2023-24 Japanese Nationals: General Info

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The 92nd All Japan Figure Skating Championships (第92回全日本フィギュアスケート選手権大会) also known as the 2023-34 Japanese National Figure Skating Championships, will take place December 20-24, 2023, in Nagano City at the Multipurpose Sports Arena (Big Hat). Medals will be awarded to the top three skaters/teams in each of the four disciplines. The results will be part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2024 Four Continents Championships and the 2024 World Championships.

The maximum number of singles skaters who can qualify for the junior or senior National Championships is 30 women and 30 men. For the 2023-24 season, the top eight finishers in the singles disciplines at Junior Nationals will be invited to Senior Nationals.

• Official Site (JSF)
• Fuji TV page: Figure skate (in Japanese)
• Schedule
• Entries/Results

 

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Poster of the Nationals by JSF, and guidelines published (in Japanese, including ticket info)

Poster - JSF official site
Guidelines in Japanese - including preliminary schedule, ticketing info

 

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Competition schedule (preliminary, subject to change, all times JST)


Wednesday Dec 20th
Official practices, opening (and starting order drawing?)

Thursday, Dec 21st
15:00pm Pair, SP
15:50pm Sr. men, SP (running until around 20:15pm)

Friday, Dec 22nd
14:30pm Ice dance, rhythm dance
15:50pm Sr. women, SP (running until around 20:15pm)

Saturday, Dec 23rd
15:00pm Pair, FS
(Victory Ceremony: pair)
16:35pm Sr. men, FS
(21:30pm Victory Ceremony - Sr. Men)

Sunday, Dec 24th
14:30pm Ice dance, FD
(Victory Ceremony: ice dance)
17:00pm Sr. women, FS
(21:30pm Victory Ceremony - Sr. Women)

 

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The entry list has been published -

Entries in Japanese
Entries in English

So it seems that JSF has decided to keep 28 entries for women...

 

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Entry list - Pair

				Sectional/status
1	長 岡 柚 奈 森 口 澄 士	Yuna Nagaoka Sumitada Moriguchi	Kinoshita Academy Kinoshita Academy	E-1
2**	三 浦 璃 来 木 原 龍 一	Riku MIURA Ryuichi KIHARA	KINOSHITA GROUP KINOSHITA GROUP	Seed*

*Although Miura and Kihara didn't participate in Nationals last season, they're still listed as seed skaters, according to JSF.
** (As of Dec 11) Miura and Kihara WD'ed from Nationals (Source)

 

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Entry list - Men

				Sectional standing/status
1	宇 野 昌 磨	Shoma Uno	Toyota Motor Corporation	Seed
2	蛯 原 大 弥	Daiya Ebihara	Meijijingugaien FSC	Jr-7-invitation
3	大 島 光 翔	Kosho Oshima	Meiji Univ	E-3
4	小田垣 櫻	Sakura Odagaki	Nihon Univ	E-8
5	垣 内 珀 琉	Haru Kakiuchi	Hyogo Nishinomiya F.S.C.	Jr-4-invitation
6	鍵 山 優 真	Yuma Kagiyama	Oriental Bio/Chukyo Univ.	E-exempt
7	片伊勢 武 アミン	Takeru Amine Kataise	Kansai U SC	W-exempt
8	門 脇 慧 丞	Keisuke Kadowaki	Hosei Univ.	E-4
9	木 科 雄 登	Yuto Kishina	Kansai U SC	W-5
10	北 村 凌 大	Ryota Kitamura	Nihon Univ	E-6
11	櫛 田 一 樹	Kazuki Kushida	Kurashiki FSC	W-4
12	佐々木 晴 也	Haruya Sasaki	Kyoto Univ	W-6
13	佐 藤 駿	Shun Sato	AIM SERVICES/Meiji Univ.	E-1
14	志 賀 海 門	Minato Shiga	Hosei Univ	E-7
15	島 田 高志郎	Koshiro Shimada	Kinoshita Group	Seed
16	杉 山 匠 海	Takumi Sugiyama	Okayama Univ	W-3
17	周 藤 集	Tudoi Suto	ID Gakuen High School	Jr-3-invitation
18	田 内 誠 悟	Seigo Tauchi	Fuji FC	Jr-6-invitation
19	高 橋 星 名	Sena Takahashi	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-8-invitation
20	壷 井 達 也	Tatsuya Tsuboi	Sysmex	W-exempt
21	友 野 一 希	Kazuki Tomono	Uenoshiba SC	Seed
22	中 田 璃 士	Rio Nakata	TOKIO INKARAMI	Jr-2-invitation
23	中 村 俊 介	Shunsuke Nakamura	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-1-invitation
24	西 野 太 翔	Taiga Nishino	Kanagawa FSC	Jr-5-invitation
25	長谷川 一 輝	Kazuki Hasegawa	Science Univ of Tokyo	E-5
26	本 田 ﾙｰｶｽ剛史	Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda	Kinoshita Academy	W-7
27	三 浦 佳 生	Kao Miura	OrienntalBio/MeguroNU.HS	E-exempt
28	三 宅 星 南	Sena Miyake	Kanku SC	W-2
29	山 本 草 太	Sota Yamamoto	Chukyo U	W-exempt
30	吉 岡 希	Nozomu Yoshioka	Hosei Univ.	E-2

