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28th Osaka Yodo-River Citizens Marathon

Name: 第27回大阪・淀川市民マラソン 2025/11/02 #淀川市民マラソン #マラソン
Uploaded: 2025-11-04
Description: The time limit is generous — 8 hours for the full marathon and 4 hours for the half marathon. The race aims to be enjoyable for everyone rather than being about times, and marathoner Naoko Takahashi

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date in 17 days: Nov 1, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Moriguchi · 42.195km · 21.0975km · 10km
Entry fee: フル 9,800円Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedFri, April 17, 2026 ~ Sun, September 27, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 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.

The time limit is generous — 8 hours for the full marathon and 4 hours for the half marathon.

The race aims to be enjoyable for everyone rather than being about times, and marathoner Naoko Takahashi will take part as an invited runner.

It's also good for chasing a personal best, making it suitable for first-time participants.

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

たけるんRan in 2025 · Finish time 04:44

“My time was 4 hours 44 minutes, and I somehow finished.”

The runner took on their first marathon and ran the first 20 km with a colleague. Their legs nearly stopped after 35 km, but thanks to their colleague and the roadside support, they kept moving forward one step at a time and finished. Afterward, the runner felt grateful for their equipment and body.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

結果は4時間44分。なんとか完走しました。

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でんそんRan in 2025 · Finish time 04:29:49

“My result was 4:29:49, a new personal worst.”

This was a home-course race along the Yodogawa River, where the runner usually trains. The runner followed their planned pace at the beginning, but their pace dropped significantly because of the headwind and a loss of concentration after 30 km. The runner finished in 4 hours 29 minutes 49 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

結果は4時間29分49秒と自己ワースト記録を更新。

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よこまる

“This is a race to remember rather than one to focus on for a time.”

The runner ran the half marathon on a course that had become covered in mud after the heavy rain the previous day. After crossing the Yodogawa Bridge and encountering various aid stations, puddles and muddy paths, the runner felt that this was a race to remember rather than one focused on time.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

この大会は、記録は無視して記憶の大会ですね。

Read the original on よこまる日記

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.

第27回大阪・淀川市民マラソン　2025/11/02 #淀川市民マラソン #マラソン

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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.

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Fri, April 17, 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 42.195km

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:00

Time limit8 hours

8 hours, with cut-off point s en route / 4 hours / 2 hours

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Marathon42.195km	09:00	8h	4,000
Half21.0975km	08:30	4h	4,000
10K10km	13:00	2h	2,000

Full 9,800 yen, half marathon 8,300 yen, 10km 4,900 yen

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START · FINISH

Yodogawa River Park Sotojima/Taishibashi Special Venue

Start · Google Maps

Runners start · local time — (Full (42.195km)) / 08:30(half marathon(21.0975km)) / 13:00(10km)

The events are full marathon, half marathon, and 10km.

The start takes place at the special venue in the 外島・太子橋 area of Yodogawa River Park, at 9:00 a.m. local time.

Field size: Full 4,000 / half marathon 4,000 / 10km 2,000
Organizer: Hometown Dream Creation Council, Osaka Yodogawa Citizen Marathon Executive Committee
Typical race-season temperature: around 11°C (51°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Event T-shirt

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

Registration and bib information for the Osaka Yodogawa Citizen Marathon could not be found in publicly available sources.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startKeihan "Moriguchishi" (守口市駅) Station or Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line "Moriguchi" (守口駅) Station

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Keihan "Moriguchishi" (守口市駅) Station or Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line "Moriguchi" (守口駅) Station

Venue is Yodogawa River Park (淀川河川公園) Gaijima/Taishibashi special venue in Moriguchi City. About 15-min walk from Keihan Moriguchishi Station east exit, or about 7-min walk from Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line Moriguchi Station exits 2/4. No participant parking is provided; organizers explicitly direct runners to use train/bus.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start (Keihan Moriguchishi / Osaka Metro Moriguchi stations)

Finish is at the same riverside venue.

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.

In early November, Osaka has cool autumn weather in a temperature range well-suited to running.

Registration is handled through RUNNET,

and bib (bib number) pickup has offered both a paid advance-shipping option and an in-person pre-race pickup option the day before.

Full marathon and half marathon are notable for crossing the Yodogawa Weir (堰) section,

which is normally closed to the public, making for a flat course that runs along the riverside embankment.

Times are local to Moriguchi. 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.

Hotel Agora Osaka Moriguchi

Hotel · 987m

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28th Osaka Yodo-River Citizens Marathon

About 28th Osaka Yodo-River Citizens 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