# Japan Championships in Athletics

The Japan Championships in Athletics (日本陸上競技選手権大会, Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai) 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 Zenkoku Rikujō Taikai (全国陸上大会) by the Japan Amateur Sports Association. 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. Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai Konsei (日本陸上競技選手権大会混成) meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Combined event, it takes place in June.
* Relays: 4 × 100 m relays and 4 × 400 m relays. Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai Relay Kyōgi Taikai (日本陸上競技選手権大会リレー競技大会) meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Relay, it takes place in October.
* Marathon: The competition differ by year, is designated as a national championships.
* Race walk: 20 km and 50 km. Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai 20 kilometres Kyōho (日本陸上競技選手権大会20km競歩) meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Kobe in February. Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai 50 kilometres Kyōho (日本陸上競技選手権大会50km競歩) meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Wajima, Ishikawa in April.
* Cross country: Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai Cross country Kyōsō (日本陸上競技選手権大会クロスカントリー競走) meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Cross country, formerly known as Fukuoka International Cross Country, it takes place in Fukuoka in February.

## Editions

Edition :
| | 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 |

## Records

Championships records :
| Event | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women |
| Event | Athlete | Record | Date | Location | Ref | Athlete | Record | Date | Location | Ref |
| 100 m | Nobuharu Asahara | 10.05 (+1.4 m/s) | 2002 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa | | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 11.29 (0.0 m/s) | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| 200 m | Shingo Suetsugu | 20.03 NR (+0.6 m/s) | 2003 | Yokohama | | Pauline Davis (BAH) | 22.73 (+0.7 m/s) | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| 400 m | Susumu Takano | 44.78 NR | 16 June 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Asami Tanno | 51.93 | 2005 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| 800 m | José Luíz Barbosa | 1:46.21 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Miho Sugimori | 2:00.45 NR | 5 June 2005 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| 1500 m | Mitsuhiro Okuyama | 3:38.88 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Tudorita Chidu | 4:07.77 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| 5000 m | Simon Maina Munyi | 13:14.18 | 1998 | Kumamoto | | Kayoko Fukushi | 15:05.07 | 2004 | Tottori | |
| 10000 m | Aloys Nizigama | 27:26.26 | 1995 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Hitomi Niiya | 31:06.67 | 2013 | Chōfu, Tokyo | |
| Sprint Hurdles 110 m M / 100 m W | Shunsuke Izumiya | 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) NR | 4 June 2023 | Osaka | | Hitomi Shimura | 13.02 (-0.6 m/s) | 2013 | Chōfu, Tokyo | |
| Sprint Hurdles 110 m M / 100 m W | Shunsuke Izumiya | 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) NR | 4 June 2023 | Osaka | | Masumi Aoki | 13.02 (-0.1 m/s) | 3 October 2020 | Niigata | |
| 400 m hurdles | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 48.08 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Nicoleta Carutasu | 55.78 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ryuji Miura | 8:15.99 NR | 26 June 2021 | Osaka | | Anju Takamizawa | 9:44.22 | 25 June 2016 | Nagoya | |
| High jump | Naoyuki Daigo | 2.33 m NR | 2 July 2006 | Kobe | | Megumi Sato | 1.94 m | 1988 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| Pole vault | Igor Potapovich Daichi Sawano | 5.80 m | 1990 2004 | Chiba Tottori | | Tomomi Abiko | 4.40 m NR | 9 June 2012 | Osaka | |
| Long jump | Yuki Hashioka | 8.36 m (+0.6 m/s) | 27 June 2021 | Osaka | | Larysa Berezhna (URS) | 7.03 m NWI | 1990 | Chiba | |
| Triple jump | Norifumi Yamashita | 17.15 m NWI | 1986 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Maho Hanaoka | 14.04 m | 1999 | Shizuoka | |
| Shot put | Sergey Nikolayev | 19.02 m | 1990 | Chiba | | Zhen Wenhua (CHN) | 19.40 m | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| Discus throw | Adewale Olukoju | 64.20 m | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Min Chunfeng (CHN) | 59.94 m | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| Hammer throw | Koji Murofushi | 83.29 m | 2003 | Yokohama | | Masumi Aya | 66.32 m | 2011 | Kumagaya, Saitama | |
| Javelin throw | Ryohei Arai | 84.54 m | 24 June 2016 | Nagoya | | Yuki Ebihara | 62.36 m | 2012 | Osaka | |
| Combined event Decathlon M / Heptathlon W | Keisuke Ushiro | 8308 pts NR | 31 May – 1 June 2014 | Nagano, Nagano | | Yuki Nakata | 5962 pts NR | 4–5 June 2004 | Tottori | |
| 4 × 100 m R | Hosei University | 38.79 | 2015 | Yokohama | | Toho Bank | 44.37 | 2012 | Yokohama | |
| 4 × 100 m R | (Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) | (Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) | (Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) | (Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) | (Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) | (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) | (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) | (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) | (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) | (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) |
| 4 × 400 m R | Chuo University | 3:05.02 | 2011 | Yokohama | | Fukushima University | 3:34.70 | 2007 | Yokohama | |
| 4 × 400 m R | (Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka) | (Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka) | (Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka) | (Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka) | (Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka) | (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) | (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) | (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) | (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) | (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) |
| Marathon | Atsushi Fujita | 2:06:51 | 2000 | Fukuoka | | Mizuki Noguchi | 2:21:18 | 2003 | Osaka | |
| 20 km W | Koki Ikeda | 1:16:51 | 18 February 2024 | Kobe | | Nanako Fujii | 1:27:59 | 18 February 2024 | Kobe | |
| 35 km W | Tomohiro Noda | 2:23:13 NR | 16 April 2023 | Wajima | | Kumiko Okada | 2:44:11 NR | 16 April 2023 | Wajima | |
| 50 km W | Yuki Yamazaki | 3:40.12 | 2009 | 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)