 

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Entry list - Ice dance

				Sectional standing	(Sectional scores)
1	木 下 あかり 田 村 周 彦	Akari Kinoshita Takahiko Tamura	Keio University Mita SC	W-5	131.81
2	国 村 柚 里 坂 部 魁 士	Yuri Kunimura Kaiji Sakabe	Rinka Figure SC Osaka U OF Economics	W-6	101.21
3	小松原 美 里 小松原 尊	Misato KOMATSUBARA Takeru KOMATSUBARA	Kurashiki FSC Kurashiki FSC	W-3	170.62
4	佐々木 彩 乃 池 田 喜 充	Ayano Sasaki Yoshimitsu IKeda	Nihon Univ Seibu Higashi Fushimi FSC	W-4	131.81
5	田 中 梓 沙 西 山 真 瑚	Azusa Tanaka Shingo Nishiyama	Oriental Bio Oriental Bio	W-2	171.06
6	吉 田 唄 菜 森 田 真沙也	Utana Yoshida Masaya Morita	Kinoshita Academy Kinoshita Academy	W-1	173.11

 

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Entry list - Women

				Sectional standing-status
1	青 木 祐 奈	Yuna Aoki	Nihon U	E-1
2	荒 木 菜 那	Nana Araki	Chukyo U	W-6
3	石 田 真 綾	Maaya Ishida	St.Paul's U	E-3
4	上 薗 恋 奈	Rena Uezono	LYS	Jr-invitation
5	江 川 マリア	Maria Egawa	Meiji U	E-2
6	大 庭 雅	Miyabi Oba	Tokai Tokyo FH	W-5
7	河 辺 愛 菜	Mana Kawabe	Chukyo U	W-exempt
8	櫛 田 育 良	Ikura Kushida	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-invitation
9	三 枝 知香子	Chikako Saigusa	Nihon U	E-4
10	坂 本 花 織	Kaori Sakamoto	Sysmex	Seed
11	柴 山 歩	Ayumi Shibayama	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-invitation
12	島 田 麻 央	Mao Shimada	Kinoshita Academy	Seed
13	清 水 咲 衣	Sae Shimizu	Kinoshita Academy	W-3
14	白 岩 優 奈	Yuna Shiraiwa	Kansai U SC	W-7
15	鈴 木 な つ	Natsu Suzuki	Kansai U SC	W-4
16	住 吉 りをん	Rion Sumiyoshi	Oriental Bio/Meiji Univ.	E-exempt
17	髙 木 謠	Yo Takagi	Tokyo Joshi Gakuin	Jr-invitation
18	千 葉 百 音	Mone Chiba	Kinoshita Academy	W-exempt
19	樋 口 新 葉	Wakaba Higuchi	NOEVIR	E-exempt
20	本 田 真 凜	Marin Honda	JAL	E-5
21	松 生 理 乃	Rino Matsuike	Chukyo U	W-exempt
22	三 原 舞 依	Mai Mihara	Sysmex	Seed
23	三 宅 咲 綺	Saki Miyake	Okayama U	W-2
24	村 上 遥 奈	Haruna Murakami	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-invitation
25	山 下 真 瑚	Mako Yamashita	Chukyo U	W-1
26	横 井 きな結	Kinayu Yokoi	Chukyo U	Jr-invitation
27	吉 田 陽 菜	Hana Yoshida	Kinoshita Academy	W-exempt
28	渡 辺 倫 果	Rinka Watanabe	TOKIO INKARAMI/HOSEI U	E-exempt

