The route
Osaka Marathon
Next edition28 February 2027
Osaka, from the prefecture to the castle park, through Namba and three out-and-back stretches downtown.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 42.195 km
- Named places
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Reading the route
The Osaka Marathon starts at 9:15 (wave 1) outside the Osaka Prefectural Government building, on Uemachi-suji. The course heads to Katamachi, crosses the Sakuranomiya Bridge (Ginbashi), and reaches Tenjinbashi-suji at km 4.3. It then passes Nakanoshima, facing the city hall, and reaches Yodoyabashi at km 8.6 before joining Mido-suji. The start runs in three waves.
After Namba, at km 11.4, the course follows Sennichimae-dori to Taishobashi, at km 19.4. The route forms a line with three out-and-back sections, on Minato-dori, Naniwa-suji, and Matsuyamachi-suji. The first turns back at Ichioka Motomachi, on Minato-dori. The second, on Naniwa-suji, turns back at Yanagi-dori at km 23.7, before Shitaderamachi at km 29.5. The third turns back at Koenkitaguchi, on Matsuyamachi-suji. The route also runs near Dotonbori, the Kyocera Dome, and Shitennoji.
The course returns to Uemachi-suji, then joins Katsuyama-dori, before Oikebashi at km 35.6. It crosses Imazato-suji, near Shiginohigashi 2, before entering Osaka Castle Park, at km 42.195. Markers line the route every 5 km. The finish closes at 16:15, 7 hours after the wave 1 start.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
Drawn with a pen plotter, the Osaka Marathon poster takes shape street by street, from the prefecture to the castle park, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.