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Ogaki Marathon 2026

Name: 【AOKIのRUN活】おおがきマラソン2025【目的の目的はなんだ】
Uploaded: 2026-01-13
Description: This is a half marathon connecting the two castles of Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture — Ogaki Castle and Sunomata Ichiya Castle. It runs past sights around the city.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Ōgaki-shi
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Race date in 28 days: Dec 13, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Ōgaki-shi · 21.1km · 2.5km
Entry fee: ¥7,000From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedMon, June 1, 2026 ~ Wed, September 30, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Nov 15, 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.

This is a half marathon connecting the two castles of Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture — Ogaki Castle and Sunomata Ichiya Castle.

It runs past sights around the city.

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

yosuke shimizuRan in 2024 · Finish time 1:13'53（ネット1:13'50）

“I took part in the Ogaki Marathon a few days ago.”

The author finished the 2024 Ogaki half marathon in 1 hour 13 minutes 53 seconds gun time and 1 hour 13 minutes 50 seconds net, enduring rain and headwinds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

先日、おおがきマラソンに出場してきた。

Read the original on note

you-key69Ran in 2024

“I really, really enjoyed it!”

you-key69 took part in the 2024 Ogaki Marathon half marathon for the first time in four years. you-key69 ran with lots of encouragement despite the rain and cold, and finished the race despite experiencing calf cramps in the second half. you-key69 used a strategy of maintaining cadence in the first half and increasing stride in the second half, and recorded receiving a souvenir and miso soup after the finish.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

めちゃくちゃ楽しかった！！！

Read the original on Fix the Bits | あっぷり工房

kyuko-55Ran in 2024

“The start was delayed by 2 minutes.”

kyuko-55 took part in the 2024 Ogaki Marathon and recorded the hotel breakfast, preparations for the cold, baggage check, and the journey to the start block. The registered time was 1 hour 55 minutes, and the record states that they started at the back of Block B to avoid the crowds and that the start was delayed by 2 minutes.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ロスタイムは2分。

Read the original on Ameblo ☆あら古希ランナー☆

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.

【AOKIのRUN活】おおがきマラソン2025【目的の目的はなんだ】
となりのCOCORO
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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.

From the 2025 edition

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Mon, June 1, 2026

Half

Entry cost ¥7,000

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 21.1km

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

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:00

Time limit3 hours

3 hours, with cut-off point / 30 minutes

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Half21.0975km	09:00	3h	3,500
2.5km	09:10	30m	500

Half marathon event 7000 JPY 2.5km running event 2000 JPY

START

Ogaki Station Street

near Shin-Ohashi Bridge

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Ogaki Station Street

near Ogaki Castle East Gate

Runners start · local time — 09:00(half marathon section) / 09:10 (2.5km running section)

Half marathon starts on Ogaki Station Street in front of the east gate of Ogaki Castle,

passes the former Ibikawa Bridge at around 4.5km mark and continues to Sunomata Ichiya Castle at around 8.8km.

It then passes Softopia Japan and the Oku-no-Hosomichi Musubi-no-chi Memorial Hall before returning to the start in a 21.0975km urban loop course.

The route passes Ogaki Castle, a historic railway bridge, two castles,

an industrial centre and facilities associated with Matsuo Basho, illustrating the character of the event.

The time limit is 3 hours,

with cut-off point at 8km in 1 hour 10 minutes, 11.3km in 1 hour 35 minutes, 15.6km in 2 hours 10 minutes and 18.7km in 2 hours 35 minutes.

The 2026 half marathon field is limited to 3,500 participants, and entries sold out on 19 August.

In 2025, half marathon had 3,489 participants and all events had 4,974 participants.

A 2.5km run and walking and jogging events are also held.

Field size: Half marathon: 3,500 runners
Typical race-season temperature: around 3°C (38°F): Long sleeves + a throwaway layer for the start

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Finisher certificate

Bag drop

Finisher T-shirt

Hotels220m from the start · ★8.1

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

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startJR大垣駅 (Ogaki Station) — about 5 minutes on foot

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

JR大垣駅 (Ogaki Station) — about 5 minutes on foot

Start is at 大垣駅通り (Ogaki Ekidori), near the Jōtō-mon (east gate) of Ogaki Castle, a 5-minute walk from JR Ogaki Station.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start — 大垣駅通り（大垣城東門前付近）, ~5 min walk from JR Ogaki Station

Course finishes at the same downtown location 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 race starts at 9 a.m. on December 13, so prepare layered clothing that lets you regulate your body temperature before the start.

The event goes ahead in the rain but may be called off in severe weather.

Half marathon has water stations at 5.8km, 9.8km, 15.6km and 19.6km mark and near the finish,

so decide before the start whether to run carrying plenty of water or to rely on the course water stations.

Passing cut-off point matters, so make the 8km in 1 hour 10 minutes standard your first target.

The start and finish are on the Ogaki Station street, and runner check-in takes place at Ogaki Park.

Half marathon and the running division can leave bags at Ogaki Castle Hall, but there is no bag storage for the walking and jogging divisions.

Choose accommodation with a short trip to the start, and since check-in and bag storage are in different places, plan your route after Packet Pickup in advance.

Times are local to Ōgaki-shi. 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.

Kuretake Inn Premium Ogakiekimae

Hotel · 220m · 3-minute walk

8.1/10(706)

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Ogaki Marathon 2026

About Ogaki Marathon 2026 — 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