The is an annual marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The race has IAAF Silver Label Road Race statusIAAF Road Race Label Events . IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-07. and is a listed course of AIMS (Association of International Marathons).

Course History First held in 1952 as a 35 km race, the looped marathon course begins at the bottom of Takasaki Mountain and reaches Beppu's Kankoko International Port before turning back towards the finishing point in the Ōita Municipal Athletic Stadium.Event Information Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon . Meet Ōita Net Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-02-07. The event is sponsored by The Mainichi Newspapers Co. and is formally known as the Beppu-Ōita Mainichi Marathon.Nakamura, Ken & Onishi, Akihiro Kipkorir prevails at Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon. IAAF (2010-02-07). Retrieved on 2010-02-07. It hosted the Asian Marathon Championship in 1994.Asian Championships Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2013-03-02). Retrieved on 2013-09-28.

The course is AIMS-certified which means that performances on the course are eligible for national and world records.AIMS Race Directory . AIMS. Retrieved on 2010-02-07. The course has historically provided fast times: in 1963 Tōru Terasawa's time of 2:15:15.8 was recognised as the marathon world best and fifteen years later Shigeru Sō brought the course its second world best with his winning time of 2:09:05.6 in 1978. Furthermore, Koichi Morishita's win in 1991 was the fastest time recorded that year.Yearly Rankings- Marathon. ARRS (2009-12-31). Retrieved on 2010-02-08. Gert Thys of South Africa won the race in 1996 with a time of 2:08:30 and his mark stood for seventeen years until Yuki Kawauchi completed the course in 2:08:15 in 2013.Nakamura, Ken (2013-02-03). Kawauchi clocks course record in Beppu-Oita Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-24.

The marathon race attracts approximately 500 entrants each year, of whom around two-thirds finish the course.Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon. ARRS (2009-12-24). Retrieved on 2010-02-08. The large majority of the runners are Japanese, or Japanese-based. A small number of international athletes are invited to compete each year, although other foreign athletes also appear in the race for pace setting purposes.Nakamura, Ken Invited Runners For February's Beppu-Oita Marathon . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2010-02-08. An additional road race, the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Half Marathon, was held in conjunction with the main race between 1976 and 2001.

Past winners Key:

YearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)2024 2:07:58 2:40:3120232:06:432:31:402022 2:07:47 2:57:202020 2:08:01 2:40:022019 2:08:35 2:36:512018 2:09:31 2:33:002017 2:09:32 2:40:312016 2:09:27 2:45:072015 2:10:18 2:41:282014 2:09:23 2:41:562013 2:08:15 2:40:112012 2:09:38 2:43:122011 2:10:14 2:39:572010 2:10:502009 2:10:152008 2:11:592007 2:10:232006 2:09:452005 2:09:582004 2:12:022003 2:09:242002 2:11:452001 2:08:452000 2:10:441999 2:09:541998 2:09:111997 2:12:0019962:08:301995 2:09:391994 2:11:281993 2:13:041992 2:08:361991 2:08:531990 2:11:561989 2:12:261988 2:11:581987 2:12:031986 2:10:341985 2:13:161984 2:12:051983 2:13:551982 2:15:431981 2:11:301980 2:13:291979 2:13:301978 2:09:061977 2:13:571976 2:14:231975 2:13:111974 2:13:051973 2:14:561972 2:19:111971 2:16:521970 2:17:121969 2:14:041968 2:13:241967 2:13:341966 2:14:351965 2:14:381964 2:17:491963 2:15:161962 2:23:541961 2:23:451960 2:23:301959 2:23:401958 2:25:161957 2:26:401956 2:26:241955 2:29:191954 2:34:481953 2:29:051952 2:01:50

Statistics

Winners by country CountryWins 46 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Multiple winners AthleteCountryWinsYearsTōru Terasawa41963, 1964, 1965, 1966Kenji Kimihara41967, 1970, 1971, 1973Kurao Hiroshima21956, 1958Yasunori Hamada21974, 1977Shigeru Sō21978, 1981Yoshihiro Nishimura21983, 1987Gert Thys21996, 2006

Notes

References General Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon. ARRS (2009-12-24). Retrieved on 2010-02-08. Specific

External links Official website