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Mine Akiyoshidai Geopark Ultra Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Mine · 100km · 43km
Entry fee: ¥16,000From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 4, 2026 · Entry Jun 1, 2026 ~ Jul 31, 2026 · Entry fee ¥16,000 · Start 05:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 16, 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 race runs through Mine-Akiyoshidai Geopark, recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

Runners pass through terrain shaped over 350 million years while enjoying local food and hospitality along the way.

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

あっきーRan in 2024 · Finish time 8:58

“It was a great day on the course around Mine City, with nature and the locals’ encouragement giving me strength.”

In the 48km event at the Mine Akiyoshidai Geopark Ultramarathon, the runner experienced caves, natural scenery, and several aid stations. Alternating walking and running late on, the runner drew strength from locals’ support and finished.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

美祢市をぐるっと一周するコースで、美祢の自然と住民のみなさんの声援に励まされた楽しい一日でした。

Read the original on かわむら歯科スタッフのブログ

次はいよいよサブ3に挑戦！！Finish time 5:14:06

“In the end, I couldn’t eat any aid-station food except sorbet until I reached the finish.”

In the 48km event at the Mine Akiyoshidai Geopark Ultramarathon, humid heat and stomach discomfort left the runner barely able to eat at aid stations. Heavy legs before 10km forced a slower pace.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

結果的に、ゴールまでシャーベット以外は給食を一切補給できませんでした

Read the original on 次はいよいよサブ3に挑戦！！

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.

Mine秋吉台ジオパークウルトラマラソン

マインズチャンネル

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

Marathon

Entry cost ¥16,000

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Ultra

Entry cost ¥21,000

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 100km

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

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 05:00

Time limit14 hours 20 minutes

100km 14 hours 20 minutes (finishes at 19:20) / 43km 9 hours

Event	Start	Time limit
Mine秋吉台ジオパークウルトラマラソン2026101.25km	05:00	14h 20m
43kmの部43km	08:30	9h

(100km category) 21,000 yen (43km category) 16,000 yen

City center · not the start line

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

START

(100km category) Mine City Hall (43km category) Kinreisha

FINISH

Mine City Hall

Finish · Google Maps

Runners start · local time — (100km) / 08:30(43km)

The only event is the ultra.

The start is at Mine City Hall (for the 100km category) and Kinreisha (for the 43km category), at 5:00 AM local time.

The finish is at Mine City Hall.

Field size: (100km category) 500 runners (43km category) 500 runners
Aid stations: 11 places in the 100km category, 5 places in the 43km category

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

Finisher medal 2026

This may change for the next edition.

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

A 100 km and 43 km ultra in Mine City, Yamaguchi.
Check the official website for registration and bib-distribution details.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNo train station at the venue; nearest JR station Shin-Yamaguchi (~30-40 min drive)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

No train station at the venue; nearest JR station Shin-Yamaguchi (~30-40 min drive)

100km start at Mine City Hall; 43km start at Kinrei Shrine. Rural Yamaguchi location reached mainly by car via Chugoku Expressway.

Very rural race; without pre-booking the paid shuttle, a rental car is effectively required. Date 2026-10-04.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start area (Mine City Hall vicinity)

Return shuttle buses depart City Hall at 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30 and 19:30.

Map

Road closures

Shuttle bus departing from Shin-Yamaguchi Station (boarding location subject to change); door-to-door pickup bus is a +3,000 yen option

Start shuttle

Paid shuttle buses (advance registration) run race morning from JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station and Yuda Onsen to the City Hall start area, plus a day-before shuttle from Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Shin-Yamaguchi Station.

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.

Registration is through RUNNET, with a registration period of June 1 to July 31, 2026.

Akiyoshido Cave, located partway along the course, stays around 17°C year-round, providing a cool rest stop during the lingering early-October heat.

Times are local to Mine. 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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Mine Akiyoshidai Geopark Ultra Marathon

About Mine Akiyoshidai Geopark Ultra 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