TOKYO MARATHON CHARITY

For more details, please visit the Tokyo Marathon 2027 official website:
https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/

This is an initiative to expand the circle of charity activities through the Tokyo Marathon.
You can support this initiative by making donations. Those who donate more than the amount specified by the charity organization and wish to run as a Charity Runner, may be selected as a Charity Runner and asked to promote the charity activities while participating in the event.

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

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

How to apply

Please apply for the Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program 1, 2, or 3 from the Official Website of the Tokyo Marathon Foundation Charity RUN with HEART, which will go live on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (JST).

Charity Runners Selection Criteria

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

Schedule

* All schedules are in Japan Standard Time.

Other

* Charity runner entry 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 2027 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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