| Registration Deadline | Wednesday, May 1 (Until 17:00 for application via the Internet) Friday, April 19 (Postmark deadline for postal transfers) * Entrants will be selected by drawing if applications exceed capacity. |
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| Selection Results Payment | Notification via email is planned for the beginning of June. Late-July: Deadline for entry fee payment * Selected entrants are required to pay via the designated method. |
| Entry Guidelines | Late October: Entry Guidelines are mailed * Entry Guidelines will be mailed approximately one month before the event. |
| Check-in | Friday, October 25, 11:00-19:30: Check-in and Osaka Marathon Expo Saturday, October 26, 11:00-19:30; Check-in and Osaka Marathon Expo * Note that check-in will be closed on marathon day. * Entrants will be required to present ID at check-in. * Check-in must be completed on either of the two days indicated above. * Check-in will be located at INTEX Osaka. |
| Events start | Sunday, October 27, 2013: Osaka 8:55 Wheelchair race begins 9:00 Marathon and Challenge Run begin * Start location: Osaka Castle Park * Challenge Run finish location: Osaka City Hall * Marathon finish location: INTEX Osaka |
Before You Apply for Registration
Aiming to be the world’s number one marathon in terms of charity supporters
In line with the slogan “Making a Rainbow Together,” each of the seven theme colors and the rainbow color represents a different charity program at OSAKA Marathon. All runners are requested when applying for registration, to make a donation to charity programs of their choice.
Peace, health, a clean and safe city… All of these allow us to run this race. The Osaka Marathon hopes to give shape to our appreciation, and share it across our “rainbow” to create a bridge from Osaka to the world, and from us to future generations.
Within this context, we aim to improve the culture around charity by providing many of the people connected with the Marathon, including all participating runners, spectators, and volunteer staff, with an environment for participating in, and an opportunity for thinking about, charity.
On entry, the participating runners will be invited to choose a primary and secondary theme they wish to support from among the charity themes marked by the charity colors, and the funds raised will be donated to the charity themes selected.
Registration from Abroad
Apply here if you live outside Japan.
* Foreign athletes residing in Japan who do not speak Japanese may register at the English website for entrants from abroad. In such a case, however, the entry fee for applicants from abroad shall apply.
