Fukuoka Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Fukuoka Marathon is a citizen marathon held in November, starting in central Fukuoka City and finishing in neighbouring Itoshima City in Fukuoka Prefecture. It was first held on 9 November 2014 and is organised by Fukuoka City, Itoshima City and the Fukuoka Athletics Association. The marathon starts at 8:20 a.m. near the Tenjin intersection on Watanabe-dori, and the point-to-point course, certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, finishes near the Shima-kan community plaza in Itoshima. Cut-off checkpoints along the route include Momochi Central Park at 5.3 km, the Ito Campus of Kyushu University at 19.8 km and Imazu Sports Park at 25.0 km, and the last cut-off before the finish closes at 15:20. The time limit is seven hours. Places are allocated by lottery, with a capacity of 13,000 for the marathon in 2026. A 5.2 km fun run and a wheelchair race run on the same morning and finish near the Fukuoka City Museum.