2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Saitama, Saitama on December 22–26, 2021. It was the 90th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2022 Four Continents Championships, the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the 2022 World Championships.
Qualifying
Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2021, or earned a bye.| Date | Event | Type | Location | Results |
| September 23–26, 2021 | Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu | Regional | Iizuka, Fukuoka | |
| September 24–26, 2021 | Chubu | Regional | Nagoya, Aichi | |
| Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2021 | Kanto | Regional | Chiba, Chiba | |
| October 1–3, 2021 | Tohoku-Hokkaido | Regional | Sapporo, Hokkaido | |
| October 7–10, 2021 | Kinki | Regional | Uji, Kyoto | |
| October 7–10, 2021 | Tokyo | Regional | Nishitōkyō, Tokyo | |
| October 22–24, 2021 | Japan Novice Championships | Final | Ōtsu, Shiga | |
| October 28–31, 2021 | Eastern Section | Sectional | Nishitōkyō, Tokyo | |
| November 4–7, 2021 | Western Section | Sectional | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | |
| November 19–21, 2021 | Japan Junior Championships | Final | Nagoya, Aichi | |
| December 22–26, 2021 | Japan Championships | Final | Saitama, Saitama |
Entries
A list of preliminary entries was published on December 4, 2021. Names with an asterisk denote junior skaters.Junior
The top six finishers at the Japan Junior Championships in men's and women's singles were added to the Japan Championships. The women's junior national champion, Mao Shimada, was a novice skater and therefore not eligible for the senior Championships. The seventh-place finisher, Ami Nakai, was bumped up in Shimada's place.| Men | Women | |
| 1 | Kao Miura | Rion Sumiyoshi |
| 2 | Tatsuya Tsuboi | Mone Chiba |
| 3 | Nozomu Yoshioka | Hana Yoshida |
| 4 | Takeru Kataise | Azusa Tanaka |
| 5 | Kosho Oshima | Ayumi Shibayama |
| 6 | Shunsuke Nakamura | Ami Nakai |
Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2021–22 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Nagoya, Aichi from November 19–21, 2021. The national champions in men's and women's singles earned automatic berths on the 2022 World Junior Championships team. Top finishers in men's and women's singles were invited to compete at the senior Japan Championships in December.Entries
A list of preliminary entries was published on November 13, 2021. No pairs were entered. Names with an asterisk denote novice skaters.| Men | Women | Ice dance |
| Shuntaro Asaga | Saki Isomura | Nao Kida / Masaya Morita |
| Kosho Oshima | Haruna Iwasaki | Haruhi Komatsu / Eisuke Kumano |
| Sakura Odagaki | Rena Uezono* | Ayano Sasaki / Atsuhiko Tamura |
| Haru Kakiuchi | Maria Egawa | Midori Fujiki / Seiya Shimokawa |
| Takeru Kataise | Marin Okamoto | Kaho Yamashita / Yuto Nagata |
| Keisuke Kadowaki | Yurina Okuno | |
| Ryusei Kikuchi | Kaho Kanno | |
| Ryota Kitamura | Ikura Kushida | |
| Tomoki Kimura | Chiduru Goto | |
| Shio Kojima | Chikako Saegusa | |
| Shun Kobayashi | Ayumi Shibayama | |
| Taiki Shinohara | Mao Shimada* | |
| Sora Suzuki | Sae Shimizu | |
| Tudoi Suto | Natsu Suzuki | |
| Seigo Tauchi | Rion Sumiyoshi | |
| Sena Takahashi* | Sakurako Daimon | |
| Sora Tarumi | Yo Takagi | |
| Tatsuya Tsuboi | Mone Takahashi | |
| Rio Nakata* | Azusa Tanaka | |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | Sakurako Tanabe | |
| Taiga Nishino* | Mone Chiba | |
| Atsushi Higuchi | Ami Nakai | |
| Haruki Honda | Haruna Murakami* | |
| Shunya Matsuoka | Aiko Motoe | |
| Kao Miura | Kei Yamada* | |
| Masaya Mishima | Miyu Yunoki | |
| Ryoga Morimoto | Kinayu Yokoi | |
| Ryushin Yamada | Hana Yoshida | |
| Nozomu Yoshioka | Rei Yoshimoto | |
| Yuki Yoshioka* | Kaoruko Wada* |
Novice
Top finishers at the Japan Novice Championships in men's and women's singles were added to the Japan Junior Championships.| Men | Women | |
| 1 | Rio Nakata | Mao Shimada |
| 2 | Taiga Nishino | Kaoruko Wada |
| 3 | Sena Takahashi | Haruna Murakami |
| 4 | Yuki Yoshioka | Kei Yamada |
| 5 | Rena Uezono |
International team selections
Four Continents Championships
The 2022 Four Continents Championships were held in Tallinn, Estonia from January 18–23, 2022.| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Kao Miura | Rino Matsuike | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | |
| 2 | Sena Miyake | Mai Mihara | ||
| 3 | Kazuki Tomono | |||
| 1st alt. | Shun Sato | Yuhana Yokoi ' | Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho | |
| 2nd alt. | Sōta Yamamoto | Mako Yamashita | ||
| 3rd alt. | Koshiro Shimada |
Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China from February 4–20, 2022.| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Kaori Sakamoto | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Wakaba Higuchi | ||
| 3 | Yuma Kagiyama | Mana Kawabe | ||
| 1st alt. | Kao Miura | Mai Mihara | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | |
| 2nd alt. | Kazuki Tomono | Satoko Miyahara | ||
| 3rd alt. | Sena Miyake | Rino Matsuike |
World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2022 World Junior Championships will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from April 13-17, 2022.| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Kao Miura | Rion Sumiyoshi | Nao Kida / Masaya Morita | |
| 2 | Rinka Watanabe | |||
| 3 | Tatsuya Tsuboi | |||
| 1st alt. | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda ' | Rino Matsuike | ||
| 2nd alt. | Nozomu Yoshioka | Hana Yoshida |
World Championships
The 2022 World Championships were held in Montpellier, France from March 21–27, 2022.| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Kaori Sakamoto | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Wakaba Higuchi | ||
| 3 | Yuma Kagiyama | Mana Kawabe | ||
| 1st alt. | Kao Miura | Mai Mihara | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | |
| 2nd alt. | Kazuki Tomono ' | Satoko Miyahara | ||
| 3rd alt. | Sena Miyake | Rino Matsuike |