Marathons in Niigata

Niigata has one marathon in our database in Japan, centred on Niigata. Niigata City Marathon typically draws around 4,000 finishers. Browse the races below for course maps, elevation profiles, typical weather, and practical race-day detail to help you choose your next start line. Plan by month on our marathon calendar or filter by country and region.

Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Niigata City Marathon

The Niigata City Marathon draws approximately 4,000 finishers each October through Japan's rice-basket capital on the Sea of Japan coast. The course passes the Bandai Bridge, the Shinano River mouth, and the Niigata waterfront with views of Sado Island on clear days. October's crisp Sea-of-Japan autumn and flat coastal terrain make it a popular Tohoku-region race.

Next race: Sunday, 25 October 2026

Nearby Marathons

Other races closest to Niigata.

Otawara, Tochigi, Japan· 147 km away

Otawara Marathon

The Otawara Marathon draws approximately 2,000 finishers each November on a rural road in Otawara, Japan. It is a classic runners' race with little distraction from rhythm and pacing. The course passes open Tochigi farm roads, lowland fields, and distant mountain views on quiet straightaways. Open Tochigi farm roads, lowland fields, and distant mountain views on quiet straightaways make November's rural race a classic runners' pacing test.

Next race: Sunday, 1 November 2026

Nagano, Nagano, Japan· 161 km away

Nagano Marathon

The Nagano Marathon draws approximately 10k finishers each April on an urban and plain road in Nagano, Japan. Its Olympic-city backdrop still shapes the event's image years after the 1998 Games. The route passes Zenkoji-area approaches, broad valley roads, and snow-capped mountain views around the basin. Zenkoji-area approaches, broad valley roads, and snow-capped mountain views around the Olympic-city basin make April's race scenic yet largely runnable.

Next race: Sunday, 4 April 2027

Maebashi, Gunma, Japan· 169 km away

Gunma Marathon

The Gunma Marathon attracts approximately 3,500 finishers each November through Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo. The course passes the Tone River, Mount Akagi foothills, and the Maebashi city centre on wide Kanto plain roads. November's crisp autumn and flat terrain make it a popular late-season race in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Next race: Sunday, 15 November 2026

Kurobe, Toyama, Japan· 181 km away

Carter Memorial Kurobe Meisui Marathon

The Carter Memorial Kurobe Meisui Marathon draws approximately 10k finishers each May on a scenic coastal and rural road in Kurobe, Japan. Named for Jimmy Carter, it is famous in Japan for exceptionally pure mountain-water aid stations. The route passes snowmelt-fed river sections, Toyama Bay views, and roads backed by the Northern Alps. Snowmelt-fed river sections, Toyama Bay views, and Northern Alps backdrops frame a course famous for exceptionally pure mountain-water aid stations each May.

Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027

Omachi, Nagano, Japan· 189 km away

Omachi Alps Marathon

The Omachi Alps Marathon draws approximately 1,800 finishers each October on a mountain basin road in Omachi, Japan. Snow-capped mountain backdrops are the race's defining visual feature on clear days. The course passes agricultural basin roads, spring-water areas, and constant views of the Northern Alps. Agricultural basin roads and spring-water areas climb beneath constant views of the Northern Alps on clear October days in Omachi.

Next race: Sunday, 4 October 2026