Application period ①
 General registration:July 1st(Mon.)〜11th(Thur.) ② Charity registration:July 1st(Mon.)〜August 19th(Mon.)

Official website

https://minato-half.jp/english/

MINATO City HalfsearchEventInformation
Name

Minato City Half Marathon ２０２４

Date

Sunday 17th November 2024 *Rain or shine

Organizers

Minato City Marathon Secretariat, Tokyo Athletics Association

Managing
Organization
Supporting
Organization
Event
Collaborators
Competition
Rules

Minato Ward Athletics Association
Sports Nippon Newspapers
Zojoji, Tokyo Tower Co., Ltd., Tokyo Prince Hotel, Shiba Toshogu
The event will be conducted in accordance with the 2024 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 ofParticipants,
Qualification
Requirements,
Participation
Fees, etc.

Half Marathon (21.0975km)

Race Category

Divisions

Fun Run（approx. 800m）【JAAF certified course】
JAAFregisteredathletes

General Division
Under 30

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

―

500 Minato City
residents (General:(General: 4,800, Disabled registration: 100, Charity registration: 100)
450, Disabled
participants*Priority given to Minato City residents.
registration: 50)

Youth Run

(approx. 3.6km)
Junior HighSchool DivisionHigh School
Division

60 Minato City residents orstudents

Max.no.of

5,000Start method

Runners are assigned to 4 corrals and start at 3-minute intervals(wave start) *1

Simultaneous start

Simultaneous startTime limit

2 hours 30 minutes after the start of the last corral

30 minutes

25 minutes

Start time

8:40 am

9:10 am

8:30 amParticipation fee

10,000 yen (Charity registration: 40,000 yen)(*2)

500 yen

Free(*3)*Priority given to Minato City
residents*Including diabled registration

Junior HighSchool Division
Qualification Persons who are 18 years or older and can finish within the time
limit on the day of the event(*4)
requirements

JAAF-registered
Division
Gross time(*6)
AwardsRecords
Participation
prize

General Division
Gross time(*6)

1st to 8th place by 1st to 8th place bygendergenderMinato City
residents：1st
to 3rd place bygender(*8)

No age limit(*5)

Net time(*7)

High School
Division

Those born
Those born
between April 2, between April 2,
2009
2006
and April 1,
and April 1,2012 who can2009 who cancomplete thecomplete therace within the race within thetime limit.(*4) time limit.(*4)
Junior HighSchool DivisionHigh School
Division

Gross time(*6)

Gross time(*6)

1st to 8th place by No awards presented
gender and age
1st to 3rd place 1st to 3rd placeby gender
by gender

Minato City
Oldest finishers by
residents：1st to 3rd
gender(*9)
place by gender(*8)

Runners who complete the race within the time limit can download an
official certificate containing split times for each 5 km.

Not timed

Shirt

Hand towel(Those who complete the race will also receive a finisher's towel)

Runners who complete the race
within the time limit can
download an official certificate
with their time for 3km
None(Those who complete the race will
receive a finisher's towel)*1 The assignment to corrals in the half marathon will be based on the order of the times self-reported by applicants（Generalapplications only）.
*2 Applications submitted using RUNNET will be subject to a 550 yen/person handling fee in addition to the participation fee.
The charity registration participation fee includes a 30,000yen donation to charity.
Funds collected through charity registration will be donated to the Minato city Council of Social welfare etc.
Charity registration runners shall pay the 550 yen handling fee for the 10,000 yen participation fee, but the handling fee forthe 30,000 yen donation will be waived.
*3 Since this is a test event, there will be no charges including the handling fee.
*4 Those who have difficulty running alone may be accompanied by one runner. Also, competition wheelchairs are not allowed toparticipate in the event.
*5 Pre-school participants must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
Those who have difficulty running alone may be accompanied by an escort runner.
Participants who are capable of running alone and who are old enough to be in school may not be accompanied by a runner.
Wheelchairs and strollers for daily use are allowed. However, competition wheelchairs are not allowed.
*6 Gross time refers to the time from the starter's pistol until the runner crosses the finish line.
*7 Net time refers to the time from when the runner crosses the start line to when the runner crosses the finish line.
*8 Regardless of age, 1st to 3rd places will be awarded to Minato City residents by gender based on the gross times of JAAF
registrants and the general participants.
*9 Awards will be given to the oldest finishers by gender for net time.

