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Nara Marathon

42K
Dec 13, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026 · 2 days🇯🇵 Nara, Japan
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The race is held in Nara, one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations, with a course surrounded by UNESCO World Heritage temples and shrines. It integrates a variety of world-famous cultural and historical sites including Heijo Palace Site into the course.

Why attend here

December in Nara brings crisp, quiet mornings perfect for a long run through the ancient capital's deer-filled parks and past towering pagodas. After your 42k, warm up with a bowl of kakinoha-zushi (persimmon leaf-wrapped sushi) and a cup of local sake, while the city's lantern-lit temples glow softly in the winter dusk.

Distance from you
From Columbus, US to Nara, JP
~13.5h · 10,810 km

Nara

typical Dec weather · 2025
13 Sat
10°0°
0mm2.5 m/s
14 Sun
12°6°
13.8mm5.6 m/s
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