[2] It began in 1980 as an annual 20-kilometre road race held in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.

The race acts as the Japanese women's marathon championships on three-year rotational basis.

[3] Performances at the race are typically taken into consideration when deciding the Japanese women's Olympic or World Championship teams.

[6] In 2012 the race was held on a newly designed course and was opened to public, mass participation for the first time, and renamed the Nagoya Women's Marathon.

[7] No refunds or preferential entries to future editions were offered to general runners, but a virtual marathon was organized with commemorative items to be sent by mail to all finishers.