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22nd Nasukarasuyama Marathon

Name: 第20回那須烏山マラソン大会
Uploaded: 2024-12-02
Description: Half marathon is a wide-open course running through nature in Nasukiarasayama, Tochigi Prefecture. With 5km, 2km, and 1.4km categories, beginners and children can also enjoy it. Close to a train sta

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

JPNov 29, 202621.097km · 5km · 2km +1 more events

Ryusuke Seto, CC BY 3.0

Race date in 50 days: Nov 29, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Nasukarasuyama · 21.097km · 5km · 2km +1 more events
Entry fee: ハーフ4,500円From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedWed, July 1, 2026 ~ Wed, September 30, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 10, 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.

Half marathon is a wide-open course running through nature in Nasukiarasayama, Tochigi Prefecture.

With 5km, 2km, and 1.4km categories, beginners and children can also enjoy it.

Close to a train station with a compact venue for easy accessibility before and after the race.

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

こうちゃんマンRan in 2025 · Finish time 1:18:32

“My breathing is starting to get ragged.”

In the runner's first half marathon, they managed the perceived effort on the early climbs and drew strength from following other runners from the middle stages onward. In the latter stages, the runner broke the goal down into 500-meter segments and held on to record an official time of 1:18:32.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

呼吸が荒くなってきます。

Read the original on note

元棒高跳びランナーの奮闘記Ran in 2025 · Finish time 1:15:57

“My running friend’s cheers gave me the boost to launch my final sprint here!”

On the half marathon at the Nasu Karasuyama Marathon, the runner took the early climb calmly before catching runners ahead. A friend’s cheers fueled a final sprint and third place overall in 1 hour 15 minutes 57 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ここでラン友の応援に力をもらいラストスパート！

Read the original on 元棒高跳びランナーの奮闘記

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

NO-BORDERチャンネル · 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 Wed, July 1, 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 21.097km

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:05

About 15km 1 time 50 minutes, about 16km 2 times 20 minutes / About 4km 50 minutes

Event	Field size
Half21.0975km	450
5K5km	250

Half marathon: ¥4,500; 5 km, high school students and older: ¥2,500; 5 km, junior high school students: ¥1,000; 2 km: ¥1,000; family pair: ¥2,000

START

Nasukarasuyama City Health & Welfare Center

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Nasukarasuyama City Health & Welfare Center

Original course map · city.nasukarasuyama.lg.jp

Runners start · local time — (half marathon(21.097km)) / 09:10(5km) / 10:10(2km) / 10:00(Family pair 1.4km)

Events consist of 5km and half marathon.

Start is at 那須烏山市保健福祉センター at 9:05 AM local time.

Field size: 1,000 people (If the number of participant applications reaches the capacity, applications will be closed even if it is within the application period.)
Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (49°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
Aid stations: Half marathon 5 locations (near 3, 6, 10, 12, 17km), 1 location at 5km (near 2km)

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Medical support

Water stations

Finisher certificate

Bag drop

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

Details on registration and athlete bibs could not be confirmed in the publicly available information.
Since advance mailing or same-day collection is common for races in Japan, check the event guide (participant notification).

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startJR Karasuyama Line, Karasuyama Station

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

JR Karasuyama Line, Karasuyama Station

The venue is the Nasukarasuyama City Health & Welfare Center. General guidance indicates that access via the JR Karasuyama Line is convenient and that the venue area is compact, but no specific walking time or distance from the station was found.

Karasuyama Station is the line's terminus. This is the 22nd edition.

City: Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Prefecture. You can get there by taking the JR Karasuyama Line.

You must designate your parking space when applying through RUNNET.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as the start (compact venue area)

Same as the start.

Map

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 22nd Nasukiarasayama Marathon accepts registration from July 1 to September 30 through Running.net,

with counter registration at the City Lifelong Learning Division through September 18, and participation through Furusato Nozei (hometown tax) for half marathon and 5km through September 30.

Capacity is half marathon 450 people, 5km 250 people, with early closure when capacity is reached despite remaining registration period.

Participants receive athlete bibs with timing chips sent by mail mid-November to their registered address along with storage bags.

The venue, Nasukiarasayama City Health and Welfare Center, is accessible by JR Karasuyama Line, and parking can be designated during registration.

Times are local to Nasukarasuyama. 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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Accommodation · 1.5km

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22nd Nasukarasuyama Marathon

About 22nd Nasukarasuyama 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