IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON YOUR PARTICIPATION

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON YOUR PARTICIPATION

1. Any changes in the entry division will not be accepted after application.
2. A “First-Come-First-Served” Privilege
Up to 60 foreign applicants including accompanying persons for T51 & T33 & T52 athletes will be provided with the following privileges of transportation and accommodation in Japan on a “first-come-first-served” basis by the Organizer.

Please note that all other athletes and participants outside these 60 will be expected to pay for all costs during their stay in Japan including accommodation and transportation.

(Hotel)
Hotel Stay with Breakfast in Japan for 4 Nights.
Privileged applicants will be allowed to stay for 4 nights at a hotel in Oita City or hotels in other cities in Japan for the convenience of their international flights. Athletes may stay more than 4 nights, but hotel stay provided by the Organizer will be limited to 4 nights in total, and the cost of their extra stay shall be borne by the applicants.

arrival/ Nov 17, 2022 departure/ Nov. 21, 2022 (4 nights)
arrival/ Nov. 18, 2022 departure/ Nov. 22, 2022 (4 nights)
arrival/ Nov. 17,2022 departure/ Nov.23, 2022 (5 nights)→one extra night should be paid by participants.

(Transportation)
Domestic transportation between your arrival/departure airport and Oita Airport, between Oita Airport and the hotel in Oita City, and other transportation in Japan.

3. Entry Fee
Entry fee for athletes is 5,000 yen for marathon and 1,000 yen for half marathon, to be paid in cash at time of registration the day before the race.

4. Reservation of local flights in Japan
Participants must NOT reserve flights within Japan by themselves
In accordance with the domestic passenger clause of Japan, and also based on the information on international flight schedules given by the participants, the Organizer will arrange for them the domestic transportation between arrival/departure airport and their hotel in Oita, by domestic flight, train, limousine bus etc., to provide them with appropriate service and conditions during their transportation.

5. Transportation in Oita
The Organizer will arrange transportation in Oita for all participants.

6. Baggage
In Japan, your checked baggage will be transported separately to the hotel in Oita City. Thus you may not receive it upon your arrival at the hotel. As to the things you need upon your arrival in Oita, we suggest you bring them as carry-on baggage (i.e. clothes for arrival night in Oita).

7. Racing chair
Racing wheelchairs shall meet the regulations set by the Organizer. (see the Regulations for Wheelchairs)

8. Helmet Wearing a helmet is required.

9. Cost born by participants
International airfare, lunch, dinner, extra stay & breakfast at hotels in Japan, and any personal expenses such as laundry, snacks and drinks, sightseeing, telephone, compensation for damages to wheelchair equipment, etc. are participants’ responsibility. As mentioned in the above item 2, all the expenses shall be borne by the individuals, if they are not included in the early 60 applicants.