Super Mario Running Event Comes to Sapporo Dome in September
The event expands Nintendo's Super Mario brand into a participatory physical activity in Japan, combining branded merchandise from Uniqlo and Mizuno with a dome-based run course.
Reporting from 1 sources: GAME Watch (Impress).
A running event called Super Mario: RUN TO THE GOAL in Hokkaido 2026 will be held on September 13 at Daiwa House Premist Dome (Sapporo Dome) in Sapporo. Participants run a 2.5 km course wearing Mario-themed goods including a Uniqlo T-shirt and Mizuno towel. Registration opens July 10.
Doshin EC will host Super Mario: RUN TO THE GOAL in Hokkaido 2026 on September 13 at Daiwa House Premist Dome (Sapporo Dome) in Sapporo City. Participants run about 2.5 km on a dedicated course with background music and photo spots. Runner tickets cost 6,600 yen for adults and 5,500 yen for children. Admission-only tickets start at 1,100 yen for adults in advance.
Participation benefits include an official T-shirt made in cooperation with Uniqlo, an official towel from Mizuno, a Mario cap, a nap sack, a finisher medal, and a bib number. The venue will also sell limited goods, offer mini-games like ring toss and target shooting, serve food from food trucks, and host a trial session for Switch2 game software. Registration opens July 10 at 10:00. Capacity is 6,000 people split into morning and afternoon sessions of 3,000 each.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- GAME Watch (Impress) 札幌市でマリオグッズが貰えるランニングイベント「スーパーマリオ：RUN TO THE GOAL in Hokkaido 2026」開催