RACE TRIP
The 28th Osaka Yodogawa Citizens' Marathon
Trip Guide
To stay over, or not?
Yodogawa is a riverside race inside Osaka city — day-trip territory for Kansai locals. For travelers, the essentials:
- Most important: there is NO race-day check-in for domestic runners. Your bib arrives by mail — forget it and you can't run. Check twice before leaving home (overseas entrants via Run Japan collect on site)
- The venue is 7 minutes on foot from Moriguchi Station (Tanimachi subway line), or 15 from Keihan Moriguchi-shi
- Staying over? The Keihan line side (Kyobashi / Yodoyabashi) beats Umeda for a simple ride to the venue
- The half starts at 8:30 — earlier than most hotel breakfasts (7:00). Buy your morning fuel the night before
- No event parking; take the train
No hotel scramble here, but early-November Osaka fills up with events. Book at a normal-early pace once your plans are set.
Runner-friendly places to stay
Hotel Keihan Kyobashi Grande
大阪市都島区東野田町2-1-38
25 min by transit Breakfast from 07:00
✓ Verified July 15, 2026・Auto-collectedKyobashi → Moriguchi-shi (a few Keihan stops) + 15 min walk. Map-based estimate
Right at Keihan Kyobashi Station — a few stops to Moriguchi-shi, then a 15-minute walk. Laundry corner on site. Breakfast from 7:00 is late for half runners; stock up.
CANDEO HOTELS Osaka The Tower
大阪市北区堂島浜1-1-27
30 min by transit Breakfast from 07:00
✓ Verified July 15, 2026・Auto-collectedYodoyabashi → Moriguchi-shi (Keihan) + 15 min walk. Map-based estimate
Six minutes from Yodoyabashi — the Keihan line's first stop, so you sit all the way on race morning. The top-floor sky spa (open 15:00–11:00) works both post-race and pre-dawn. Recovery HQ.
Trip timeline
Planning & booking
Phase 1Your bib comes by mail — no race-day check-in
✓ Verified July 15, 2026・Official source- Domestic runners: bibs are mailed in advance, no on-site pickup. (Overseas entrants via Run Japan collect at the venue up to 1 hour before their start)
- Starts: full 9:00 / half 8:30 / 10K 13:00
- Limits: 8 h for the full (17:00 finish) / 4 h half / 2 h 10K. Cutoffs apply to the full only
- The 13:00 10K start makes it the easiest distance for a same-day round trip
Race morning
Phase 3Race morning: Moriguchi Station, Tanimachi Line
✓ Verified July 15, 2026・Official source- Nearest station: Moriguchi (Tanimachi Line), ~7 min walk from exits 2/4. Keihan Moriguchi-shi is ~15 min
- From Shinkansen: Shin-Osaka → Osaka → loop line to Kyobashi → Keihan to Moriguchi-shi (the official route)
- Baggage storage at the venue (no valuables). No participant parking
Will you beat the cutoffs?
Pick a target time to see your estimated clock time at each point — don't forget the time it takes to cross the start line.
Your estimates for a 5:00 finish with ~10 min start loss
| Point | Est. arrival | Cutoff | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start (crossing the line) | 9:10 | — | — |
| 5 km | 9:46 | — | — |
| 10 km | 10:21 | — | — |
| 15 km | 10:57 | — | — |
| 20 km | 11:32 | — | — |
| 21.1 km（Halfway (near the start area)） | 11:40 | 12:40 | ◎ Comfortable（+59 min） |
| 25 km | 12:08 | — | — |
| 30 km | 12:43 | — | — |
| 31.5 km（Tsukamoto turnaround） | 12:54 | 14:50 | ◎ Comfortable（+116 min） |
| 35 km | 13:19 | — | — |
| 37.2 km（Kema Yodogawa Barrage (south)） | 13:34 | 16:00 | ◎ Comfortable（+145 min） |
| 40 km | 13:54 | — | — |
| Finish | 14:10 | 17:00 | ◎ Comfortable（+170 min） |
A simple even-pace estimate. Always check the official runner guide for exact cutoff details.
Browse the whole area
Opens an external booking site with check-in set to the day before the race.
Times and travel durations were accurate when last verified. Schedules change — always check official sources before race day.
Links to external booking sites (affiliate programs may be used). Reservations and payments are handled on each site.
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