Tokyo Marathon

1. Thursday 4 March

   3 days before

   1. 10:00–21:00

      Tokyo Marathon EXPO 2027 open Expo

      Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Halls, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

      Admission free; visitors must enter before 20:30.

   2. 10:00–20:30

      Packet pick-up (race kit and bib collection), day 1 of 3 Bib pickup

      Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Halls, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

      Runners must collect in person; photo-ID check at pick-up and no proxy collection permitted.

2. Friday 5 March

   2 days before

   1. 10:00–21:00

      Tokyo Marathon EXPO 2027 open Expo

      Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Halls, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

      Admission free; visitors must enter before 20:30.

   2. 10:00–20:30

      Packet pick-up (race kit and bib collection), day 2 of 3 Bib pickup

      Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Halls, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

      Runners must collect in person; photo-ID check at pick-up and no proxy collection permitted.

   3. Time not published

      Tokyo Marathon Square opens (runs to 7 March) Side event

      Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba

      Official 20th-anniversary event space near the start line, hosting open press conferences, a post-run party and symposia; individual session times not yet announced.

3. Saturday 6 March

   The day before

   1. 10:00–18:00

      Tokyo Marathon EXPO 2027 open, final day Expo

      Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Halls, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

      Admission free; visitors must enter before 17:30.

   2. 10:00–17:30

      Packet pick-up closes: final opportunity to collect a bib Bib pickup

      Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Halls, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

      Hard deadline: there is no pick-up on race day, and a runner who does not collect in person during these three days may not start.

   3. 10:00–10:30

      Tokyo Marathon Friendship Run 2027, Group 1 Side event

      Taito River Side Sports Center Athletics Field

      Approximately 5 km fun run; reception from 09:00, opening from 09:45.

   4. 11:30–12:00

      Tokyo Marathon Friendship Run 2027, Group 2 Side event

      Taito River Side Sports Center Athletics Field

      Approximately 5 km fun run; reception from 10:30, opening from 11:15.

   5. 13:00–13:30

      Tokyo Marathon Friendship Run 2027, Group 3 Side event

      Taito River Side Sports Center Athletics Field

      Approximately 5 km fun run; reception from 12:00, opening from 12:45.

   6. Time not published

      Elite athlete check-in Briefing

      Keio Plaza Hotel

      Morning of 6 March; exact time not yet published. In-person only, with no registration on race day.

   7. Time not published

      Elite technical meeting Briefing

      Afternoon of 6 March; exact time and venue not yet published.

4. Sunday 7 March

   Race day

   1. 06:00–07:00

      Elite personal drink drop-off Briefing

      Keio Plaza Hotel

      Optional, for elite athletes only.

   2. 07:00–10:00

      Start-area medical station opens

      Provisional hours published by the organiser; the closing time may change.

   3. 09:05

      Wheelchair Marathon start Start

      Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Shinjuku

      Official time is measured from the starting gun.

   4. 09:10

      Marathon start Start

      Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Shinjuku

      Official time is measured from the starting gun; field size 40,000.

   5. until 10:25

      Cut-off 1 at 4.9 km, Ichigaya-Mitsuke intersection Cut-off

      Ichigaya-Mitsuke intersection

      Marathon cut-off; no wheelchair cut-off at this point. All cut-off times are provisional.

   6. until 11:00

      Cut-off 2 at 9.2 km, Sudacho intersection (South) Cut-off

      Sudacho intersection (South)

      Marathon 11:00; Wheelchair Marathon 09:45. Provisional.

   7. until 11:35

      Wheelchair Marathon finish closes Finish

      Tokyo Station / Gyoko-dori Ave.

      Overall wheelchair time limit is 2 hours 30 minutes from the 09:05 gun.

   8. until 11:55

      Cut-off 3 at 15.4 km, Hisamatsucho intersection Cut-off

      Hisamatsucho intersection

      Marathon cut-off; no wheelchair cut-off at this point. Provisional.

   9. until 12:45

      Cut-off 4 at 20.9 km, Midori 1-chome intersection Cut-off

      Midori 1-chome intersection

      Marathon 12:45; Wheelchair Marathon 10:25. Provisional.

   10. until 13:20

       Cut-off 5 at 24.7 km, Fukagawa 1-chome intersection Cut-off

       Fukagawa 1-chome intersection

       Marathon cut-off; no wheelchair cut-off at this point. Provisional.

   11. until 14:00

       Cut-off 6 at 29.2 km, Asakusabashi intersection Cut-off

       Asakusabashi intersection

       Marathon cut-off; no wheelchair cut-off at this point. Provisional.

   12. until 14:35

       Cut-off 7 at 33.5 km, Sukiyabashi intersection Cut-off

       Sukiyabashi intersection

       Marathon 14:35; Wheelchair Marathon 11:05. Provisional.

   13. until 15:20

       Cut-off 8 at 38.5 km, Shiba Park Ground-mae intersection Cut-off

       Shiba Park Ground-mae intersection

       Marathon cut-off; no wheelchair cut-off at this point. Provisional.

   14. until 16:10

       Marathon finish closes Finish

       Tokyo Station / Gyoko-dori Ave.

       Overall time limit is 7 hours from the 09:10 gun, measured as gun time.

   15. Time not published

       Tokyo Marathon Family Run 2027 Side event

       Dai-ichi Life Hibiya First 1F and the area around the marathon finish

       Roughly 1 km pair fun run for an elementary-school child with an adult; start time not yet published.

   16. Time not published

       Blue Impulse demonstration flight Side event

       Flown for the 20th anniversary; flight time and route not yet announced.

Times as published by Tokyo Marathon Foundation, checked 13 September 2026. Confirm on their site before you travel.