2018–19 Japan Figure Skating Championships


The 2018–19 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held on December 20–24, 2018 in Osaka. It was the 87th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2018–19 Junior Championships took place on November 23–25, 2018 in Fukuoka.

International team selections

On 25 December 2018, the Japan Skating Federation published its selections for the 2019 World Championships, 2019 Four Continents Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships, and 2019 Winter Universiade.

World Championships

The 2019 World Championships were held on March 18–24, 2019 in Saitama, Japan.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Shoma UnoKaori SakamotoMiu Suzaki / Ryuichi KiharaMisato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
2Keiji TanakaRika Kihira
3Yuzuru HanyuSatoko Miyahara
1st alt.Kazuki TomonoMai Mihara
2nd alt.Sota YamamotoWakaba Higuchi
3rd alt.Koshiro ShimadaMako Yamashita

Four Continents Championships

The 2019 Four Continents Championships were held on February 7–10, 2019 in Anaheim, United States.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Shoma UnoKaori SakamotoMiu Suzaki / Ryuichi KiharaMisato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
2Keiji TanakaRika Kihira
3Kazuki TomonoMai Mihara
1st alt.Sota YamamotoWakaba Higuchi
2nd alt.Hiroaki SatoMako Yamashita

World Junior Championships

The 2019 World Junior Championships were held on March 4–10, 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.
MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1Tatsuya TsuboiYuhana YokoiRiku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi
2Koshiro ShimadaTomoe Kawabata
3Yuna Shiraiwa
1st alt.Yuma KagiyamaNana Araki
2nd alt.Shun SatoWakana Naganawa
3rd alt.Yuna Aoki

Winter Universiade

The 2019 Winter Universiade were held on March 4–9, 2019 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
MenLadies
1Kazuki TomonoMai Mihara
2Shu NakamuraHina Takeno
1st alt.Jun SuzukiRika Hongo
2nd alt.Kazuki KushidaMiyabi Oba