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where to watch tokyo marathon 2026 start
the start moved to the shinjuku area near the metropolitan government building, and shinjuku station west exit puts u about 10 min walk away. get there by 6:30am if u want a spot at the barriers, the elite wave goes off around 7:10.
Yoyogi Park side is quieter for photos
Good shout, Shinjuku Chuo Park side works too.
chuo park is solid but the barrier along the west side of the park gets you closer to the actual start line
yeah and Tochomae station puts you right underneath, 1 min
Marunouchi line gets packed by 6, take Toei instead.
worth adding that the west exit gets chaos with road closures from about 6, so coming up from the south side of the building is calmer. bring cash for a konbini coffee, the queues there are brutal
South side also drops you closer to the 7-Eleven on Jonan-dori, which stays quieter than the station ones until about 6.
6:30 is cutting it close tbh, the barriers on the west side fill by 6:15 once the first trains land. if ur only there to see the elites off, anywhere along the first 500m works & u can roll in at 6:45
6:30's optimistic honestly, 6:15 more like.