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24th Shinjuku City Half Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

JPJan 31, 202721.1km

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Race date in 109 days: Jan 31, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Tokyo · 21.1km
Entry fee: ¥7,000Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenSun, September 6, 2026 ~ Tue, October 20, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 14, 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.

An urban half marathon in Shinjuku, starting and finishing at the National Stadium, the main stadium of the Tokyo Olympics.

The out-and-back course connects Meiji Jingu Gaien and Kagurazaka.

A winter fixture in Shinjuku where runners step onto the Olympic Stadium track and finish.

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

最後まで諦めないFinish time 1:34:37

“I was thrilled to see a time under 1 hour 35 minutes on my watch at the finish.”

This runner worried about rain and cold before the Shinjuku City half marathon Marathon, but conditions improved during the race. The rolling course brought a satisfying net time of 1 hour 34 minutes 37 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ゴールした時に手元の時計で1時間35分切りを確認した時は素直に嬉しかったです。

Read the original on 最後まで諦めない

最後まで諦めないFinish time 2:00:35

“Today's goal was simply to finish, somehow.”

This runner entered the Shinjuku City half marathon Marathon only three weeks after resuming running following pelvic and collarbone fractures. Some walking was followed by a running final 5km and a net finish of 2 hours 35 seconds.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

今日の目標はとにかく完走する事でした。

Read the original on 最後まで諦めない

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

運動がんばるチャンネル · 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.

General entry · Half

Entry cost ¥13,000

Half marathon Entry fee (system fee not included).

Organizer's page

General entry · 10K

Entry cost ¥7,000

The 10 km entry fee is Entry fee (system fee not included).

Organizer's page

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 08:30

Time limit2 hours 30 minutes

Half 2 hours 30 minutes

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Half21.0975km	08:30	2h 30m	6,500
10km10km	11:15	1h 30m	3,000

START

MUFG Stadium (National Stadium), Tokyo

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

MUFG Stadium (National Stadium), Tokyo

The Shinjuku City half marathon Marathon is an urban half marathon marathon organized by Tokyo's Shinjuku City, also serving as a community health marathon.

The start and finish are at the National Stadium, used as the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Course leaves the stadium, passes through Meiji Jingu Gaien, follows Yasukuni-dori,

continues to Kagurazaka, the cultural district near Iidabashi, and returns to the stadium as an out-and-back urban course.

The event is a course certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) and World Athletics,

making it a trusted race for runners who need an officially recognized time.

In addition to the half marathon Marathon, it offers several distances, including a 10 km, 3 km,

and children's divisions (2 km) that start in sequence by grade, giving the event a strong community-participation character.

From the 2024 event onward, the half marathon Marathon field limit increased to 6,000 runners.

The event also features a separate priority-entry period for Shinjuku residents.

As one of the few community marathons to use the National Stadium as both its start and finish in the heart of Tokyo,

it has become the event that opens Tokyo's winter running season each year in late January.

Typical race-season temperature: around 5°C (40°F): Long sleeves + a throwaway layer for the start
Landmarks on course: Jingu Gaien, Yasukuni-dori, Kagurazaka
Certification: JAAF- and World Athletics-certified

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

Based on previous editions, the athlete bibs and participant information were mailed to the registered address by about 10 days before race day (around January 20 for a late-January race).
This race starts and finishes at the National Stadium; check the organizers’ guidance for the 2027 mailing schedule.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startToei Oedo Line 'Kokuritsu-Kyogijo' Station (Exit A2), or JR Sendagaya

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Toei Oedo Line 'Kokuritsu-Kyogijo' Station (Exit A2), or JR Sendagaya/Shinanomachi Stations (Chuo-Sobu Line), or Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Gaienmae Station

Start/finish is at MUFG Stadium (National Stadium/Kokuritsu Kyogijo). Toei Oedo Line Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station Exit A2 is ~1 min walk; JR Sendagaya and Shinanomachi Stations are ~5 min walk.

No parking at the venue — public transit required. City confirmed as Tokyo (Shinjuku ward area near Sendagaya/Shinanomachi).

Date confirmed as Jan 31, 2027 (24th edition), start 8:30am.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start (National Stadium)

Same as start.

Map

Start shuttle

No organizer shuttle bus; official page explicitly states there is no parking and instructs runners to use public transit only.

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.

Entries are accepted through the official website and Sports Entry,

in a two-stage process: priority entry for Shinjuku residents followed by general entry.

Based on the previous year, Entry fee was about ¥11,000 for the half marathon Marathon, ¥6,000 for the 10 km, and ¥2,500 for the 3 km.

The time limit for the half marathon Marathon is 2 hours 30 minutes, and course has intermediate time limits (cut-off point) at several points,

so runners whose pace drops significantly may not be credited as finishers.

The shorter 3 km and 2 km divisions start in sequence at set times by division and school grade,

so runners cannot line up at start line outside their designated time.

Times are local to Tokyo. 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.

The Aoyama Grand Hotel

Hotel · 949m

9.6/10(798)

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Tokyo Marunouchi Esthy Spa & Beauty

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24th Shinjuku City Half Marathon

About 24th Shinjuku City 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