Tokyo Marathon 2026 Charity Application
The Regulations
Charity Program
Operating "Ronald McDonald House"
Official Charity Organization
Ronald McDonald House Charities Japan
The regulations in Chinese are available as below.
Chinese
Please carefully read the following Regulations when applying.
Important Notes on Donation
  • 1.
    A "Charity Runner" is a runner who makes a donation over a certain amount to the designated charity organization and participates in the Tokyo Marathon to spread the greatness of charity activities.
  • *Determined for each charity organizations.
  • 2.
    The amount of donations required to become a Charity Runner will differ depending on the charity organization. Please check Charity Runner application page for each of the charity organization.
  • *For those who wish to donate only, the donation amount must be at least 1,000 yen and no more than 999,000 yen, in increments of 1,000 yen.
  • 3.
    The criteria for selecting respective charity runners will differ depending on the charity organization, so please check here.
  • 4.
    You can choose which charity program to support by making a donation.
  • *The program outlined by the charity organization are subject to change due to natural disaster, political dispute, activity suspension and etc..
  • 5.
    You can make duplicate donations to multiple organizations however, you cannot make multiple requests for a Charity Runner.
  • 9.
    We do not provide refunds after a donation has been made. If this charity project or event is canceled due to reasons not attributable to the organizer, the donation will not be refunded.
  • If the selected charity organization has discontinued its program due to unavoidable circumstances, the collected donations will be allocated to another charity program.
  • Refunds are not also applicable in the following cases.
  • *Examples of prohibited actions include:
  • 11.
    Applications by travel agencies not approved by the tournament organizer will not be accepted. If it becomes clear, the participation right will be canceled and the donation and participation fee will not be refunded even after payment.
  • *Please contact the Entry Desk for the relevant travel agency.
  • 12.
    Receipt of the donation (donation of 2,000 yen or more per person or per group) shall be issued by the respective charity organization.
  • 13.
    All registered personal information will be used to create payment receipt and/or for charity organizations and the Tokyo Marathon Foundation to deliver further information.
  • In order to receive the electronic payment receipt of your participation fee, please look for the invoice issued by the credit card company.
  • 14.
    Please be fully trained in participating the event and take all possible precautions such as taking a medical examination in advance.
  • 15.
    The results of this charity project and the status of donation utilization by the recipient projects will be announced on this website at a later date.
  • Handling of Personal Information
    Please refer to our website regarding handling of personal information:
    https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/privacy/
    Please read our privacy policy, and if you agree, tick the box.
    Please proceed to the next step if you agree to these regulations.