TOKYO MARATHON CHARITY

For more details, please visit the Tokyo Marathon 2026 official website:
https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/info

This is an initiative to expand the circle of charity activities through the Tokyo Marathon.
Those who donate more than the amount set by the Sports Legacy Program and wish to participate in the Tokyo Marathon 2026 as charity runners to promote their charity activities are eligible.
Those who are not runners but wish to cheer and support the event are also welcome to participate with a donation only.

Official Charity Programs

Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program (1:Support for athlete training and para-challenge support, etc.、2:Education works for areas stricken by Great East Japan Earthquake、3:Relief and Support Projects for the Disaster – Affected Areas of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake)

Maximum entrants

536 (Overall number of Sports Legacy Program 1, 2, and 3)

How to apply

Please apply via the application form, which is scheduled to be released in late June.

Charity Runners Selection Criteria

①Donations per person is 150,000 yen or more: Mandatory
➁Selection based on text content at time of donation application

Other

* Charity runner registration (participation) is voluntary for donatiors

In its Sports Legacy Program,the Tokyo Marathon Foundation carries out activities based on the four keywords and key concepts of “Sports Dream(Enhancement and Education),””Sports Foundation (Facilities),””Sports Expansion (Public Awareness),” and “The Power of Sports (Contributing to Society),” in order to use the platform of sports, unfettered by the boundaries between competitive sports and recreational sports,to pass on a legacy of a brighter future for Tokyo and Japan.

• 【1】Donations from the Tokyo Marathon 2026 Charity will be used to support the Diamond Athlete Program, the EDORIKU Para-Athletics Class to support the Para Challenge, and the “Mini Tokyo Marathon” to communicate the various ways to enjoy sports and its appeal.

  

• 【2】 The funds will be distributed to “the Iwate Learning Hope Fund”, “the Children Orphaned by Great East Japan Earthquake Fund,” and “the Fukushima Donation for Orphans affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake” according to the number of recipients (minors) of the Scholarship Program.

  

• 【3】 The funds you have contributed will be allocated as disaster relief funds for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024, which occurred on January 1st. After deducting any necessary fees, the entire amount will be sent to the disaster relief allocation committee through the Japanese Red Cross Society.

  

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