GUIDANCE

Name

MINATO City Half Marathon 2025

Date

Sunday, 16th November 2025. *Rain or shine

Organizers

Minato City Marathon Secretariat, Tokyo Athletics Association

Managing Organization

Minato Ward Athletics Association

Supporting Organization

Sports Nippon Newspapers

Event Collaborators

Zojoji, Tokyo Tower Co.,Ltd., Tokyo Prince Hotel / The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, Shiba Toshogu

Competition Rules

This Half Marathon event will be conducted in accordance with the 2025 World Athletics (WA) and JAAF rules and regulations and the Race Regulations.

Start Venue

In the vicinity of Minato City Shiba Park

Finish Venue

Half Marathon, Youth Run

Tokyo Tower

Fun Run

Tokyo Metropolitan Shiba Park (north side of Minato City Library)

Race categories, maximum number of participants, qualification requirements, participation fees, etc.

Notes

• Priority quotas for disabled persons are available for those with a Shintai Shogaisha Techo (Certificate of the Physically Disabled), etc. Participation in wheelchairs is not permitted for the Half Marathon or Youth Run.
• In the Half Marathon and the Youth Run, people with disabilities who would have trouble running alone are allowed to have an escort runner (guide dogs are not allowed as escorts). The escort runner's participation fee is free, but the escort runner's time will not be recorded unless the escort runner also registers as a participant.
• In the Fun Run, people who would have trouble running alone are allowed to have an escort runner (guide dogs are not allowed as escorts). Participation using regular wheelchairs and baby strollers is also allowed. However, competition wheelchairs are not allowed.
• In the Fun Run, preschool participants must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
  Participants who are capable of running alone and are old enough to be in school may not be accompanied by an escort runner.
• The assignment to corrals in the Half Marathon will be based on the order of the times self-reported by applicants.
• Applications for the Half Marathon or Youth Run submitted online using RUNNET or Run Japan will be subject to a handling fee in addition to the participation fee.
  Charity registration runners shall pay a handling fee for the 10,000 yen participation fee, but the handling fee for the 30,000 yen donation will be waived.
• System fee (RUNNET): 240 yen for payments up to 4,000 yen, 6% for payments over 4,000 yen.
• Fun Run participants will be exempt from the above system fee, which shall be covered by the Executive Committee Secretariat.

Course

• The Half Marathon starts near Minato City Shiba Park, passes through major roads such as Hibiya-dori Avenue, Daiichi-Keihin, Sakurada-dori Avenue and Sotobori-dori Avenue, and finishes at Tokyo Tower.
• The Fun Run starts near Minato City Shiba Park, goes north along Hibiya-dori Avenue, turns left at the Minato City Shiba Koen 3-chome intersection, and finishes inside, Tokyo Metropolitan Shiba Park No.4 (on the north side of Minato City Library).
• The Youth Run starts near Minato City Shiba Park, goes north along Hibiya-dori Avenue, then, like the Half Marathon, passes through Sakurada-dori Avenue and finishes at Tokyo Tower.

Checkpoints

• Times and locations are subject to change.

[Half-marathon]

A total of five control gates will be set up on the course.

• 1st checkpoint【5.1 km】(In front of the Jikei University Hospital) 9:28 am
• 2nd checkpoint【7.4 km】(Shin-ichinohashi turnaround point) 9:44 am
• 3rd checkpoint【13.1 km】(East side of Shiba Park intersection) 10:25 am
• 4th checkpoint【17.4 km】(West side of Shiba Park intersection) 10:55 am
• 5th checkpoint【20.0 km】(In front of the Jikei University Hospital) 11:14 am

• The 1st and 5th checkpoints are at the same location.

[Youth Run]

There will be one checkpoint on the course.

• Checkpoint 【2.5 km】(In front of the Jikei University Hospital) 8:28 am

[Fun Run]

None

Water Supply Stations

• Locations are subject to change.

[Half Marathon]

Six locations will be set up in addition to the starting and finishing points.

• 1st water supply station【4.4 km】(In front of "Komoro Soba" on Karasumori-dori Street)
• 2nd water supply station【7.6 km】(In front of Shintomi hardware store)
• 3rd water supply station【10.9 km】(In front of Nishi-shimbashi 1-chome Building)
• 4th water supply station【13.9 km】(In front of Daiichi Keihin/Azabu Ramen)
• 5th water supply station【16.7 km】(In front of the NEC head office building)
• 6th water supply station【19.3 km】(In front of "Komoro Soba" on Karasumori-dori Street)

• The 1st and 6th water supply stations checkpoints are at the same location.

[Youth Run] [Fun Run]

Two stations will be set up at the start and finish lines.

First Aid Stations

• Locations are subject to change.

[Half Marathon]

There will be 5 stations other than those at the start and finish lines.

• 1st first aid station【5.1 km】(On the grounds of the Jikei University Hospital)
• 2nd first aid station【7.4 km】(Nissin World Delicatessen parking lot)
• 3rd first aid station【13.1 km】(Tokyo Metropolitan Shiba Park No.15)
• 4th first aid station【17.4 km】(Minato City Shiba Park)
• 5th first aid station【20.0 km】(On the grounds of the Jikei University Hospital)

• The 1st and 5th aid stations are at the same location.

[Youth Run]

There will be one location other than those at the start and finish lines.

• First aid station (2.5 km) (On the grounds of the Jikei University Hospital)

[Fun Run]

There will be one location other than the finish line.

Rest Station

A rest station will be set up at the Shiba Gakuen-shita intersection (5.3 km and 20.2 km).

• Half Marathon only

Delivery of Number Cards, etc.

Number cards and the chip for time measurement will be sent to participants whose participation has been decided in early November. Number cards will not be given out on the day of the event, and there will not be a reception, so please come to the designated location by your designated time with your number card already on.

Course details

The Starting Area

JR Line / Tokyo Monorail

10-minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station North Exit

Toei Subway Mita Line

3-minute walk from Onarimon Station Exit A1

3-minute walk from Shibakoen Station Exit A4

Toei Subway Asakusa Line / Oedo Line

5-minute walk from Daimon Station Exit A6

Toei Subway Oedo Line

7-minute walk from Akabanebashi Station Akabanebashi Exit

• There are no car or bicycle parking spaces for participants.