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Kiyokawa Village 70th Anniversary 39th Kiyokawa Yamabiko Marathon

Name: 2025清川やまびこマラソン 5kmの部
Uploaded: 2025-11-08
Description: The 39th Yamabiko Marathon takes place on the shores of Lake Miyagase in Kanagawa. Runners follow the Lake Road along the water, with a wide range of events from half marathon to 1.5 km. Held to comm

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Race date in 12 days: Nov 1, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Miyagase · 21.0975km · 5km · 3km +1 more events
Entry fee: ハーフ4,800円 5km4,000円 3kmFrom the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedFri, June 26, 2026 ~ Thu, September 24, 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.

The 39th Yamabiko Marathon takes place on the shores of Lake Miyagase in Kanagawa.

Runners follow the Lake Road along the water, with a wide range of events from half marathon to 1.5 km.

Held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Kiyokawa Village, the race captures the atmosphere of a mountain-village festival.

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: 3

米岡選手Ran in 2025 · Finish time 01:21:56

“It was a stimulating course and provided good training.”

The runner took part in the half marathon as a guest runner and finished in 1 hour 21 minutes 56 seconds. In their official race report, they described the course as stimulating and good training.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

刺激的なコースで、いいトレーニングになりました。

Read the original on 清川村公式サイト

EN-Technology社員Ran in 2025 · Finish time 02:02:26

“Both calves cramped from around 15km, but because it was half marathon, I somehow managed to finish.”

The runner took part in the half marathon and finished in 2 hours 2 minutes 26 seconds. The runner experienced cramps in both calves after 15km and took part as a rehearsal for elevation training.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

15kmくらいから両ふくらはぎがビクンビクンいうてまして…ハーフだから、なんとかゴールできたという始末…

Read the original on EN-Technology株式会社

山のことや、走ることや。Ran in 2024

“It was tough, but I enjoyed the run.”

The runner took part in the half marathon and ran along the lake, through steep descents and climbs and a dark tunnel. They held on through the final climb and finished third in the 50s age group.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

キツ気持ちよく走ってきました！

Read the original on 山のことや、走ることや。

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清川やまびこマラソン 5kmの部

たしラン

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 Fri, June 26, 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

Your 21.1km

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 20 minutes

2 hours 20 minutes, cut-off point 9.5km point 1 hour, 17km point 1 hour 55 minutes / 40 minutes / 20 minutes / 15 minutes

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Half21.0975km	10:00	2h 20m	400
5K5km	09:15	40m	—

Half marathon 4,800 yen 5km 4,000 yen 3km・1.5km・family 500 yen

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START · FINISH

Miyagase Lakeside Park

Start · Google Maps

Cutoff
9.5km mark 60 minutes·17km mark 115 minutes cut-off point

Runners start · local time — 10:00(half marathon(21.0975km)) / 9:15(5km) / 10:10(3km) / 10:40(1.5km)

5 km and half marathon events are also held.

Start line is set up at the Miyagase Lakeside Park, and the start time is 10:00 a.m. local time.

Field size: Half marathon 400 people, 5km 200 people
Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (51°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Finisher certificate

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

Bib pickup

There is no same-day application for players (sending in advance).

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startKiyokawa Yamabiko Marathon starts at Miyagase Lakeside Park (宮ヶ瀬湖畔公園), Kiyokawa Village, Kanagawa.
Getting to the finishSame lakeside park as start.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Kiyokawa Yamabiko Marathon starts at Miyagase Lakeside Park (宮ヶ瀬湖畔公園), Kiyokawa Village, Kanagawa. No train station in the village; nearest stations are Hon-Atsugi or Aikawa, followed by a bus/taxi into the mountain lakeside area.

Very rural location — a rental car or the (unconfirmed) local bus route into Miyagase would be needed for foreign runners.

Getting to the finish

Same lakeside park as start.

Rural mountain-lake venue.

Map

Start shuttle

On race day (Nov 1, 2026), Sagamihara City's Kitagishi Forest Road is fully closed from 7:00 am to noon, and the roads around Lake Miyagase form the marathon course.

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 course runs along Miyagase Lake Road, which follows the shore of Lake Miyagase.

The half marathon and 5km events can only be entered online through RUNNET,

while the 3km and 1.5km events are entered by paper application at the Lifelong Learning Division counter on the 4th floor of the village office (mail applications are also accepted).

Entries close in late September, about a month and a half before the race.

Times are local to Miyagase. 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.

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Kiyokawa Village 70th Anniversary 39th Kiyokawa Yamabiko Marathon

About Kiyokawa Village 70th Anniversary 39th Kiyokawa Yamabiko 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