 

[CoyoteChris]

After GPF I am hoping someone will help me remember how to obtain the channels needed to see the competition. Last year I used muji tv as its cheep, it works, and it has 2 week automatic playback for every channel. There is a learning curve so I made notes. I used the 56 channel version. But I am open to suggestions on how to obtain all channels needed.

Live Streaming Japanese TV - MujiTV - Streaming TV Asia

Live Streaming Japanese TV with Automatic 2-week recordings of all channels. Choose from 16 and 56 Channel sets

streamingtvasia.com

 

[CoyoteChris]

Entry list - Women

				Sectional standing-status
1	青 木 祐 奈	Yuna Aoki	Nihon U	E-1
2	荒 木 菜 那	Nana Araki	Chukyo U	W-6
3	石 田 真 綾	Maaya Ishida	St.Paul's U	E-3
4	上 薗 恋 奈	Rena Uezono	LYS	Jr-invitation
5	江 川 マリア	Maria Egawa	Meiji U	E-2
6	大 庭 雅	Miyabi Oba	Tokai Tokyo FH	W-5
7	河 辺 愛 菜	Mana Kawabe	Chukyo U	W-exempt
8	櫛 田 育 良	Ikura Kushida	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-invitation
9	三 枝 知香子	Chikako Saigusa	Nihon U	E-4
10	坂 本 花 織	Kaori Sakamoto	Sysmex	Seed
11	柴 山 歩	Ayumi Shibayama	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-invitation
12	島 田 麻 央	Mao Shimada	Kinoshita Academy	Seed
13	清 水 咲 衣	Sae Shimizu	Kinoshita Academy	W-3
14	白 岩 優 奈	Yuna Shiraiwa	Kansai U SC	W-7
15	鈴 木 な つ	Natsu Suzuki	Kansai U SC	W-4
16	住 吉 りをん	Rion Sumiyoshi	Oriental Bio/Meiji Univ.	E-exempt
17	髙 木 謠	Yo Takagi	Tokyo Joshi Gakuin	Jr-invitation
18	千 葉 百 音	Mone Chiba	Kinoshita Academy	W-exempt
19	樋 口 新 葉	Wakaba Higuchi	NOEVIR	E-exempt
20	本 田 真 凜	Marin Honda	JAL	E-5
21	松 生 理 乃	Rino Matsuike	Chukyo U	W-exempt
22	三 原 舞 依	Mai Mihara	Sysmex	Seed
23	三 宅 咲 綺	Saki Miyake	Okayama U	W-2
24	村 上 遥 奈	Haruna Murakami	Kinoshita Academy	Jr-invitation
25	山 下 真 瑚	Mako Yamashita	Chukyo U	W-1
26	横 井 きな結	Kinayu Yokoi	Chukyo U	Jr-invitation
27	吉 田 陽 菜	Hana Yoshida	Kinoshita Academy	W-exempt
28	渡 辺 倫 果	Rinka Watanabe	TOKIO INKARAMI/HOSEI U	E-exempt

Is it ok to have a daydream where one has a private jet and a personal assistant and tells her to get us tickets and accomadations for the Japanese nationals, sparing no expense? Asking for a friend.....

 

[yuumagical]

Is it ok to have a daydream where one has a private jet and a personal assistant and tells her to get us tickets and accomadations for the Japanese nationals, sparing no expense? Asking for a friend.....

I think we've all had these kinds of daydreams on this forum... Although for me, the wealth of talent provided by the Japanese men would be the star attraction. Shoma, Yuma, Kao, Kazuki, Sota, Shun, etc. all in one competition...

