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Nagoya Women's Marathon 2027

RunningNagoya, JapanNagoya Women's Marathon Executive Committee

Key facts

Ballot window: 17 Sept 2026 to 24 Sept 2026
Results: early October 2026 (official: lottery notifications planned by early October)
Event dates: 2027-03-14 (official)
Ballot type: free-entry draw
Entry cost: Domestic general lottery: free to apply, JPY 19,000 plus admin fee charged if selected. Overseas entry (not a ballot, first-come): JPY 24,000 early / JPY 25,000 regular
Eligibility: Women only; 7-hour time limit. The domestic general lottery is restricted to Japan residents; a separate overseas category exists for non-Japan residents
Ticket prices if you win: JPY 19,000 (domestic lottery) / JPY 24,000-25,000 (overseas first-come)

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet open as of 2026-07-07. Overseas first-come entry opens 2026-08-11; the domestic general lottery opens 2026-09-17

How to enter

Domestic residents: apply via the Go Sports Web platform during the lottery window 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-24. Overseas residents: first-come entry on the official English entry page, early entry 2026-08-11 to 2026-08-24 and regular entry 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-23 (3,500 overseas spots)

Your odds

Domestic general lottery: 5,500 places, drawn whenever applications exceed capacity (they regularly do; this is the world's largest women-only marathon). Other domestic categories (challenge 5,000, travel 4,000, charity 3,000, heart support 1,000) are first-come

Good to know

EXTRA cluster record: big-participation Japanese lottery on the Tokyo Marathon model. Domestic lottery dates confirmed on the official Japanese entry page; overseas windows and fees confirmed on the official English entry page. 2026 edition had a 96.6% finish rate per the official site

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for Nagoya Women's Marathon 2027?

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. 17 Sept 2026 to 24 Sept 2026.

▸How much does entering cost?

Domestic general lottery: free to apply, JPY 19,000 plus admin fee charged if selected. Overseas entry (not a ballot, first-come): JPY 24,000 early / JPY 25,000 regular

▸Who can enter?

Women only; 7-hour time limit. The domestic general lottery is restricted to Japan residents; a separate overseas category exists for non-Japan residents