The Japan Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organised by the Japan Skating Federation () to crown the national champions of Japan. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior level, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Junior-level skaters compete at the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships. Nobuo Satō currently holds the record for winning the most Japan Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Midori Ito holds the record in women's singles (with nine). Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara are tied for winning the most championship titles in pair skating (with six each), and while two of those titles were won as partners with each other, the others were won with different partners. Chris Reed holds the record in ice dance (with ten), although those were also won with different partners.

History The Japanese Skating Association was formed by figure skating enthusiasts in the autumn of 1920. In the beginning, figure skating in Japan was dominated by men, as very few Japanese women skated. The first figure skating competition was planned to be held in February 1921 in Suwa, though because the competition rules were not yet clearly defined, only the speed skating portion of the competition was held. In February 1922, the first figure skating competition was carried out using a translation of the international rules. The winner was Masatomo Godai.

The first artificial ice rink in Japan was constructed in Osaka in 1923. Japan joined the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1926, and in 1929, the modern Japan Skating Federation was jointly formed by the Japanese Skating Association and the Japanese Collegiate Ice Sports Federation. Early the next year, the Federation began to hold combined national championships for speed skating, figure skating, and ice hockey. Five years later, in 1935, women began competing as well.

The Championships have been cancelled several times. They were not held from 1942 through 1946 due to World War II. In 1949, they were cancelled due to the weather being too warm, and in 1952, they were cancelled because only one man and no women registered. Initially held between January and March, from 1966, the championships have been held in November or December.

