.2 km (Kanakuri course).

It also includes course, which has elevation changes, so the amount of undulation varies by event.

The race is held in November, which generally brings clear autumn weather.

Times are local to Nagomi. 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

1 places

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

陽月 Yo-Getsu

Accommodation · 2.3km

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Time for you, before and after the finish

49 experiences

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

RECOVERY & SPA5SIT-DOWN TOURS7CARB LOADING7LOCAL TRANSIT7FAMILY PASS7TRAIL & OUTDOOR4CITY TOURS7EASY WALKING5

Kyushu｜Oita African Safari/Kamado Jigoku Hot Spring in Beppu/Yufuin/Lake Kinrinko Custom Taxi Tour

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43rd Kanakuri Shiso Marathon

About 43rd Kanakuri Shiso 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