The is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of international competitions.

History

In 1913, it was first held in Tokyo as by the Japan Amateur Sports Association.Japan Association of Athletics Federations Seventy-year History Editorial Committee, ed. (1995). . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. p. 148. In 1925, the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF) was organized. Since then, the competition have been organized by the JAAF.

Events

The following athletics events feature on the national championships.

Sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m Middle distance: 800 m, 1500 m Long distance: 5000 m, 10,000 m Hurdles: 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m SC Jumps: Long jump, Triple jump, High jump, Pole vault Throws: Shot put, Discus throw, Hammer throw, Javelin throw

Other events As of 2016, the following events are separate competitions for date and venue from the outdoor championships.

Combined event: Decathlon and Heptathlon. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Combined event, it takes place in June. . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Relays: 4 × 100 m relays and 4 × 400 m relays. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Relay, it takes place in October. . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Marathon: The competition differ by year, is designated as a national championships. Race walk: 20 km and 50 km. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Kobe in February. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Wajima, Ishikawa in April. . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Cross country: meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Cross country, formerly known as Fukuoka International Cross Country, it takes place in Fukuoka in February.

Editions

+ Edition . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 13 June 2012. Venue Stadium Date 30 Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium 2–3 November 1946 31 Tobata, Fukuoka Sayagatani Stadium 4–5 October 1947 32 Yamagata Yamagata Prefectural Stadium 14–15 August 1948 33 Kashihara, Nara Kashihara Koen Stadium 27–28 August 1949 34 Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium 7–8 October 1950 35 Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium 13–14 October, 1951 36 Gifu Gifu Prefectural Stadium 4–5 October 1952 37 Shinjuku, Tokyo Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium 10–11 October 1953 38 Shinjuku, Tokyo Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium 24–26 September 1954 39 Kobe Kobe Oji Stadium 22–23 October 1955 40 Sendai, Miyagi Miyagino Stadium 6–7 October 1956 41 Kobe Kobe Oji Stadium 5–6 October 1957 42 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 11–12 October 1958 43 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 2–3 August 1959 44 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 1–3 July 1960 45 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 30 June – 2 July 1961 46 Omiya, Saitama Ōmiya Velodrome 12–14 October 1962 47 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 12–15 October 1963 48 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 3–5 July 1964 49 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 15–17 October 1965 50 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 16–18 September 1966 51 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 22–24 September 1967 52 Setagaya, Tokyo Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium 29 August – 1 September 1968 53 Ageo, Saitama Ageo Stadium 19–21 September 1969 54 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 29–31 May 1970 55 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 28–30 May 1971 56 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 2–4 June 1972 57 Chiba, Chiba Chiba Sports Center Stadium 1–3 June 1973 58 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 31 May – 2 June 1974 59 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 30 May – 1 June 1975 60 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 4–6 June 1976 61 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 28–30 October 1977 62 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 28–29 October 1978 63 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 27–28 October 1979 64 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 25–26 October 1980 65 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 24–25 October 1981 66 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 11 September – 12 September 1982 67 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 1–2 October 1983 68 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 20–21 October 1984 69 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 31 May – 2 June 1985 70 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 30 May – 1 June 1986 71 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 13–14 June 1987 72 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 17–19 June 1988 73 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 17–18 June 1989 74 Chiba, Chiba Chiba Sports Center Stadium 9–10 June 1990 75 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 13–16 June 1991 76 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 12–14 June 1992 77 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 11–13 June 1993 78 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 10–12 June 1994 79 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 9–11 June 1995 80 Osaka Nagai Stadium 6–9 June 1996 81 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 2–5 October 1997 82 Kumamoto, Kumamoto Kumamoto Athletics Stadium 30 September – 12 October 1998 83 Shizuoka, Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium 1–3 October 1999 84 Rifu, Miyagi Miyagi Stadium 6–8 October 2000 85 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 8–10 June 2001 86 Kanazawa, Ishikawa Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium 7–9 June 2002 87 Yokohama International Stadium Yokohama 6–8 June 2003 88 Tottori, Tottori Tottori Athletics Stadium 4–6 June 2004 89 Shinjuku, Tokyo National Olympic Stadium 2–5 June 2005 90 Kobe Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 30 June – 2 July 2006 91 Osaka Nagai Stadium 29 June – 1 July 2007 92 Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26–29 June 2008 93 Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 25–28 June 2009 94 Marugame, Kagawa Kagawa Marugame Stadium 4–6 June 2010 95 Kumagaya, Saitama Kumagaya Athletic Stadium 10–12 June 2011 96 Osaka Nagai Stadium 8–10 June 2012 97 Chōfu, Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 7–9 June 2013 98 Fukushima, Fukushima Fukushima Azuma Stadium 6–8 June 2014 99 Niigata, Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 26–28 June 2015 100 Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium 24–26 June 2016 101 Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai 23–25 June 2017 102 Fukuoka Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium 22–24 June 2018 103 Yamaguchi Ishin Me-Life Stadium 27–30 June 2019 104 Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 1–3 October 2020 105 Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai 24–27 June 2021 106 Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai 6–9 June 2022 107 Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai 1–4 June 2023 108 Niigata Denka Big Swan Stadium 27–30 June 2024 109 Tokyo Japan National Stadium 4–6 July 2025 110 Nagoya Paloma Mizuho Stadium 12–14 June 2026

