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Kanazawa Marathon

Name: Kanazawa Marathon 2025
Uploaded: 2025-09-26
Description: The Kanazawa Marathon 2026 will be held on October 25, 2026, and is hosted by the Kanazawa Marathon Organizing Committee (Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, The Hokkoku Shimbun, Ishikawa Athletics As

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date Expected Oct: October 2027
City · Distance: Kanazawa · 42.195km
Entry fee: ¥14,000From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 25, 2026 · Entry Apr 10, 2026 ~ May 20, 2026 · Entry fee ¥14,000 · Start 08:30

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D-day as of Nov 13, 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.

The Kanazawa Marathon 2026 will be held on October 25, 2026, and is hosted by the Kanazawa Marathon Organizing Committee (Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, The Hokkoku Shimbun, Ishikawa Athletics Association, and Kanazawa City Athletics Association).

The only event is the marathon (42.195km), with a field limit of 15,000 and an entry fee of 14,000 yen;

if applications exceed the limit, a lottery will be held.

Priority entry and priority lottery categories are available, including categories for elite runners,

Noto region runners, local runners, runners unsuccessful in consecutive lotteries, and Ishikawa Prefecture residents.

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: 7

KentoTsutsui@やりたいこと全部やるRan in 2025

“My goal was to keep running all the way to the finish, so I was relieved to achieve it safely!”

They ran their first full marathon in Kanazawa and experienced rain, pain, and declining energy after 30 km. Encouragement from many local residents helped them achieve their goal of running all the way to the finish.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

私は走り切ることが目標だったので、無事目標達成です！

Read the original on note

上田Ran in 2025 · Finish time 04:13:55

“My official chip time was 4 hours 13 minutes 55 seconds!”

Ueda found the race tough after 30 km in the rain but finished in 4 hours, 13 minutes, and 55 seconds with encouragement from a former classmate who was running as a pacer. Ueda reflected that three years of consistent training helped maintain pace in the latter stages.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

正式なネットタイムは、4時間13分55秒！！！！

Read the original on 株式会社清幸

Yama_takenokoRan in 2025 · Finish time 3:19:56

“After 34 km, the course became flat, making it very comfortable to run.”

Racing for the third time, this runner took it easy early in the rain and found it especially comfortable once the course flattened out after 34 km. They emptied the tank through the final 100m to break 200 minutes in 3 hours 19 minutes 56 seconds, and also enjoyed the bib pickup booth the day before and the food in Kanazawa.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

34km以降、フラットになってからはとても走りやすかったです。

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いい天気Ran in 2025 · Finish time 4:08:01

“I was truly grateful.”

In their first full marathon back from injury, this runner had a smooth first half but struggled in the second. They were deeply moved by a running friend who waited for them in the final 1km and ran it in with them.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

本当にありがとうございました。

Read the original on いい天気

牧野英明Ran in 2025

“I was relieved to go sub-3:30 on gun time.”

牧野英明 held a steady pace aiming for sub-3:30 at a rainy Kanazawa Marathon, and writes about the cheering at Kanazawa Station, the local-food aid stations, and holding their pace through the second half.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

グロスタイムでサブ3.5で安堵。

Read the original on Alpen Online

事務員さんRan in 2025

“I made it to finish in about 3 hours 48 minutes! Sub-4 achieved!”

Starting in the rain with a calf injury, this runner held back their pace early, picked up the pace after 32 km, and went sub-4. They also share how they used fueling and pacer.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

最後は3時間48分くらいでゴール！サブ4達成です！

Read the original on 事務員さんのランニングブログ！

「最後まで諦めない」～医師、時々作家、そしてランナーRan in 2024 · Finish time グロス4時間11分04秒（ネット4時間10分26秒）

“I took part in the Kanazawa Marathon 2024, held in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.”

The writer ran their first Kanazawa Marathon as their first full marathon in around eight months. Despite the heat and cramps in the left leg after 25 km, they finished in 4:11:04, with a net time of 4:10:26.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

私は石川県金沢市で開催された〝金沢マラソン2024〝に出場しました。

Read the original on 「最後まで諦めない」～医師、時々作家、そしてランナー

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.

Full recap
テレビ金沢NEWS · Full recap
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 2026 edition

Lottery

Online registration via RUNNET.

Registration is open from 2026-04-10 10:00 to 05-20 17:00, with a lottery if applications exceed capacity.

Priority entry

Separate priority entry categories are available for official tour packages, hometown tax donations, charity runners and other groups.

Official tour operators

Official tour operators listed by the race organizer. Check whether race entry is included and confirm the application requirements with the operator.

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 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:30

Time limit7 hours

7 hours (from the Wave 1 gun), cut-off point at 9 locations

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
金沢マラソン202642.195km	08:30	7h	15,000

Marathon ¥14,000

START

Shiinoki Cultural Complex

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Ishikawa Prefectural Seibu Ryokuchi Park Athletics Stadium

Finish · Google Maps

Cutoff
Full marathon cut-off point (9): 5.4km 9:44 · 8.6km 10:13 · 15.9km 11:20 · 19.6km 11:54 · 22.4km 12:20 · 29.0km 13:21 · 32.4km 13:53 · 37.0km 14:36 · 38.8km 14:53 (closing times) · finish 15:30

Original course map · kanazawa-marathon.jp

Runners start · local time — 08:30(wave start・15:30 competition ends)

The course starts in front of the Shiinoki Cultural Complex and finishes at the Ishikawa Prefecture Seibu Ryokuchi Park Athletics Stadium.

It is an official course recognized by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations,

World Athletics and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).

Organizers describe it as a loop course through seven zones showcasing Kanazawa.