Senior medalists

Men's singles +Men's event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1929–30 Nikko Makoto Kubo Yukichi Kaneko Susumu Kobayashi 1930–31 Sendai Kazuyoshi Oimatsu Ryuichi Obitani 1931–32 Shimosuwa Kingo Sato Toshikazu Katayama Yoshizo Wada 1932–33 Tokyo Toshikazu Katayama Kazuyoshi Oimatsu Tsugio Hasegawa 1933–34 Osaka Zenjiro Watanabe 1934–35 Tokyo Tsugio Hasegawa Kazuyoshi Oimatsu 1935–36 Shizuji Kitagawa Katsutoshi Kobayashi Shin Kurahashi 1936–37 Toshikazu Katayama Zenjiro Watanabe Tsugio Hasegawa 1937–38 Hiroshi Kanda Fujimaru Shodoshima 1938–39 Hiroshi Kanda Ryusuke Arisaka 1939–40 Ryusuke Arisaka Hiroshi Kanda 1940–41 Katsuyuki Sakai 1941–46 No competitions due to World War II 1946–47 Hachinohe Ryusuke Arisaka Tatsujiro Kawashima Kiyoshi Iwasaki 1947–48 Morioka Naoshige Shiota Suzuo Haraguchi 1948–49 Suwa Competition cancelled 1949–50 Tomakomai Katsuyuki Sakai Masami Kobayashi Suzuo Haraguchi 1950–51 Nikko Ryusuke Arisaka Naoshige Shiota Masami Kobayashi 1951–52 Tokyo Competition cancelled 1952–53 Tokyo Jack B. Jost Naoshige Shiota Masami Kobayashi 1953–54 Osaka Masami Kobayashi Tetsutaro Tanaka Shuichi Sugimoto 1954–55 Tokyo Kazuo Ohashi Yukio Nishikura Masami Kobayashi 1955–56 Kyoto Hideo Sugita Kazuo Ohashi Nobuo Satō 1956–57 Tokyo Nobuo Satō Yukio Nishikura Hideo Sugita 1957–58 1958–59 Osaka 1959–60 Tokyo 1960–61 Hideo Sugita Yutaka Doke 1961–62 Osaka Masato Tamura 1962–63 Tokyo Yoshiyuki Koizumi Yutaka Doke 1963–64 Masato Tamura 1964–65 Osaka Tsuguhiko Kozuka 1965–66 Tomakomai Yutaka Higuchi 1966–67 Tokyo Tsuguhiko Kozuka Masato Tamura 1967–68 Yutaka Higuchi Masato Tamura 1968–69 Akira Yoshizawa Tomomi Sato 1969–70 Osaka Yutaka Higuchi 1970–71 Tokyo Tsuguhiko Kozuka Minoru Sano 1971–72 Sapporo Minoru Sano Tsuguhiko Kozuka 1972–73 Osaka Minoru Sano Tomomi Sato Mitsuru Matsumura 1973–74 Kyoto Mitsuru Matsumura Yoshinori Onishi 1974–75 Hiroshima Fumio Igarashi 1975–76 Tokyo 1976–77 1977–78 Kyoto Fumio Igarashi Takashi Mura 1978–79 Tokyo Mitsuru Matsumura Fumio Igarashi Shinji Someya 1979–80 Fumio Igarashi Mitsuru Matsumura Takashi Mura 1980–81 Takashi Mura Masaru Ogawa 1981–82 Mitsuru Matsumura Takashi Mura 1982–83 Shinji Someya Takashi Mura Masaru Ogawa 1983–84 Masaru Ogawa Makoto Kano 1984–85 Makoto Kano Tatsuya Fujii 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Makoto Kano Tatsuya Fujii Komyo Takeuchi 1988–89 Mitsuhiro Murata Tatsuya Fujii 1989–90 Kitakyushu Tatsuya Fujii Masakazu Kagiyama Mitsuhiro Murata 1990–91 Yokohama Masakazu Kagiyama Mitsuhiro Murata Daisuke Nishikawa 1991–92 Kobe Noyu Yariuchi 1992–93 Nagoya Tomoaki Koyama Fumihiro Oikawa 1993–94 Yokohama Fumihiro Oikawa Masakazu Kagiyama Yoshiaki Takeuchi 1994–95 Kobe Shin Amano Naoki Shigematsu Seiichi Suzuki 1995–96 Yokohama Takeshi Honda Naoki Shigematsu Makoto Okazaki 1996–97 Nagano Yamato Tamura 1997–98 Kobe Yamato Tamura Naoki Shigematsu Yosuke Takeuchi 1998–99 Yokohama Yosuke Takeuchi Yamato Tamura Fukuoka Takeshi Honda Yamato Tamura Naoki Shigematsu 2000–01 Nagano Yosuke Takeuchi 2001–02 Osaka Yosuke Takeuchi Makoto Okazaki 2002–03 Kyoto Takeshi Honda Kensuke Nakaniwa 2003–04 Nagano Yamato Tamura Kazumi Kishimoto Daisuke Takahashi 2004–05 Yokohama Takeshi Honda Kensuke Nakaniwa Nobunari Oda 2005–06 Tokyo Daisuke Takahashi Nobunari Oda Kensuke Nakaniwa 2006–07 Nagoya Yasuharu Nanri 2007–08 Osaka Takahiko Kozuka 2008–09 Nagano Nobunari Oda Takahito Mura 2009–10 Osaka Daisuke Takahashi Nobunari Oda Takahiko Kozuka 2010–11 Nagano Takahiko Kozuka Daisuke Takahashi 2011–12 Osaka Daisuke Takahashi Takahiko Kozuka Yuzuru Hanyu 2012–13 Sapporo Yuzuru Hanyu Daisuke Takahashi Takahito Mura 2013–14 Saitama Tatsuki Machida Takahiko Kozuka 2014–15 Nagano Shoma Uno 2015–16 Sapporo Takahito Mura 2016–17 Osaka Shoma Uno Keiji Tanaka 2017–18 Tokyo 2018–19 Osaka Daisuke Takahashi Keiji Tanaka 2019–20 Tokyo Yuzuru Hanyu Yuma Kagiyama 2020–21 Nagano Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno 2021–22 Saitama 2022–23 Osaka Shoma Uno Koshiro Shimada Kazuki Tomono 2023–24 Nagano Yuma Kagiyama Sōta Yamamoto 2024–25 Osaka Yuma Kagiyama Rio Nakata Tatsuya Tsuboi 2025–26 Tokyo Shun Sato Kao Miura

