The Kagoshima Marathon 2018 will be held on the 4th of March.
Traffic is likely to be very heavy on the day, so please use public transport, if possible.
Due to the marathon, traffic restrictions are imposed in the areas / roads below.
(Please see the map below.)
・ From Dolphin Port through the road along the seaside to Kagoshima Kamoike Athletics Field (Kenritsu Kamoike Rikujo Kyogijo)
・From Kagoshima Kamoike Athletics Field to the tram line from Kishaba to Asahi-dori
・From Asahi-dori, turning left towards the Statue of Saigo Takamori.
・Turning right at the Statue of Saigo Takamori onto Route 10, and then all the way up to Shigetomi Junior High School in Aira city. The runners make a U-turn at Shigetomi Junior High School to head back towards Kagoshima City Hall. The two southbound lanes will be open to cars, the two northbound lanes will be used for the marathon.
The details and the time schedule are below.
The Traffic Restriction Schedule
Restricted Area |
Contents of the Restriction |
Time |
① Dolphin Port → ② Kagoshima Shinko |
Closed to Vehicular Traffic |
8:00 ~ 9:30 |
② Kagoshima Shinko → ③ Bayside Geihinkan |
8:00 ~ 9:45 |
|
③ Bayside Geihinkan → ④ Baseball Stadium Bus Stop |
8:00 ~ 10:00 |
|
④ Baseball Stadium Bus Stop → ⑤ Kishaba |
8:15 ~ 10:00 |
|
⑤ Kishaba → ⑥ Arata |
Closed to Vehicular Traffic *Northbound side only. Southbound side (1 way) available. |
8:15 ~ 10:00 |
⑥ Arata → ⑦ Shinyashiki |
8:15 ~ 10:10 |
|
⑦ Shinyashiki → ⑧ Takamibaba |
8:15 ~ 10:20 |
|
⑧ Takamibaba → ⑨ Izuro |
Closed to Vehicular Traffic |
8:15 ~ 10:30 |
⑨ Izuro → ⑩ Asahi-dori |
8:15 ~ 10:30 |
|
⑩ Asahi-dori → ⑪ Chuo Park (Ten Park) |
Closed to Vehicular Traffic (Asahi-dori ⇔ Higashi Post Office is open from 10:30.) |
6:00 ~ 16:30 |
⑪ Chuo Park (Ten Park) → ⑫ Gateway to Shiroyama |
Closed to Vehicular Traffic |
6:00 ~ 10:30 |
(In Front of Terukuni Shrine → Gateway to Shiroyama) |
8:25 ~ 10:30 |
|
⑫ Gateway to Shiroyama → ⑬ Nagata Junior High School |
8:25 ~ 15:45 |
|
⑬ Nagata Junior High School → ⑭ Kami-honmachi |
8:25 ~ 15:45 |
|
⑭ Kami-honmachi → ⑮ Torigoe Tunnel (The Southside) |
Closed to Vehicular Traffic *Northbound side only. Southbound road is becoming a two-way road during the period. |
8:25 ~ 15:45 |
⑮ Torigoe Tunnel (The Southside) → ⑯ Shigetomi Post Office |
Closed to. Vehicular Traffic |
8:05 ~ 15:25 |
⑯ Shigetomi Post Office → ⑰ Shigetomi Junior High School |
9:15 ~ 13:30 |
|
⑬ Nagata Junior High School → ⑱ Gateway to the Aquarium |
10:15 ~ 15:45 |
|
⑱ Gateway to the Aquarium → ⑲ Sanbashi-dori |
10:00 ~ 15:45 |
|
⑲ Sanbashi-dori → ⑳ City Hall East Annex |
8:15 ~ 16:00 |
|
⑩ Asahi-dori → ㉑ Izumi-cho |
6:00 ~ 8:15 |
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