Japan Curling Championships

The Japan Curling Championships () are the annual Japanese men's and women's curling championships, organized by the Japan Curling Association (JCA). The winners get to represent Japan at the men's and women's World Curling Championships and the next season's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.

Summary

Qualification The following teams have the right to participate to this championship.

In 2019 (2018–2019 season)

Last year's winners and runner-up teams. Teams represented Japan at 2018 Winter Olympics. Teams that won the regional championships (top 3 of Hokkaido, 1 of Tohoku, 1 of Kanto, 1 of Chubu and 1 of Western Japan).

After 2020 (after 2019–2020 season)

Last year's winners and runner-up teams. Top ranked teams in top 50 on WCT ranking at end of last October (without last year's winners and runner-up teams). Teams that won the regional championships (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu and Western Japan). Winners of wild-card games by runner-up teams in regional championships.

Format Round-robins by 9 teams and Page playoffs by qualified 4 teams.

Team names

In Japan, curling teams have historically used freely nicknames instead of the skip name. However, the restricted the names that teams could use in the championship tournament in 2005, to one of the following: the skip's surname, organization name, association name, residential regional name, or the school name for the championships.

Championships Edition Year Date(s) Host city Arena Teams Men Women11984February 26Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena3rowspan=4 21985February 24Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena331986February 23Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena341987February 21 – 22Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena751988February 26 – 28Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena10461989March 10 – 12Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena12671990February 24 – 26Sapporo, HokkaidoMakomanai Ice Arena12681991March 1 – 3Tokoro, Hokkaido12691992February 28 – March 3Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Hall 12 8101993February 26 – 28Obihiro, Hokkaido 12 8111994March 19 – 21Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park Arena 12 6121995March 8 – 12Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park Arena 8 8131996February 28 – March 3Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park Arena 8 8141997February 19 – 23Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park Arena88151998March 4 – 8Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Hall88161999February 24 – 28Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Hall1010172000February 23 – 27Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park Arena99182001February 21 – 25Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Hall99192002February 27 – March 4Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Hall99202003February 25 – March 2Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park, SCAP Karuizawa99212004February 23 – 29Moseushi, HokkaidoMoseushi Curling Hall98 22 2005 Men: March 23 – 27 Karuizawa, Nagano Kazakoshi Park, SCAP Karuizawa 10 — Women: February 23 – 27 Tokoro, Hokkaido Tokoro Curling Hall — 9 23 2006 Men: March 1 – 5 Karuizawa, Nagano Kazakoshi Park, SCAP Karuizawa 9 — Women: March 8 – 12 Aomori, Aomori — 9 24 2007 Men: February 28 – March 4 Tokoro, Hokkaido Tokoro Curling Hall 9 — Women: February 21 – 25 Moseushi, Hokkaido Moseushi Curling Hall — 9 25 2008 February 6 – 11 Karuizawa, Nagano Kazakoshi Park, SCAP Karuizawa 9 9 26 2009 February 10 – 15 Aomori, Aomori 9 9 27 2010 March 6 – 11 Tokoro, Hokkaido Tokoro Curling Hall 9 9 28 2011 February 8 – 13 Nayoro, Hokkaido 8 8 29 2012 February 9 – 14 Aomori, Aomori 8 8302013February 12–17Sapporo, Hokkaido88312014March 2–9Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park, Karuizawa Ice Park99322015February 8–15Tokoro, HokkaidoADVICS Tokoro Curling Hall99332016February 6–13Aomori, AomoriMichigin Dream Stadium99342017January 30 – February 5 Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park, Karuizawa Ice Park99352018January 28 – February 4Nayoro, Hokkaido99362019February 11–17Sapporo, Hokkaido99372020February 8–16Karuizawa, NaganoKazakoshi Park, Karuizawa Ice Park99382021February 8–14Wakkanai, Hokkaido77392022May 22–29Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Club99402023January 29 – February 5Tokoro, HokkaidoTokoro Curling Club99412024January 28 – February 4Sapporo, HokkaidoHokkaido Bank Curling Stadium1010422025February 2–9Yokohama, KanagawaYokohama Buntai1010432026June 7–14Yokohama, KanagawaYokohama Buntai1010

Results

Men