Records +Championships recordsEvent Men Women Athlete Record Date Location Athlete Record Date Location 100 m Abdul Hakim Sani Brown 10.02 28 June 2019 Fukuoka 11.29 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 200 m Shingo Suetsugu 20.03 2003 Yokohama . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 22.73 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 400 m Susumu Takano 44.78 16 June 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Asami Tanno 51.93 2005 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 800 m Ko Ochiai 1:45.82 29 June 2024 Niigata Rin Kubo 1:59.52 5 July 2025 Shinjuku, Tokyo 1500 m Kazuto Iizawa 3:36.81 6 July 2025 Shinjuku, Tokyo Nozomi Tanaka 4:01.44 28 June 2024 Niigata 5000 m Tatsuhiko Ito 13:13.56 28 June 2024 Niigata Nozomi Tanaka 14:59.02 4 July 2025 Shinjuku, Tokyo 10,000 m Kazuya Shiojiri 27:09.80 10 December 2023 Shinjuku, Tokyo Hitomi Niiya 30:20.44 4 December 2020 Osaka Sprint Hurdles 110 m M / 100 m WShunsuke Izumiya13.04 4 June 2023Osaka Mako Fukube 12.75 29 June 2024 Niigata Mako Fukube 12.75 5 July 2025 Shinjuku, Tokyo 400 m hurdles Ken Toyoda 47.99 28 June 2024 Niigata 55.78 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 3000 m steeplechase Ryuji Miura 8:14.47 11 June 2022 Osaka Yuno Yamanaka 9:41.84 26 June 2021 Osaka High jump Naoyuki Daigo 2.33 m 2 July 2006 Kobe . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Megumi Sato 1.94 m 1988 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Pole vault Daichi Sawano 5.80 m 19902004 ChibaTottori . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Misaki Morota 4.41 m 28 June 2024 Niigata Long jumpYuki Hashioka8.36 m27 June 2021Osaka 7.03 m 1990 Chiba . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Triple jump Norifumi Yamashita 17.15 m 1986 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Mariko Morimoto 14.16 m 3 June 2023 Osaka Shot put 19.02 m 1990 Chiba . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 19.40 m 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Discus throw 64.20 m 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 59.94 m 1991 Shinjuku, Tokyo . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Hammer throw Koji Murofushi 83.29 m 2003 Yokohama . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Raika Murakami 66.88 m 5 July 2025 Shinjuku, Tokyo Javelin throw Yuta Sakiyama 87.16 m 5 July 2025 Shinjuku, Tokyo Haruka Kitaguchi 63.68 m June 2019 Fukuoka Combined event Decathlon M / Heptathlon W Keisuke Ushiro 8308 pts 31 May – 1 June 2014 Nagano, Nagano Yuki Nakata 5962 pts 4–5 June 2004 Tottori . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. 4 × 100 m R Hosei University 38.79 2015 Yokohama Toho Bank 44.37 2012 Yokohama . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 10 June 2013. (Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) 4 × 400 m R Tsukuba University 3:03.96 2023 Shinjuku, Tokyo Fukushima University 3:34.70 2007 Yokohama . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. (Kohei Kanno, Shinya Hayashi, Ryo Yoshikawa, Kenki Imaizumi) (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) Marathon Atsushi Fujita 2:06:51 2000 Fukuoka . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Mao Ichiyama 2:20:29 2020 Nagoya 20 km WToshikazu Yamanishi1:16:10 16 February 2025KobeNanako Fujii1:26:33 16 February 2025Kobe 35 km W Masatora Kawano 2:21:47 27 October 2024 Takahata Kumiko Okada 2:44:11 16 April 2023 Wajima 50 km W Yusuke Suzuki 3:39:07 2019 Wajima — — — — —

Eligibility As of 2020, registered athletes of Japan Association of Athletics Federations (including foreigners who are born and raised in Japan) who have Japanese nationality must fall in either of these conditions.

Winner of the previous Japan Championships in Athletics Broken the participation standard record A (a common standard set mainly by the tournament organizer for athletes as a standard for permitting participation and participation) Won the 3rd place in each category in the 2019 regional championships (excluding the Tokyo championships) and met the participation standard record B (a lower standard compared to standard record A)

See also List of Japanese records in athletics :Category:National sport of athletics champions

References

External links

100th competition's Official website from JAAF Official website from JAAF Official website - English Topics from JAAF