SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2024 Package

Overview

Guaranteed race entry to SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2024! (Runners only)

SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, a unique marathon that runs along the coast with views of Mt. Fuji. Kintetsu has secured a few entries exclusively for participants in this tour and this tour includes many support before and after your race!

The tour itinerary is designed to accommodate the needs of the runners, while also giving you time to explore Tokyo during your free time and participate in optional activities. Of course, you can choose to have someone join you on the tour (perhaps your main cheerleader!).

Fantastic city, warm people, amazing experience. Don’t miss this chance to see Japan in a way you never have before!

*Please note that all details on this tour page are based on the previous SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON schedule and may be subject to change.

100% guaranteed race entry for SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2024. (Runners only)
2 nights’ accommodation at Tenseien ANNEX.
Daily breakfast.
Sighseeing tour and Japanese cultural experience options available.
Carbo Party at Tenseien Annex Convention Room.
Lunch buffet and use of hot springs at Oiso Prince Hotel.

Itinerary

DAY 130 November, 2024

Welcome to Odawara, Japan

Meals: Carbo Party at Tenseien Annex Convention Room
Stay: Tenseien Odawara Station Annex

Welcome to Odawara!

Upon arrival at Narita or Haneda airport, please make your own way to the hotel. Your accommodation, Tenseien Odawara Station Annex is a three-minute walk from Odawara Station. From Haneda airport, it takes about 1.5 hours by train. From Narita Airport, it’s about 2 – 2.5 hours by train or limousine bus and bullet train.
Enjoy evening at the Carbo Party at Tenseien Odawara Station Annex Convention Room with other runners.

DAY 21 DECEMBER, 2024

SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2024 Race Day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Stay: Tenseien Odawara Station Annex

The main event, at last! Enjoy the day to the fullest with your fellow runners, the spectators, all the staff and volunteers!

Here are some suggestions to help you stay encouraged and focused when you’re struggling to finish a race.

– Enjoy the scenery while you run.

– Respond to cheers from the crowd.

– Picture yourself at the finish line, with Mt. Fuji in the background!

Ganbatte, good luck!

*Race day transfers included:

– One way transfer from the hotel to the start area.

– One way transfer from the finish area to the hotel.

*Service hours: 15:00, 16:00, 17:30 (Numbered tickets distributed at boarding location.

After running, sweat it out in the hot springs, then settle down and enjoy a buffet lunch.

DAY 32 DECEMBER, 2024

Time to unwind and relax after the big day!

Meals: Breakfast

Free at leisure until departure. After all your hard work and training, it’s time to indulge in Japan’s culinary delights!

After a good rest, please make your own way to the airport.

Accommodation

Odawara

Tenseien Odawara Station Annex

Teseien Odawara Station Annex offers you a perfect combination of comfort and convenience located just 3 minutes walking from Odawara station. With its unique shopping mall “Minaka Odawara”, this hotel is of the best location while exploring in the ‘Odawara New Castle Town’, which is steeped in the atmosphere of the Edo period.

Hotel Facilities:
24-hour reception, Restaurant, Day spa, Footbath garden with a view, Outing yukata exclusively for guests (Enjoy the Minaka Odawara ‘footbath garden with a view’ and in the hotel as if you were in a castle town.), Relaxation aesthetic, Guest laundry

Check-in: 15:00 / Check-out: 10:00

Room size: Single room 16m² / Twin room 23.5m²

Room Facilities:
Airwave beds and mats, Shower over bath facilities, Nightdress, Bath amenities, electric kettle, Hairdryer, Quality linens and towels, Humidified air purifier, Refrigerator, LCD 50’ 4K TV, Free Wi-Fi

Location: 4F, Minaka Odawara, 1-1-15 Sakae-cho, Odawara, Kanagawa, 250-0011

Inclusions

Accommodation: 2 Nights at Tenseien Odawara Station Annex
Carbo Party at Tenseien Odawara Station Annex Convention Room
Daily breakfast
Guaranteed race entry for SHONAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2024 + Signature T-shirt (Runners only)
All finishers will receive a finisher’s medal (Runners only)
Use of the luggage storage area in the Oiso Prince Hotel
Transportation: bus transfers between the hotel and the race start/finish area on the race day
Lunch buffet and use of hot springs at Oiso Prince Hotel
Return Flights not included
Transfers between the airport & your accommodation not included

About Kintetsu

In Australia

Kintetsu International Express (Oceania) is an ATAS accredited travel agent in Australia, a member of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents. In Australia, we specialise in arranging Corporate and Group Travel for businesses, schools, religious groups and cultural organisations. We have Travel Centres in Sydney serving our Australian customers and offices in Cairns, Gold Coast and Auckland handling Japanese inbound tours. We are also an authorised travel agent to sell Japan Rail Pass and Kintetsu Rail Pass in Australia

In Japan and Worldwide

Kintetsu International belongs to the travel arm of the Kintetsu Group, a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate which operates a major Japanese rail system, bus & freight forwarding companies, department stores, restaurants & hotel chains. We have more than 150 offices in Japan and more than 40 overseas offices worldwide. Utilising our global network, we guide our customers to every location around the globe with quality and dependable services.