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2027 Osaka Half Marathon

Name: 2026大阪ハーフマラソン ライブ配信
Uploaded: 2026-01-25
Description: The half marathon competition, hosted by the Osaka Athletics Association, Kansai TV Broadcasting, Sankei Shimbun, and Sankei Sports, and co-hosted by Osaka City, will be held on Sunday, January 31, 20

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Race date in 113 days: Jan 31, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Osaka · 21.1km
Entry fee: 1万円（消費税込）Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenWed, August 5, 2026 ~ Wed, November 4, 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.

The half marathon competition, hosted by the Osaka Athletics Association, Kansai TV Broadcasting, Sankei Shimbun, and Sankei Sports,

and co-hosted by Osaka City, will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2027, and will be held in parallel with the 8th Kansai Student half marathon Championship.

Capacity is 7,000 people (first-come-first-served basis), and the participation fee is 10,000 yen domestically and 12,000 yen overseas.

It began to be held on the same day as the women's marathon at the 25th Osaka International Women's Marathon in 2006 (at the time, it was called "Citizen half marathon"),

and was renamed "Osaka half marathon" in 2008.

At the 30th event in 2011, it became the current women's marathon face-to-face course.

Among female athletes,

Japan Athletics Registered athletes who have placed 1st to 8th place can participate as "semi-invited athletes" in the 47th Osaka International Women's Marathon (scheduled to be held in January 2028).

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

チーム橋本Ran in 2026 · Finish time 01:14:54

“My result was 1 hour 14 minutes 54 seconds.”

A Team Hashimoto runner followed the 3:30–3:35 pace group on the fast, flat, point-to-point course and recorded their second-best time of 1:14:54.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

結果は1時間14分54秒。

Read the original on チーム橋本 (Ameblo)

磨きつづける60才からの挑戦Ran in 2026

“As planned, I passed through all the cut-off point.”

The author chose Osaka half marathon for their first expedition half marathon, and finished after running with the 2 hours 5 minutes time limit and 7 cut-off point in mind.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

結果は目標どおり関門全制覇！

Read the original on Ameblo

中江耕一Ran in 2026 · Finish time 02:01:22

“I recorded 2 hours 1 minute 22 seconds in my 21st Osaka half marathon.”

At age 77, 中江耕一 completed their 21st Osaka half marathon in 2 hours 1 minute 22 seconds and set a record as the oldest finisher within the strict 2 hours 5 minutes time limit.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

大阪ハーフマラソン通算２１回目の出走で２時間１分２２秒。

Read the original on 新・はじめてのトレイルラン講座 (Ameblo)

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.

2026大阪ハーフマラソン　ライブ配信

大阪国際女子マラソン【公式】

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.

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.

Runners start · local timeFrom 12:00

Time limit2 hours 5 minutes

2 hours 5 minutes (cannon standard) cut-off point available

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Half21.0975km	12:00	2h 5m	7,000

1万円（消費税込）

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

Osaka Castle Park east side, Tamatsukurisuji

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Finish · Google Maps

Cutoff
Cut-off point 7 locations

Runners start · local time — (half marathon【Japan Athletics Federation registered athletes】) / 12:00(half marathon【General participants】)

It is a 21.0975km course starting from the east side of Osaka Castle Park (Tamatsukurisji) and finishing at Yanmar Stadium Nagai,

and is JAAF certified and WA/AIMS certified course.

Departure is at 12 o'clock on Sunday, January 31, 2027, and time limit is 2 hours and 5 minutes (based on Hopo).

It is held on the same day as the Osaka International Women's Marathon and consists of the women's marathon and the face-to-face course,

so there are many sections that run on the same course, and you can run on city streets that you cannot normally run.

The characteristic of course is that there is no elevation difference and it is flat so it is easy to run.

It is introduced as a high-speed course that even top players in the business group can compete in every year and aim to break their own records.

Starting from the 2017 competition, some changes were made to course, making it a competition where personal best breakthroughs are more expected.

After the race ends, the Osaka International Women's Marathon runners return to the stadium.

