List of Races in Okinawa


Here are all races open to the general public in Okinawa Prefecture, listed in chronological order. Click on the name of the race to go to the official English home page, if available. (Note that many of the smaller races do not provide any information in English. If you don't know any Japanese, try navigating using AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation tool.) Please drop me a line if you know of any races that aren't listed. Refer to Running in Okinawa, the main page of this site, or individual race pages for additional information and commentaries on races that I've finished (those marked DONE). For additional information about finding races or registering on-line, refer to my Links and Information page.

Date1 Race Name Location Details Cost2
Jan. 1, 2008
Tuesday		 New Year Marathon
DONE		 Nanjo City
  • 2.5K, 5K, 10K
  • about 200 runners
 Free!
Jan. 2, 2008
Wednesday		 New Year Road Race
DONE		 Nakijin Village
  • 1K, 2K, 3K, 5K, 10K
  • fewer than 400 runners
 500 yen
Jan. 6, 2008
Sunday		 New Year Road Race
 Uruma City
  • 3K, 5K, 10K
  • about 350 runners
 500 yen
Jan. 13, 2008
Sunday		 Ocean Expo Park
Trim Marathon
DONE		 Motobu Town
  • 3.5K, 5.8K, 9.97K, 19.2K
  • about 6,500 runners
 2,000 yen
Jan. 17, 2009
Saturday		 Miyako Island
100K Ultra Marathon
DONE		 Miyako Island
  • half, 50K, 100K
  • about 700 runners
 15,000 yen
Jan. 27, 2008
Sunday		 Ishigaki Island Marathon Ishigaki Island
  • 10K, half, full
  • about 1,500 runners
 4,000 yen
Feb. 9, 2008
Saturday		 Yamaneko Marathon Iriomote Island
  • 10K, 23K
  • about 1,000 runners
 3,500 yen
Feb. 8, 2009
Sunday		 Nago Half Marathon
DONE		 Nago City
  • 10K, half
  • about 5,000 runners
 3,000 yen
Feb. 10, 2008
Sunday		 Whale Straits
Tokashiki Marathon
DONE		 Tokashiki Island
  • 3K, 5K, 10K, 20.901K
  • about 600 runners
 4,000 yen
Feb. 24, 2008
Sunday		 Irabu Island Marathon Irabu Island
  • 1.6K, 7K, 13.5K, half
  • about 900 runners
 2,000 yen
Feb. 24, 2008
Sunday		 Okinawa Marathon
DONE		 Okinawa City
  • 10K, full
  • over 10,000 runners
 4,000 yen
Discontinued Henoki Dam Trim Marathon
DONE		 Kunigami Town
  • 1.5K, 3K, 10K
  • small race
 1,500 yen
Mar. 8, 2008
Saturday		 Agari Umai Joyathlon Nanjo City
  • 15K bike, 12K walk, 200m swim
  • 5 courses to choose from
  • about 1,000 participants
 2,500 yen
Mar. 16, 2008
Sunday		 Azalea Marathon Higashi Village
  • 5K, 20K
  • about 800 runners
 2,000 yen
Mar. 23, 2008
Sunday		 Nanbu Trim Marathon
DONE		 Itoman City
  • family course, wheelchair
    course, 5K, 10K, 20K
  • about 7,000 participants
 2,500 yen
Apr. 6, 2008
Sunday		 Ayahashi Kaichuu Road Race
DONE		 Uruma City
  • 3.8K, 10K, half
  • about 6,000 runners
 2,500 yen
Apr. 12, 2008
Saturday		 Ie Island Marathon
DONE		 Ie Island
  • 3K, 5K, 10K, half
  • about 1,500 runners
 4,500 yen
Apr. 13, 2008
Sunday		 Ishigaki Island Triathlon Ishigaki Island
  • 1.5K swim, 40K bike,
    10K run
  • about 1,000 participants
 15,000 yen
Apr. 20, 2008
Sunday		 Miyako Island Triathlon Miyako Island
  • 3K swim, 155K bike,
    42.195K run
  • about 1,500 participants
 30,000 yen
Apr. 20, 2008
Sunday		 Shioya Bay Trim Marathon
DONE		 Ogimi Village
  • 3K, 5K, 9.5K
  • about 800 runners
 2,000 yen
Jun. 10, 2007
Sunday		 Triathlon Carnival Yomitan Village
  • Held for first time!
  • 750m swim, 20K bike, 5K run
  • about 300 participants
 10,000 yen
Oct. 7, 2007
Sunday		 Camp Kinser Half Marathon
DONE X 3		 Camp Kinser
  • half marathon
  • about 500 runners
 3,000 yen
Oct. 26, 2008
Sunday		 Kumejima Marathon
DONE		 Kume Island
  • 5K, 10K, half, full
  • about 3,000 runners
 4,000 yen
Oct. 26, 2008
Sunday		 Higashi Heian Nazaki Turtle Marathon Miyako Island
  • 4.8K, 9K, 22.8K
  • about 2,200 runners
 2,500 yen
Nov. 2, 2008
Sunday		 Izena 88 Triathlon Izena Island
  • 2K swim, 66K bike, 20K run
  • about 800 participants
 20,000 yen
Nov. 2, 2008
Sunday		 Shouhashi Half Marathon
DONE		 Nanjou City
  • 3K, 10K, half
  • over 5,000 runners
 3,500 yen
Nov. 8, 2008
Saturday		 Yonaguni Island Marathon Yonaguni Island
  • 10K, 24K
  • about 300 runners
 4,000 yen
Nov. 8-9, 2008
Sat. & Sun.		 Tour de Okinawa Yanbaru (northern Okinawa)
  • 200K
  • about 300 cyclists
 14,000 yen
Nov. 15, 2008
Saturday		 Iheya Moonlight Marathon
DONE		 Iheya Island
  • half, full
  • about 1,200 runners
 5,000 yen
Nov. 15, 2008
Saturday		 Tarama Island Marathon Tarama Island
  • 3K, 5K, 10K, 23.3K
  • about 300 runners
 3,000 yen
Nov. 16, 2008
Sunday		 Chubu Trim Marathon
DONE		 Okinawa City
  • 3K, 5K, 10K, 20K
  • about 5,000 runners
 2,000 yen
Nov. 30, 2008
Sunday		 Yanbaru Dream Triathlon Kunigami Village
  • 750m swim, 20K bike, 5K run
  • about 300 participants
 10,000 yen
Dec. 7, 2008
Sunday		 NAHA Marathon
DONE		 Naha City
  • full marathon
  • about 20,000 runners
 4,500 yen
1 I will provide dates for the following year's race once those dates are announced.
2 Costs are for general participants running the longest race. Fees are generally lower for shorter races as well as for students and children.

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