Women's singles +Women's event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1934–35 Tokyo Etsuko Inada Tamako Togo Mitsuko Tezuka 1935–36 Tamako Togo Yoshiko Tsukioka 1936–37 Etsuko Inada Kinuko Nakamura 1937–38 1938–39 Kinuko Nakamura Michiko Yano 1939–40 Yoshiko Tsukioka 1940–41 Tsuyako Ikuta 1941–46 No competitions due to World War II 1946–47 Hachinohe Yoshiko Tsukioka Tsuyako Ikuta Kyoko Tokue 1947–48 Morioka Yoshiko Niwa Reiko Kato 1948–49 Suwa Competition cancelled 1949–50 Tomakomai No competitors 1950–51 Nikko Etsuko Inada Yoshiko Niwa Tsuyako Yamashita 1951–52 Tokyo Competition cancelled 1952–53 Tokyo Yoshiko Tsukioka Reiko Kobayashi Nana Aeba 1953–54 Osaka Tsuyako Yamashita No other competitors 1954–55 TokyoYoko Midoro Hisako Honda 1955–56 Kyoto Junko Ueno Yuko Araki 1956–57 Tokyo Yuko Araki Miwa Fukuhara 1957–58 Miwa Fukuhara Hitomi Kurahashi 1958–59 Osaka Kumiko Okawa 1959–60 Tokyo Miwa Fukuhara Junko Ueno 1960–61 Junko Ueno Miwa Fukuhara 1961–62 Osaka Miwa Fukuhara Junko Ueno 1962–63 Tokyo Kumiko Okawa Junko Ueno 1963–64 1964–65 Osaka Kazumi Yamashita 1965–66 Tomakomai Haruko Ishida 1966–67 Tokyo Kumiko Okawa Miwa Fukuhara Kazumi Yamashita 1967–68 Kazumi Yamashita Haruko Ishida 1968–69 Kazumi Yamashita Keiko Miyagawa Keiko Yuzawa 1969–70 Osaka Harumi Yoshizawa 1970–71 Tokyo Shuko Takeyama 1971–72 Sapporo Keiko Yuzawa 1972–73 Osaka Emi Watanabe Miwako Ohashi 1973–74 Kyoto Shinobu Watanabe 1974–75 Hiroshima 1975–76 Tokyo Shinobu Watanabe Reiko Kobayashi 1976–77 Reiko Kobayashi Shinobu Watanabe 1977–78 Kyoto Mariko Yoshida 1978–79 Tokyo 1979–80 Yoko Yakushi 1980–81 Reiko Kobayashi Mariko Yoshida Midori Ito 1981–82 Mariko Yoshida Masako Kato Yukiko Okabe 1982–83 Juri Ozawa Megumi Aotani Sachie Yuki 1983–84 Masako Kato Midori Ito Yukari Yoshimori 1984–85 Midori Ito Masako Kato Sachie Yuki 1985–86 Sachie Yuki Juri Ozawa 1986–87 Masako Kato Yukiko Kashihara 1987–88 Junko Yaginuma Yuka Sato 1988–89 1989–90 Kitakyushu Yuka Sato Junko Yaginuma 1990–91 Yokohama Mari Asanuma 1991–92 Kobe Yuka Sato 1992–93 Nagoya Yuka Sato Junko Yaginuma Kumiko Koiwai 1993–94 Yokohama Rena Inoue 1994–95 Kobe Hanae Yokoya Junko Yaginuma 1995–96 Yokohama Midori Ito Hanae Yokoya Yumi Sano 1996–97 Nagano Fumie Suguri Shizuka Arakawa Yuka Kanazawa 1997–98 Kobe Shizuka Arakawa Fumie Suguri Rena Inoue 1998–99 Yokohama Yuka Kanazawa Fukuoka Chisato Shiina Arisa Yamazaki Fumie Suguri 2000–01 Nagano Fumie Suguri Shizuka Arakawa Yoshie Onda 2001–02 Osaka Miki Ando 2002–03 Kyoto Yoshie Onda Shizuka Arakawa 2003–04 Nagano Miki Ando Fumie Suguri 2004–05 Yokohama Mao Asada Fumie Suguri 2005–06 Tokyo Fumie Suguri Shizuka Arakawa 2006–07 Nagoya Mao Asada Miki Ando Yukari Nakano 2007–08 Osaka 2008–09 Nagano Fumie Suguri Miki Ando 2009–10 Osaka Akiko Suzuki Yukari Nakano 2010–11 Nagano Miki Ando Mao Asada Kanako Murakami 2011–12 Osaka Mao Asada Akiko Suzuki 2012–13 Sapporo Kanako Murakami Satoko Miyahara 2013–14 Saitama Akiko Suzuki Mao Asada 2014–15 Nagano Satoko Miyahara Rika Hongo Wakaba Higuchi 2015–16 Sapporo Wakaba Higuchi Mao Asada 2016–17 Osaka Mai Mihara 2017–18 Tokyo Kaori Sakamoto Rika Kihira 2018–19 Osaka Kaori Sakamoto Rika Kihira Satoko Miyahara 2019–20 Tokyo Rika Kihira Wakaba Higuchi Tomoe Kawabata 2020–21 Nagano Kaori Sakamoto Satoko Miyahara 2021–22 Saitama Kaori Sakamoto Wakaba Higuchi Mana Kawabe 2022–23 Osaka Mai Mihara Mao Shimada 2023–24 Nagano Mone Chiba 2024–25 Osaka Mao Shimada Wakaba Higuchi 2025–26 Tokyo Mone Chiba