 

[CoyoteChris]

I think we've all had these kinds of daydreams on this forum... Although for me, the wealth of talent provided by the Japanese men would be the star attraction. Shoma, Yuma, Kao, Kazuki, Sota, Shun, etc. all in one competition...

While the ladies are my fav, I do like the Japanese pairs/dance and I would rather watch the Japanese Men than any other country's men, save Jason Brown. Why? Like Jason, they KNOW artistry, and they understand how important the face is to artistic expression. When I win the lotto, I will buy a HondaJet and take four of us to Japanese Jr/senior nats/quals/....then we have to find someone who speaks Korean cause I want to go there too. Ichat, are you listening?

 

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Entry list - Pair

				Sectional/status
1	長 岡 柚 奈 森 口 澄 士	Yuna Nagaoka Sumitada Moriguchi	Kinoshita Academy Kinoshita Academy	E-1
2**	三 浦 璃 来 木 原 龍 一	Riku MIURA Ryuichi KIHARA	KINOSHITA GROUP KINOSHITA GROUP	Seed*

*Although Miura and Kihara didn't participate in Nationals last season, they're still listed as seed skaters, according to JSF.
** (As of Dec 11) Miura and Kihara WD'ed from Nationals (Source)

Entry update: as of Dec 11 -
Miura & Kihara will not participate in Nationals, as Kihara is yet to recover fully from the injury.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Entry update: as of Dec 11 -
Miura & Kihara will not participate in Nationals, as Kihara is yet to recover fully from the injury.

Sad but as she said on her social media, Rika feels she IS healing and she wants to continue healing.... I want her to heal and come back...

 

[CoyoteChris]

Any word on TV channel assignments? I have a bit of time to purchase Japanese TV and get my refresher course.
(Yes, I am on Doris' link to Fuji TV and am decoding the info)
Can someone decode Channel 5 and channel 22 on mujitv 56 channel?
It looks like if you want to see all the skaters, you somehow have to get Terrestrial and BS and/or TVer. Or find a way to get FOD premium.

 

[skim1001]

Here is the schedule. The entire competition will be available on FOD. The last 2 hours of the singles events will be broadcasted on FUJI TV and on TVer for free.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Here is the schedule. The entire competition will be available on FOD. The last 2 hours of the singles events will be broadcasted on FUJI TV and on TVer for free.

Yeah, that is where I am now confused over last year. Looking at MujiTV, I am not sure what channel 5 is. I think 22 is BS. So is Fuji TV the same as Terrestial Fuji TV and is that Channel 5 on Muji? Part of my poor old brain is saying I have used TVer before...maybe for Korean nats? IIRC, and thats a big if...TVer isnt live and on demand? Must look into that. Muji TV is live and 2 weeks on demand.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

For those who will be in Japan, there will be free tichets if I understand correctly:
https://twitter.com/sulogac/status/1734358816597377069

 

[YuBluByMe]

For those who will be in Japan, there will be free tichets if I understand correctly:

How annoying. I have to go to Japan every year and until the last two years, it’s always been in March and always when Worlds is going on. I was annoyed last year because Worlds was in Japan. I wouldn’t have been able to go, but I could have watched it on Japanese television. But for the last two years, I had to go to Japan in December and I just got back . I’m going to see if I can negotiate to prolong my annual trip to the last week of December instead of the first for next year.

 

[CoyoteChris]

How annoying. I have to go to Japan every year and until the last two years, it’s always been in March and always when Worlds is going on. I was annoyed last year because Worlds was in Japan. I wouldn’t have been able to go, but I could have watched it on Japanese television. But for the last two years, I had to go to Japan in December and I just got back . I’m going to see if I can negotiate to prolong my annual trip to the last week of December instead of the first for next year.

Ref. I have to go to Japan every year... I am trying to feel sorry for you but its not working,,,,,, Next life I want a job like that, but I want my own cabin on an upscale airline to get to and fro....
Going to try to find time today to do more research on how to watch TVer, what Fuji Terrestrial is, and what is on demand. And what is not.