Cut-off point is 7 locations: 2.0km Tamatsukurisuji Funabashicho intersection south at 12:18, 5.8km Tamatsukurisuji north end of Bentenbashi 12:39, 6.9km Tamatsukurisuji Morinomiya station front intersection 12:44, 12.6km Imazatosuji Tobu Market front 13:14, 14.9km Matsumushi-dori Kitatanabe 6 intersection at 13:28, 18.6km Nagai Park southwest entrance at 13:51, 20.6km in front of Yanmar Stadium Nagai Marathon gate at 14:05.

Competitors who do not pass the cut-off point closing time cannot continue the race.

Competitors who are running the section up to cut-off point at the closing time and those who are clearly behind during the race must also stop racing immediately.

A player who is ordered to stop must press bib and follow the instructions of the game official.

You cannot participate in a wheelchair.

Field size: 7,000 people (first come, first served)
Organizer: Osaka Athletics Association
Typical race-season temperature: around 3°C (37°F): Long sleeves + a throwaway layer for the start

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

Participant information will be sent to the email address used for RUNNET registration in early January.
Details of the Packet Pickup method have not yet been announced, so check the participant-information email.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startMorinomiya Station (森ノ宮駅) - Osaka Metro Chuo Line or JR Osaka Loop Line; or Osaka Business Park Station…
Getting to the finishNagai Station (長居駅) - Osaka Metro Midosuji Line; or JR Nagai · Tsurugaoka Station - JR Hanwa Line

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Morinomiya Station (森ノ宮駅) - Osaka Metro Chuo Line or JR Osaka Loop Line; or Osaka Business Park Station (大阪ビジネスパーク駅) - Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

Start is at Osaka Castle Park (大阪城公園), east side (Tamatsukuri-suji). No parking or motorcycle parking at the venue - public transit required.

Date confirmed as Jan 31, 2027 (Sunday), start 12:00pm.

Map

Getting to the finish

Nagai Station (長居駅) - Osaka Metro Midosuji Line; or JR Nagai/Tsurugaoka Station - JR Hanwa Line

Finish is at Yanmar Stadium Nagai within Nagai Park.

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.

There is no race-day parking at the start or finish venue, and arriving by car or motorcycle is prohibited.

Use public transport, including trains, subways and buses.

The start at Osaka Castle Park’s “Taiyo-no-Hiroba” is accessible from Morinomiya Station on the Chuo Line,

Osaka Business Park Station on the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line, and Morinomiya or Osakajokoen stations on the JR Osaka Loop Line.

The finish at Nagai Park and Yanmar Stadium Nagai is accessible from Nagai Station on the Midosuji Line and Tsurugaoka or Nagai stations on the JR Hanwa Line.

Participant information is sent in early January to the email address registered with RUNNET.

As this is a performance-focused race, runners are asked not to wear costumes and to dress appropriately for a marathon.

Stopping suddenly, running erratically, using selfie sticks or filming in a way that obstructs other runners is prohibited.

If you use earphones or similar devices during the race, you must still be able to hear instructions from race officials,

event staff, police officers and security personnel, as well as emergency-vehicle sirens.

For athletes entered as “JAAF-registered competitors”, communicating with the outside world using earphones,

headphones or other devices, including mobile phones, may be treated as assistance and result in disqualification.

WA shoe regulations apply to JAAF-registered competitors, and leading finishers and others may undergo a shoe inspection.

Competitors with a gross time within 1:20:00 for men half marathon and 1:35:00 for women in a race held on or after January 1, 2025 may start in Block A. They must apply through RUNNET’s Block A entry form and upload finisher certificate by the submission deadline of November 6, 2026.

The start corrals are arranged in this order: invited athletes,

Kansai student half marathon recommended athletes, Block A, then runners ordered by expected finish time.

Times are local to Osaka. 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.

Doubletree By Hilton Osaka Castle

Hotel · 671m

8.9/10(539)

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Osaka Women's Beauty Spa Mijanoonna

₩96,815

2027 Osaka Half Marathon

About 2027 Osaka Half 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