Pairs +Pairs event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1955–56 Kyoto No other competitors 1956–57 Tokyo No other competitors 1957–58 1958–59 Osaka 1959–60 Tokyo No other competitors 1960–61 1961–62 Osaka No other competitors 1962–63 Tokyo 1963–64 1964–66 No pairs competitors 1966–67 Tokyo No other competitors 1967–68 No other competitors 1968–69 No other competitors 1969–70 Osaka 1970–71 Tokyo 1971–72 Sapporo 1972–73 Osaka 1973–75 No pairs competitors 1975–76 Tokyo 1976–77 1977–78 Kyoto 1978–79 Tokyo 1979–80 1980–81 No other competitors 1981–86 No pairs competitors 1986–87 No other competitors 1987–88 1988–89 No other competitors 1989–90 Kitakyushu No pairs competitors 1990–91 Yokohama No other competitors 1991–92 Kobe 1992–93 Nagoya 1993–94 Yokohama 1994–96 No pairs competitors 1996–97 Nagano 1997–98 Kobe No other competitors 1998–99 Yokohama No pairs competitors Fukuoka No other competitors 2000–01 Nagano 2001–02 Osaka No other competitors 2002–03 Kyoto 2003–04 Nagano No pairs competitors 2004–05 Yokohama No other competitors 2005–08 No pairs competitors 2008–09 Nagano No other competitors 2009–10 Osaka 2010–11 Nagano 2011–12 Osaka 2012–13 Sapporo No pairs competitors 2013–14 Saitama No other competitors 2014–15 Nagano 2015–16 Sapporo 2016–17 Osaka 2017–18 Tokyo 2018–19 Osaka No other competitors 2019–20 Tokyo 2020–21 Nagano No pairs competitors 2021–22 Saitama No other competitors 2022–23 Osaka 2023–24 Nagano 2024–25 Osaka 2025–26 Tokyo No other competitors

Ice dance