Kobe Marathon Kobe Marathon Kobe Marathon

• Date Date Date	November 15, 2015 November 15, 2015 November 15, 2015
  Location Location Location	Hyogo Hyogo Hyogo
  Web Site Web Site Web Site	http://www.kobe-marathon.net/ http://www.kobe-marathon.net/ http://www.kobe-marathon.net/
  Athletic event Athletic event Athletic event	Full marathon etc. Full marathon etc. Full marathon etc.
  Number of participants Number of participants Number of participants	19380 persons 19380 persons 19380 persons

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  Kobe city is located near Osaka, it is a one hour bus ride from Kansai International Airport. With a population of 1.6 million, Kobe is the 6^thlargest city in Japan.

   

  The theme of the KOBE MARATHON, “Thanks and Friendship”, expresses Kobe’s sincere gratitude to the people around the world who reached out to Kobe for their recovery from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake till today.

   

  The course is scenic and interesting, with a mixture of mountain and sea, as well as the urban and countryside. The course starts at the Kobe City Hall and runs along the seaside to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which is the turning point. The runners are then cheered on by the Tairyoubata, a flag located on a large ship that celebrates and symbolizes hopes for a great catch, then continues on to the finish line through Port Island.

   

  20,000 runners will participate in this marathon with a 7 hour cutoff time.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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