Tokyo Marathon course map poster
The Tokyo Marathon starts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku and finishes on Gyoko-dori Avenue in front of Tokyo Station. On the way it passes Suidobashi, Kanda and Nihombashi, turns at the Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa, crosses to Ryogoku and Monzen-nakacho, and comes back through Ginza.
The course has four turnarounds, at Ueno-hirokoji, Kaminarimon, Tomioka Hachimangu and Tamachi, so parts of the line run out and back on the same street. It crosses the Sumida River twice on the Kuramae Bridge. After dropping from about 40 m in Shinjuku to near sea level, it stays flat all the way to the finish.
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The course
- Start
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Shinjuku
- Finish
- Gyoko-dori Avenue, in front of Tokyo Station
- Passes through
- Shinjuku, Bunkyo, Chiyoda, Taito, Chuo, Sumida, Koto and Minato
- Elevation
- Starts at about 40 m in Shinjuku, drops to near sea level by about 6 km, then stays flat to the finish.
Key facts
- First held
- 2007
- Month
- March
- Finishers
- 37,268 in 2026
- Organiser
- Tokyo Marathon Foundation
Along the way
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi)Ueno-hirokojiThe first turnaround, on Chuo-dori
- Kaminarimon Gate, AsakusaA turnaround in front of the gate, between the 18 km and 19 km markers
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi)Kuramae BridgeOver the Sumida River, crossed again at the 28 km marker
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi)Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, Monzen-nakachoA turnaround
- 37.5 km (23.3 mi)Tamachi StationThe last turnaround
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi)Hibiya intersectionPassed for the second time
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Questions
The course turns around at Ueno-hirokoji, Kaminarimon in Asakusa, Tomioka Hachimangu in Monzen-nakacho and Tamachi. On those stretches runners go out and back on the same street, so the line covers it twice.
No. It starts at about 40 m in Shinjuku, drops to near sea level by about 6 km and stays flat to the finish at Tokyo Station.
In March. The 2026 race was on 1 March, and 37,268 runners finished.
Yes. The editor starts with the city as the title and the distance below it. Type your name, your finish time or the race date in the caption, and change any of the words you like.
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