2020–21 Japan Figure Skating Championships


The 2020–21 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Nagano, Nagano from December 23–27, 2020. It was the 89th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2021 World Championships.

Qualifying

Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2020, or earned a bye. Skaters without a bye, but who train abroad, were awarded an exemption from the qualifiers to limit travel during the COVID-19 pandemic; the affected skaters were men's singles skater Koshiro Shimada, pair Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara, and ice dancers Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho and Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi.
DateEventTypeLocationResults
September 25–27, 2020Chu-Shikoku-KyushuRegionalOkayama, Okayama
September 25–27, 2020ChubuRegionalNagoya, Aichi
October 1–4, 2020KantoRegionalHitachinaka, Ibaraki
October 1–4, 2020KinkiRegionalTakaishi, Osaka
October 8–11, 2020Tohoku-HokkaidoRegionalNiigata, Niigata
October 8–11, 2020TokyoRegionalNishitōkyō, Tokyo
October 24–25, 2020Japan Novice ChampionshipsFinalMaebashi, Gunma
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2020Western SectionSectionalKyoto, Kyoto
November 6–8, 2020Eastern SectionSectionalKōfu, Yamanashi
November 21–23, 2020Japan Junior ChampionshipsFinalHachinohe, Aomori
December 23–27, 2020Japan ChampionshipsFinalNagano, Nagano

Entries

A list of preliminary entries was published on November 25, 2020. Names with an asterisk denote junior skaters.
MenLadiesIce dance
Tatuma FuruyaYuna AokiRikako Fukase / Eichu Cho
Yuzuru HanyuMone Chiba*Kiria Hirayama / Aru Tateno
Kazuki HasegawaWakaba HiguchiMisato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
Ryuju HinoHonoka HirotaniKana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi
Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda*Marin HondaHaruno Yajima / Yoshimitsu Ikeda
Taichi HondaRika Hongo
Reo IshizukaTomoe Kawabata
Yuma KagiyamaMana Kawabe
Tsunehito KarakawaRika Kihira
Yuto Kishina*Akari Matsubara
Yuki KunikataYura Matsuda
Kazuki KushidaRino Matsuike*
Kento KobayashiMai Mihara
Ryoma KobayashiSatoko Miyahara
Kao Miura*Yuka Nagai
Sena Miyake*Rin Nitaya
Sumitada MoriguchiRika Oya
Shunsuke Nakamura*Kaori Sakamoto
Kousuke NakanoIbuki Sato
Kosho Oshima*Yuna Shiraiwa
Shun SatoRion Sumiyoshi*
Koshiro ShimadaNatsu Suzuki*
Takumi SugiyamaHina Takeno
Mitsuki SumotoRiko Takino
Keiji TanakaChisato Uramatsu*
Kazuki TomonoRinka Watanabe
Shoma UnoMako Yamashita
Koshin YamadaYuhana Yokoi
Taichiro YamakumaHana Yoshida*
Sōta YamamotoShiika Yoshioka

Junior

The top six finishers at the Japan Junior Championships in men's and ladies' singles were added to the Japan Championships. Three of the top finishers in ladies, Mao Shimada, Ayumi Shibayama, and Ami Nakai, were novice skaters and not eligible for the senior Championships. The seventh- through ninth-place finishers, Natsu Suzuki, Mone Chiba, and Chisato Uramatsu, were bumped up in their place.
MenLadies
1Lucas Tsuyoshi HondaRino Matsuike
2Kao MiuraHana Yoshida
3Sena MiyakeRion Sumiyoshi
4Yuto KishinaNatsu Suzuki
5Kosho OshimaMone Chiba
6Shunsuke NakamuraChisato Uramatsu

Results

Ladies

Marin Honda withdrew from the competition after collapsing from dizziness prior to a morning practice session at the event.

Pairs

On November 24, the pairs event was cancelled due to the only entry, Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara, facing travel difficulties in returning to Japan from their Oakville, Ontario, Canada training base.

Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2020–21 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Hachinohe, Aomori from November 21–23, 2020. There was no junior pairs competition due to the lack of entries. The national champions in men's and ladies' singles would have earned automatic berths on the 2021 World Junior Championships team, before the competition was cancelled on November 24, 2020.

Entries

A list of preliminary entries was published on November 10, 2020. Names with an asterisk denote novice skaters.
MenLadiesIce dance
Shuntaro AsagaMone ChibaAyano Sasaki / Atsuhiko Tamura
Shuji FujishiroMaria EgawaKaho Yamashita / Yuto Nagata
Lucas Tsuyoshi HondaRie ImanagaUtana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama
Keisuke KadowakiSaki Isomura
Haru KakiuchiHaruna Iwasaki
Takeru KataiseArisa Kamoi
Kairi KatoHinako Katayama
Ryusei KikuchiIkura Kushida*
Tomoki KimuraMomoka Maeno
Yuto KishinaRino Matsuike
Kao MiuraAiko Motoe
Sena MiyakeNana Muraoka
Ryoga MorimotoAmi Nakai*
Shunsuke NakamuraMarin Okamoto
Rio Nakata*Yurina Okuno
Sakura OdagakiHono Segawa
Masamune OkuboAyumi Shibayama*
Ibuki OonakaMao Shimada*
Kosho OshimaSae Shimizu
Haruya SasakiRion Sumiyoshi
Hikari Sato*Natsu Suzuki
Minato ShigaJuria Tamura
Tudoi SutoSakurako Tanabe
Rei SuzukiAzusa Tanaka
Seigo Tauchi*Ayu Terashima
Tatsuya TsuboiChisato Uramatsu
Gen WatanabeKinayu Yokoi
Tsukasa YajimaHana Yoshida
Nozomu YoshiokaKinue Yoshii
Yuyu Yoshioka

Novice

Top finishers at the Japan Novice Championships in men's and ladies' singles were added to the Japan Junior Championships.
MenLadies
1Rio NakataMao Shimada
2Seigo TauchiAyumi Shibayama
3Hikari SatoAmi Nakai
4Ikura Kushida

International team selections

World Championships

The 2021 World Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from March 22–28, 2021. Japan Skating Federation announced the team on December 28, 2020.
Muramoto/Takahashi were removed as first alternates as they were unable to submit a video to the ISU to attain TES minimums.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1Yuzuru HanyuRika KihiraRiku Miura / Ryuichi KiharaMisato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
2Shoma UnoKaori Sakamoto
3Yuma KagiyamaSatoko Miyahara
1st alt.Keiji TanakaRino MatsuikeKana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi*
2nd alt.Kazuki TomonoWakaba HiguchiRikako Fukase / Eichu Cho
3rd alt.Shun SatoMai Mihara

  • Pending attainment of senior TES minimums

Four Continents Championships

The 2021 Four Continents Championships, to be held from February 9–14, 2021 in Sydney, Australia, were cancelled.

World Junior Championships

Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2021 World Junior Championships, scheduled to take place in Harbin, China from March 1–7, 2021, were cancelled on November 24, 2020.