Yokohama Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Yokohama Marathon is a city road marathon held in late October, with the 2026 edition on 25 October and the next announced for 31 October 2027. It is run by the Yokohama Marathon Organising Committee, whose members include the City of Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture, with the Yokohama Association of Athletics as the managing body. The marathon starts at 08:30 in front of Yokohama Landmark Tower and runs past the Red Brick Warehouse, Yamashita Park, Honmoku Citizens' Park and Negishi Station to a turnaround at Yokohama Nanbu Market. On the way back it uses the Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route, then passes Yokohama Hammerhead and the Megami Bridge to finish at Rinko Park beside Pacifico Yokohama. Races on the same day include a pair relay, in which two runners cover about 22.7 km and 19.5 km, a roughly 20.3 km Bayshore Highway Run, a 7 km Minato Mirai run and a 3 km fun run. The 2026 marathon had 19,568 finishers, and about 30,000 people took part across all events. Competition ends at 15:00, which gives marathon runners 6 hours 30 minutes, with cut-off points on the course. The present Yokohama Marathon dates from the first full marathon in March 2015. It replaced an older Yokohama Marathon that had been run since 1981 over shorter distances and, from 1992, as a half marathon.