1Entry Methods
Race
Category① Half Marathon② Fun Run

③ Youth Run

Divisions

General registration

Charity registration

General registration(Minato City residents
only)

General registration(Minato City residents
and students only)

Application
Periods

9:00 am,Mon.July 1st ～5:00 pm,Thur.July 11th
2024

9:00 am,Mon.July 1st ～5:00 pm,Mon.August 19th
2024

9:00 am,Mon.July 1st ～5:00 pm,Thur.July 11th
2024

9:00 am,Mon.July 1st ～5:00 pm,Thur.July 11th
2024

Internet(RUNNET)
Application
MethodPlease access the URL for the offical website below or the QR code using your computer or smartphone andfollow the instructions on the race entry page to apply.
*If you are using RUNNET for the first time, you need to register
as a member in advance (free).
Official website https://minato-half.jp/english/

First-come,first-served basis（Max.no ofparticipants：100）

Lottery (Priority
given to Minato City
residents)

Thur. August 1st
Lottery result
announcement(check“RUNNET My
Page”)

Participation
Decision

Winners will pay theparticipation fee using
the payment method(credit card payment
or convenience store
payment) selected on
their RUNNET My Page.

Mon. July 1st ～Pay the participation
fee using the payment
method (credit card
payment or convenience
store payment) selectedon the entry page
within the payment
period.

The deadline forpayment is Monday
August 19th
Participation will
be determined after
payment has been
completed.

Application
Counters(Minato City
residents
only)

The deadline forpayment is Monday
August 19th
Participation will
be determined after
payment has been
completed.
※ Ends as soon as
capacity is reached.

Lottery

Thur. August 1st
Lottery result
announcement(check“RUNNET My Page”)

Winners will pay theparticipation fee using
the payment method(credit card payment
or convenience store
payment) selected on
their RUNNET My Page.

The deadline for payment
is Monday August 19th
Participation will be
determined after payment
has been completed.

Lottery (Priority given
to Minato City residents)

Thur. August 1st
Lottery result
announcement andparticipation decision(check“RUNNET My
Page”)

Winners will complete theprocedure to determine
their participation on
their RUNNET My Page.

The deadline for theprocedure is Monday 19th
August.
Participation will be
determined after theprocedure has been
completed.

Those who have difficulty applying online can apply at the following application counters
during the application period via the paper application(Minato City residents only) (cannot bedone by post). Payment of the participation fee for charity entry (first-come, first-served)
is by cash only.
The lottery results will be announced from Thursday, August 1, by post. The payment method forthe participation fee will be a postal payment slip sent to the winner or cash payment at theapplication counters (payment handling fees etc. will be borne by the lottery winner).
● Application counters are open from 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays during the application period● Kiss Port Foundation (Marathon Section): Akasaka Community Plaza 2F, 4-18-13 Akasaka,
Minato-ku, Tokyo● Lifelong Learning Sports Promotion Section, Minato City: 7F(Counter No. 709), Minato City
Hall 1-5-25 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo● Minato City Council of Social Welfare: 2F, 5-16-45 Roppongi,Minatoku,Tokyo ※ Only fordiabled registration* If payment of the prescribed registration fee from applicants selected in the lottery is not completed within
the payment period, the applicant will be deemed to have declined to participate.
* Duplicate entries will be declined.

Delivery of
Number Cards,
etc.

Number cards and the chip for time measurement will be sent to participants whose participation has been decidedin early November.
Number cards will not be issued or received on the day the event or at the event venue, so please arrive at thedesignated location by the designated time wearing your number cards. Details will be announced in the official
event program to be sent out to participants whose participation has been decided in early November.
Partcipants whose address has changed from when they applied must carry out the procedure to account for this.