The route includes a historic-scenery zone with Kenrokuen Garden, Ishikawa-mon Gate at Kanazawa Castle, Higashiyama and the Teramachi temple district;

a central-city zone through the Tsuzumimon Gate at Kanazawa Station, Musashigatsuji, Katamachi and Korinbo;

a mountain-side arterial zone using scenic main roads normally open only to cars and an elevated bridge crossing the river terrace;

an academic zone around Kanazawa University and Hokuriku University;

an old-highway village zone with machiya houses and preserved “kagimagari” bends;

a rural zone with views toward the Hakusan range;

and a station-west new-city zone around Kanazawa Station's west exit and the Ishikawa Prefectural Office.

Other sights along the route include the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Kenrokuen and Kanazawa Station's Tsuzumimon Gate.

The start is at 8:30am and the race closes at 3:30pm.

The time limit is 7 hours, and the race uses a wave start.

Times and overall rankings are determined by gun time from the designated wave's start signal;

starting in the wrong wave may result in disqualification.

The course has nine cut-off point: Shinmeigu at 5.4km closes at 9:44am;

8.6km at 10:13am; 15.9km at 11:20am;

19.6km at 11:54am; 22.4km at 12:20pm;

29.0km at 1:21pm; 32.4km at 1:53pm;

37.0km at 2:36pm; and 38.8km at 2:53pm.

The finish closes at 3:30pm.

Organizers describe the aid station around 11.2km as a reward for runners who have completed the long opening climb.

JAAF-registered athletes who finish within 2:21:00 for men or 2:56:00 for women have their shoe soles measured after finishing.

Field size: 15,000 participants
Organizer: Kanazawa Marathon Organizing Committee

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Water stations 2026

Marathon

Medical support 2026

Marathon

Restrooms 2026

Marathon

Timing chip 2026

Finisher certificate 2026

Bag drop 2026

Finisher medal 2026

Pacers 2026

Aid stations 2026

Marathon

This may change for the next edition.

Hotels1.8km from the start · ★9.8

To the start line,
step by step.

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

From the 2026 edition

Oct 23 (Fri) – Oct 24 (Sat)

Bib pickup

Pick up your bib at the Exchange Hall of the Ishikawa Prefectural Concert Hall on Friday, October 23 (13:30–20:30) or Saturday, October 24 (9:30–19:30).
There is no race-day pickup or proxy pickup, and ID is checked.

Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall (Reception)/Kanazawa Station Hospitality Dome Basement Event Square (Hospitality Messe), Kanazawa City

Google Maps Directions

Oct 23 (Fri): 13:30~20:30
Oct 24 (Sat): 9:30~19:30

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startKanazawa Station (金沢駅), Kenrokuen exit (East exit)
Getting to the finishIshikawa Prefectural Seibu Ryokuchi Park (石川県西部緑地公園)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Kanazawa Station (金沢駅), Kenrokuen exit (East exit)

Start venue is in front of Shiinoki Geihinkan, about a 25-minute walk from Kanazawa Station's Kenrokuen exit. Alternatively, a shuttle bus runs from Kanazawa Station's West exit bus terminal; ¥100 shuttle tickets sold in advance at the pre-race expo, limited to first 2,200 riders per departure.

Race starts 8:30 AM, Oct 25, 2026, confirmed on official site.

Map

Getting to the finish

Ishikawa Prefectural Seibu Ryokuchi Park (石川県西部緑地公園)

On race day, a free dedicated shuttle bus runs between the finish venue and Kanazawa Station / Katamachi.

Map

Start shuttle

Advance-purchase (¥100) shuttle from Kanazawa Station West exit to the start; separate free shuttle on race day between the finish venue and Kanazawa Station/Katamachi.

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.

Runners must complete registration before race day.

Bib collection takes place at the Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall Exchange Hall from 13:30 to 20:30 on Friday,

October 23, and from 09:30 to 19:30 on Saturday, October 24. There is no race-day registration.

You must show identification to verify your identity, and proxy collection is not permitted.

Your race bib and bag are issued at collection.

The organiser transports runners' bags from the start to the finish.

Only bags placed in the official bag issued at registration may be checked.

There is no event parking near the start.

Walking from Kanazawa Station to the start takes about 20 minutes and is recommended.

A paid event shuttle is scheduled to run from Kanazawa Station;

tickets will be sold at the registration venue on October 23 and 24.

On race day, free event shuttles run regularly between the finish at Ishikawa Prefectural Seibu Ryokuchi Park,

in front of Exhibition Hall 4, and Kanazawa Station's Kanazawako-guchi (west exit) or Katamachi near the start.

Non-runners may also use these buses.

Six aid stations, called “Tabemasshi Stations”, will be set up on course and will serve Ishikawa and Kanazawa specialities.

However, the Tabemasshi Station information currently on the official website is for the 2025 event;

the 2026 details will be announced on the official website and elsewhere by race day.

Adding a name or nickname of up to six full-width characters to your bib costs 500 yen;

the service is free for runners with disabilities.

Finisher certificates are available online only;

no paper certificates will be issued.

The race goes ahead in rain but may be cancelled if a typhoon or other severe weather makes safe operation impossible.

The decision to hold or cancel the event will be posted on the official website at 05:00 on race day.

The official website's accommodation page provides a link to the dedicated booking site.

Times are local to Kanazawa. 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.

Uan Kanazawa

Hotel · 773m · 12-minute walk

9.3/10(1848)

View on Booking.com

Onsen Hot Springs Experience with Transfer

¥8,092

View on GetYourGuide

Toyama: Sake, Omakase Sushi, Mochi & Kengo Kuma Food Tour

¥23,372

View on GetYourGuide

Takaoka & Toyama Bay (with Metalworking Experience / Departing from Kanazawa)

¥25,560

Kanazawa Marathon

About Kanazawa 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