The is an annual marathon sporting event for men and women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held in mid February in Kyoto, Japan. The course starts at Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium and pass through Kyoto Botanical Gardens and the right bank of Kamo river and finishes near Heian Jingu. It was one of the top ten most expensive of the world's biggest marathons by entry cost in 2015.
An event with the same name was held from 1969 to 1982.
Results Key: EditionDateMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1st11 March 20122:26:212:48:472nd10 March 20132:20:302:49:063rd16 February 20142:25:182:49:104th15 February 20152:21:142:45:305th21 February 20162:17:542:50:416th19 February 20172:20:322:45:157th18 February 20182:23:442:51:578th17 February 20192:16:272:51:409th16 February 20202:21:482:45:2510th19 February 20232:19:392:48:5711th18 February 20242:14:152:47:22
Kyoto Marathon (1969–1982) + Winners Edition Date Athlete Country Time Notes 1 March 9, 1969 Seiji Fukada 2:17:43.8 2 February 8, 1970 Kokichi Uchino 2:16:55.8 3 February 7, 1971 Hayami Tanimura 2:13:45.2 Course record 4 February 6, 1972 Susumu Sato 2:17:37 5 February 5, 1973 Jack Foster 2:14:53.4 6 February 3, 1974 Matti Vuorenmaa 2:15:10.8 7 February 9, 1975 Mineteru Sakamoto 2:17:15.4 8 February 8, 1976 Hatsuo Okubo 2:16:50.2 9 February 13, 1977 Bill Rodgers 2:14:26.2 10 February 12, 1978 David Chettle 2:16:00.4 11 February 11, 1979 Masahiko Furuta 2:18:08.2 12 February 10, 1980 Kazuo Takatori 2:15:23 13 February 15, 1981 Koshiro Kawaguchi 2:18:14 14 February 11, 1982 Masahiko Furuta 2:17:58 2nd victory
References
External links Kyoto Marathon official website
List of Certified Marathon Courses in 2016 — International Association of Athletics Federations