Tokyo Marathon 2025

Run the 2025 Tokyo Marathon for Room to Read

 Information in Japanese


Click to go to Tokyo Marathon Charity page (registration info to be updated in 2024 June)

 

Running and fundraising for Room to Read is a powerful way to help provide the skills and confidence young students need to build brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities. The Tokyo Marathon is one the most competitive races to get into, so we are thrilled to bring you this opportunity to run with Room to Read and help support children’s futures.

Our Goal

Our goal for the 2025 Tokyo Marathon is to help 8,000 young learners and girls in historically low-income communities access quality education.

 

Application & Schedule

Complete details about the application schedule, process, eligibility and more will be announced in June 2024 on the official "RUN with Heart" Tokyo Marathon Charity page. Here is some information to get you started.

Tokyo Marathon Charity Page

Application Period

The application period opens only for a limited time at the end of June 2024. More information about the application period will be made available in early June.

How to Apply

Select "Room to Read Japan" as the recipient of your donation on the following links:

  • Overseas Residents - Click here (English)
  • Japan Residents - Click here (Japanese)

The website will be updated when the application period starts.

Quota

Please contact jp.marathon@roomtoread.org for details.

Selections are made based on a pledged donation amount and content of the "Thoughts on Charity & Messages" section entered at the time of application. 

Donation amount

Please contact jp.marathon@roomtoread.org  for details.

In addition to the donation, a registration fee of about $160 will be charged for international runners.

  • Multiple currencies accepted.
    Donate in AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, USD, and JPY. Tax benefits are available in many countries. Check here.
  • Corporate matches accepted.
    Check here under     "Matching Gifts and Workplace Giving".
  • Fundraising platform provided.
    Receive support from your network!

 

Our Fundraising Target


Your fundraising goals will make a significant difference:
Although we have fewer slots than expected, we are sticking with our original goal of supporting access to quality education for 8,000 children and girls for the 2025 Tokyo Marathon!

  • $3,650: Support 10 girls in our Girls' Education Program for an entire year
  • $4,000: Support 80 children with literacy education for an entire year
  • $7,300: Support 20 girls in our Girls' Education Program for an entire year
  • $10,000: Provide 80 children and girls with literacy & life skill lessons for an entire year
  • $15,000: Support a school's library and provide education to hundreds of children and girls

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

General Inquiry

Room to Read Japan: jp.marathon@roomtoread.org

TMF Official Information (Regularly updated)

✓Official Website “RUN with HEART” Tokyo Marathon 2025 Charity Page
✓Eligibility for participants as a Charity runner

Benefits

We are grateful for each and every one of you who are joining us as a Room to Read 2025 Tokyo Marathon runner. To show our appreciation, here are a few benefits you can expect when running with the Room to Read team. Every participant will:

  1. Be invited to gather with top runners during the pre-race Emperor's Palace Run
  2. Receive a special Room to Read T-shirt
  3. Be surrounded by cheers and support along the course
  4. Get access to a Facebook group for our Room to Read charity runner community

 

Imperial Palace Run organized by Deloitte Running Team

Total 30 volunteers gathered and supported during the event

 

Testimonials from the Tokyo Marathon 2023

Dr. Lynn Clayton-Prince (USA)

"I had the pleasure and opportunity to participate in the Tokyo Marathon 2023 with the help of Room to Read.  Room to Read provided me with the opportunity to travel to Japan, and I was able to give back with a donation.  My donation provided reading resources for children and helped to create lifelong learners.  I  was impressed with knowing what my contribution was going towards.  I would encourage others to support this great organization in the future."

Mr. Bhup Rwal (USA)

"I choose to run for Room to Read Japan because of their goal of helping kids who are in need to advance their dreams of education worldwide. The best charity goals that fit my own vision and preferences. They use 100% of donations towards supporting their goal of facilitating kids to read and learn. The charity team was wonderful to help promptly in all steps and answered my questions."

Mr. Kyoichiro Suzuki and Mrs. Naoko Suzuki (Japan)

"We fully support Room to Read's focus on children's education and their commitment to efficient and waste-free initiatives. Over the past 13 years, we have been proud to support and walk alongside them. Please consider running as a charity runner, envisioning the resilient determination of children as they move forward."

For more comments and runners' photos from Tokyo Marathon 2024, please refer to the following pages:

About Room to Read

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 39 million children and has worked in 24 countries and in more than 192,000 communities, with additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to reach 40 million children by 2025.

Learn more about Room to Read’s Literacy Program and Girl's Education Program

Learn More

Literacy Program Fact Sheet

Our approach not only works for all children — it works at scale. By building literacy skills alongside reading habits, and by engaging governments and other NGOs to use this highly effective methodology, we are cementing the foundation for systemic change in education and paving an inclusive path
toward ending global illiteracy.

Learn more about Room to Read’s Literacy Program

Literacy Program Fact Sheet

Girl's Education Program Fact Sheet

Right now, approximately 129 million girls around the world are not in school. When you educate a girl, everything changes. Help Room to Read make change possible by benefiting more girls than ever before through our Girls’ Education Program.

Learn more about Room to Read’s Girl's Education Program

Girls' Education Program Fact Sheet