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Race
Regulations

1. The event will be conducted in accordance with relevant laws and ordinances and the various regulations.
2. The organizers will not be liable for any of the following:(1) Injuries, illness or other accidents(2) Theft, loss and/or damage to personal property(3) Delay in arriving or inability to participate due to public transportation accidents, delays, etc.
3. In order to safely conduct the event, the organizers will impose restrictions at the event and along the course, etc.
4. Participants shall follow the instructions of the organizers, officers and staff regarding the event. Failure to obey
instructions may result in disqualification.
5. Participants may be disqualified if the organizers consider their clothes to be an impediment to the operation of the event, suchas being indecent or posing a danger or obstruction to other runners.
6. Drinking or receiving alcoholic beverages before the start or while running is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
Participants determined to be under the influence of alcohol will be disqualified.
7. Participants shall comply with public manners and the event rules.
8. Participants shall bring their health insurance card (or a photocopy) to the event.
9. Unmanned aerial vehicles such as multirotors, drones and radio control helicopters shall not be flown over the venue on the dayof the event, regardless of the purpose, including aerial photography.
10. The organizers will purchase a sports accident insurance policy for the duration of the event.
11. The chief judge or doctor may stop a participant from continuing if they determine the participant is unable to continue therace due to illness, injury, etc. In such a case, the participant shall follow the chief judge or doctor's instructions.
12. Participants who become unable to continue the race without assistance from medical staff (i.e., the use of an I.V. drip or
wheelchair) will be deemed to have retired from the race and disqualified. The on-site doctor and medical staff will make thefinal determination regarding a participant's ability to continue the race, and their instructions shall be followed. Further,
the doctor or medical staff may confirm with the runner whether they intend to retire (be disqualified) before commencing
medical treatment.
13. On the day of the event, participants may not come by car, motorcycle, or bicycle, including drop-off and pick-up (there is no
parking lot or bicycle parking lot).
14. Participants may have an escort runner, depending on the degree of their disability. The escort runner's participation will befree of charge, but the time of the escort runner will not be recorded (except where the escort runner has entered the event).
15. Participants shall be responsible for managing their valuables and luggage in order to prevent theft/picking up the wrong bag.
16. The organizers shall own the rights to publish information and images, including videos, photographs, articles, records,
location information and the name, age and address (prefecture and municipality) of partcipants on television, in newspapers andmagazines, on the Internet, etc.
17. The organizers will comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and related laws and regulations, and handle
personal information as follows, based on the organizers' personal information protection policy:
(1) Personal information handled:
Name(including nickname ,etc) sex, date of birth, age, address, telephone number, mobile telephone number, email address,
nationality, emergency contact's name, telephone number and relationship to the participant, records, affiliation, location
information, clinical information, information recorded in a Shintai Shogaisha Techo (Certificate of the Physically
Disabled), etc.
(2) Purposes of use:
For the purpose of improving services and safety for the participants of the event, sending participation information /participation prizes, notification of records, notification of related information, sponsorship of the event, cooperation,
provision of information from related organizations, announcement of records (official event site, for ranking, etc.),
publication of charity donors, insurance, medical treatment, etc.
(3) Provision to third parties:
Personal information will be provided to third parties in the following circumstances;- When provision to related businesses and contractors within the scope of operating the event is necessary;- When the Minato City Council of Social Welfare requests donor information for the purpose of donating charity donations;- When provision is requested by an insurance company for the purpose of applying for insurance;- When information related to medical examinations is used for academic purposes;- When information related to records is to be published on television, in newspapers and magazines, on the Internet, etc.

Terms of
Application* Please read and agree to the following terms before applying for registration.
1. Change of race category, cancellation, transfer of rights or change of name due to a participant's personal circumstances will
not be allowed after participation has been decided.
2. 
T here will be no refund of participation fees (including charity donations) after they have been paid, including incircumstances where the event is downsized or canceled due to an earthquake, flood, snow, incident, accident, illness, etc.
3. Participants shall be aware of their health, including heart disease and other illnesses, such as by having a physicalexamination by a doctor in advance, and train sufficiently before participating in the event. Entrants shall participate in theevent at their own risk with regard to injury, illness, accidents, etc.
4. Participants may be stopped during the event to allow emergency vehicles to pass, or be asked to give emergency vehicles
priority passage. Further, the organizers' may stop the event if they determine that there is a hinderance to its continuance.
Participants shall follow the organizers' instructions with regard to safety management and the operation of the event.
5. If a participant suffers illness or injury during the event, the participant shall receive first aid from the organizers.
6. Participants will be compensated for any accidents or injuries arising during the event within the scope of the coverage of theinsurance policy purchased by the organizers. The organizers will provide first aid to a participant's injury or illness, butwill not have any liability for such, and participants shall not make any claims for compensation against the organizers.
7. When registering for the event, participants shall obtain permission to participate in the event from their parents, family or
guardians if the participant is a minor, or from their teammates if registering as the representative of a team.
8. Fraudulent applications regarding age, sex, records, etc., participation by a person other than the registrant (i.e.,
participating on behalf of another person),or disseminating information that will negatively will not be allowed. If suchdishonesty is discovered, the organizers' decision shall be followed regarding the revocation of participation and awards, anddisqualification from future participation, etc. Further, the organizers shall not have any liability for providing first aid
or refunds to fraudulent applicants or alternate runners.
9. Registrants may be unable to apply due to the device, operating system or Internet browser they use.
The organizers shall not be liable for any delayed applications caused by Internet service failures, etc.
10. If notification regarding the results of the entry lottery is not received due to a problem with the email address used forregistration, the notification will not be resent(make sure to permit receipt of emails from our domains.
@minato-marathon.jp,@runnet.jp,@runpassport.jp
The organizers will not be liable for the non-payment of participation fees due to the notification email not being received orbeing overlooked.
11. The handling of participants' personal information shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Race Regulations.
12. Participants shall comply with the above Terms of Application as well as the organizers' separately defined Race Regulations (incase of discrepancy, the Race Regulations shall prevail).

