• （1）The following will result in applications being rejected.
  • Duplicate applications for the same event by the same person.
  • Applications for multiple events by the same person. However, in cases where duplicate applications are made for local advance applications and standard applications, the standard application will not be valid and the processing fee not refunded.
• （2）Applications made outside of the application period will be invalid, will not qualify for the selection lottery and the processing fee will not be refunded.
• （3）Changes, amendments and cancellations cannot be made to the content of applications once submitted. The organizers will contact applicants via email or telephone only in cases where there are problems with the content of registrations.
• （4）While the organizers will inform all applicants (the representative member in the case of group entries) of the selection results via email or post, no subsequent attempts to contact applicants will be made in the event of notices of non-delivery or letters not being delivered due to problems with registered email addresses or postal addresses.
• （5）Inquiries cannot be made regarding the status of applications or selection results.
• （6）Substitute runners or the transfer of rights are not permitted. Entrants will be disqualified if found to have engaged in such acts. In such cases, the organizers will not provide any kind of compensation, and entry fees will not be refunded.
• （7）The organizers accept no responsibility for delays in applications as a result of postal conditions or defects with internet devices/lines.
• （8）In the case of online applications, applications may not be possible due to issues with the user’s terminal, OS or browser. Please see the Fukuoka Marathon website for more details on user software environments (OS/browser).

Applicants must agree to the following rules of application.

• （1）With exception of providing emergency response measures, the organizers accept no liability whatsoever for sickness, loss, or other mishaps.
• （2）Following application, applicants may not change or cancel events for personal reasons.
• （3）False declaration of age, gender or address details for local applicants or entry by a person other than the applicant (fraudulent entry) will not be tolerated. In such cases, entry will be cancelled and entry fees/processing fees will not be refunded.
• （4）Entry fees/processing fees will not be refunded if the event is cancelled due to reasons beyond the control of the organizers, such as earthquakes, wind or flood damage, storms, snowfall, unforeseen occurrences, mishaps,
• （5）Once paid, no excess/duplicate payments can be refunded.
• （6）The organizers own the publishing and portrait rights to images, photographs, articles, and entrants’ names, ages, and addresses (names of countries; names of prefectures and other administrative units; and names of cities, wards, towns, and villages) in relation to such media as television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the internet for the duration of the event.
• （7）The organizers will comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in handling the personal information of the participants.
• （8）The event will be conducted in compliance with all related laws and regulations of Japan.
• （9）Minors must seek the consent of guardians before applying.

• *1　When paying via the designated money transfer form, please ensure to pay only the ¥500 processing fee at the time of application.
  Once paid, no excess/duplicate payments can be refunded.Once paid, no excess/duplicate payments can be refunded.
• *2　 Amount for April 2014 onward. The amount is ¥120 if paying by the final day of March.
• *3　Amount for payments made at JP Bank/Post Office counters. The amount may differ if using an ATM. Please inquire at a JP Bank/Post Office counter for more details.
• *4　Amounts as of March 2014. Amounts are subject to change from April due to an increase in the consumption tax rate.