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Notes forpeople withdisabilities

Information on
Partnership
Events【Half Marathon and 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 berecorded unless the escort runner also registers as a participant.Participation in wheelchairs is not permitted.
【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 notallowed.

Finishers of Minato City Half Marathon 2024 who meet the nomination criteria will be selected by lottery, andselected runners will be awarded the right to run in the Tokyo Marathon 2026.

Selected TEAM ONE TOKYO members and Tokyo Athletics Association registrants who have completed the race in the JAAF
registrant division, and who wish to be selected for the [Tokyo Athletics Association Recommendation], will be granted
the right to run in the Tokyo Marathon 2026.

The top male and female finishers of Minato City Half Marathon 2024 who meet the nomination criteria will be granted
the right to attend to the 16th Iwaki Sunshine Marathon. (Participation and accommodation are free of charge)*Minato City residents only.
Details about the number of participants selected and the contact information will be announced in the official program
to be sent to those whose participation has been in early November.

RUNasONE and TEAM ONE TOKYO nominees will be granted the right to run in the“Tokyo Marathon 2026”.
*Please note that this is not the Tokyo Marathon 2025.

Information on
Partnership
Program

The MCC (Marathon Challenge Cup) series is a project to“support all those who challenge marathon running”by linking
about 100 popular full marathons (MCC), half marathons (HMCC), and ultramarathons (MCC100) across Japan.
(1) The MCC Annual Grand Prize, with a total prize money of 2 million yen, will be awarded. It could even go to asupporter or volunteer!
(2)“HMCC
Special Record Certificates" will be issued to those who achieve personal best times, who achieve annual
personal best times, who complete their first half marathon, and who achieve sub-80 for men or sub-90 for women.
(3)“Age-grouprankings by individual events" will be announced! The top male and female runners in each age category
will be awarded Runner's Points (RUNPO).

Guest Runners

Half Marathon

Mr. WATANABE Yuta
Actor,TV personality[TV Appearances]
・News every." WATANABE Yuta's Tokyo
Homestay"
・MEGA TEN! Eye-Popping Science"Experiment Presenter"[Main competitions (guest runner)]2017 Ehime Marathon

Fun RunMr. KOBAYASHI Yoshihisa Mr.TAKADA Yuji

Mrs.TAKADA Chiaki

TV personality[TV Appearances]
・2005-2019 NHK
Okaasan to Issho (With Mother)
11th male gymnastics coach

Paralympics Japanese
representative[Main competitions]2018 Asian Para Games
Silver medalist in Long Jump

Deaflympics Japanese
representative[Main competitions]2003 AP Deaf Athletics
Championships
400m Hurdles,4 × 100m Relay
Gold medalist◎ We are in the process of cordinating with other guest runners, in addition to the four people
participation is confirmed,we will let you know on the offcial event site!

Officialsocial media

above!! Once their

Ｘ（Formerly Twitter）

YouTube

TATTA#minatocityhalfmarathon#MCHM

The event, while it's happening

Official community page open!

4Youth Run Course Map

Minato City Half Marathon ２０２４ Course Map

Fun Run Course Map

An approx 800 m coursewith no age limit!
ToiletFirst aid station
Water supply station
Checkpoint

Volunteer Recruitment* Times and locations
are subject to change.

[Activity date and time]
11/17 (Sun) 6:30-12:00 (planned)[Activity location]
Around the half marathon course【Activity content】
Course management/runner storingsmall bags,etc./water supply[Eligibility]
15 years old or older (generallyhigh school students or older)[Number of people]
1,000 people[Application]
Applications will be acceptedon the official website from 2nd
July (Tues.)

Checkpoint closing times（Plan）① 9:28 : about 5.1 km② 9:44 : about 7.4 km③ 10:25: about 13.1 km④ 10:55: about 17.4 km⑤ 11:14: about 20.0 km
Details will beannounced in theofficial event program
sent to those who havedecided to participate
in early November.

* JAAF Approved Course

Access to the Starting Area

▶ 10-minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station North Exit
▶ 3-minute walk from Onarimon Station Exit A1

JR Line / Tokyo Monorail
Toei Subway Mita Line

3-minute walk from Shibakoen Station Exit A4
Toei Subway Asakusa Line / Oedo Line
Toei Subway Oedo Line▶

▶

5-minute walk from Daimon Station Exit A6

7-minute walk from Akabanebashi Station Akabanebashi Exit

Inquiries
Minato City Marathon Secretariat
Akasaka Community Plaza 2F, 4-18-13 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Minato Sports, Community, Culture and Health Foundation (Kiss Port
Foundation), Marathon Section
Tel: (03) 5770-1400 Fax: (03) 5770-6884 (8:30 am to 5:15 pm Mon. to Fri.)* There are no car or bicycle parking spaces for participants.
Created on 31st May 2024