2019–20 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2019–20 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Shibuya, Tokyo from December 18–22, 2019. It was the 88th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2020 World Championships, the 2020 Four Continents Championships, and the 2020 World Junior Championships.
Qualifying
Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2019, or earned a bye.| Date | Event | Type | Location | Results |
| September 20–23, 2019 | Tohoku-Hokkaido | Regional | Hachinohe, Aomori | |
| September 20–23, 2019 | Tokyo | Regional | Nishitōkyō, Tokyo | |
| September 26–29, 2019 | Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu | Regional | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | |
| September 27–29, 2019 | Chubu | Regional | Nagoya, Aichi | |
| October 3–6, 2019 | Kanto | Regional | Kōfu, Yamanashi | |
| October 3–6, 2019 | Kinki | Regional | Ōtsu, Shiga | |
| October 24–27, 2019 | Eastern Section | Sectional | Karuizawa, Nagano | |
| November 1–4, 2019 | Western Section | Sectional | Ōtsu, Shiga | |
| November 15–17, 2019 | Japan Junior Championships | Final | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
| December 18–22, 2019 | Japan Championships | Final | Shibuya, Tokyo |
Entries
Senior
A list of preliminary entries was published in December 2019. Names with an asterisk denote junior skaters.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| Reo Ishizuka | Hinano Isobe | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Yuka Edamura / Daiki Shimazaki |
| Shoma Uno | Chihiro Inoue | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | |
| Naoki Oda | Chisato Uramatsu* | Kiria Hirayama / Kenta Ishibashi | |
| Yuma Kagiyama* | Miyabi Oba | Rikako Fukase / Oliver Zhang | |
| Hidetsugu Kamata | Rika Oya | ||
| Yuto Kishina* | Rino Kasakake | ||
| Kazuki Kushida | Tomoe Kawabata* | ||
| Yuki Kunikata | Mana Kawabe* | ||
| Shun Sato* | Rika Kihira | ||
| Hiroaki Sato | Kaori Sakamoto | ||
| Koshiro Shimada | Ibuki Sato | ||
| Jun Suzuki | |||
| Mitsuki Sumoto | Niina Takeno | ||
| Daisuke Takahashi | Hina Takeno | ||
| Keiji Tanaka | Mone Chiba* | ||
| Tatsuya Tsuboi* | Kona Tsuuchi | ||
| Junsuke Tokikuni | Yuka Nagai | ||
| Kazuki Tomono | Rin Nitaya | ||
| Kosuke Nakano | Wakaba Higuchi | ||
| Shu Nakamura | Honoka Hirotani | ||
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Marin Honda | ||
| Ryuju Hino | Yura Matsuda | ||
| Taichi Honda | Akari Matsubara | ||
| Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda* | Saki Miyake | ||
| Taichiro Yamakuma | Satoko Miyahara | ||
| Koshin Yamada | Mako Yamashita | ||
| Sōta Yamamoto | Sakura Yamada | ||
| Takayuki Yamamoto | Yuhana Yokoi | ||
| Nozomu Yoshioka* | Shiika Yoshioka* | ||
| Junya Watanabe | Hanna Yoshida* |
Junior
The top six finishers at the Japan Junior Championships in men's and ladies' singles were added to the Japan Championships. The fourth-place finisher in ladies, Momoka Hatasaki, was a novice skater and not eligible for the senior Championships, resulting in seventh-place finisher Chisato Uramatsu being bumped up in her place.| Men | Ladies | |
| 1 | Yuma Kagiyama | Mana Kawabe |
| 2 | Shun Sato | Tomoe Kawabata |
| 3 | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | Hanna Yoshida |
| 4 | Tatsuya Tsuboi | Shiika Yoshioka |
| 5 | Nozomu Yoshioka | Mone Chiba |
| 6 | Yuto Kishina | Chisato Uramatsu |
Changes to preliminary entries
Medal summary
Senior
Junior
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2019–20 Junior Championships were held on November 15–17, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa. There was no junior pairs competition.Men
Ladies
Ice dance
International team selections
World Championships
The 2020 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from March 16–22, 2020. Japan Skating Federation announced the team on December 22, 2019.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Rika Kihira | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Wakaba Higuchi | ||
| 3 | Keiji Tanaka | Satoko Miyahara | ||
| 1st alt. | Kazuki Tomono | Kaori Sakamoto | ||
| 2nd alt. | Sōta Yamamoto | Yuhana Yokoi |
Four Continents Championships
The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Seoul, South Korea from February 4–9, 2020. JSF announced the team on December 22, 2019.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Rika Kihira | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Wakaba Higuchi | Rikako Fukase / Oliver Zhang | |
| 3 | Yuma Kagiyama | Kaori Sakamoto | ||
| 1st alt. | Kazuki Tomono ' | Yuhana Yokoi | ||
| 2nd alt. | Sōta Yamamoto | Marin Honda |
World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will take place in Tallinn, Estonia from March 2–8, 2020. Junior national champions Yuma Kagiyama and Mana Kawabe earned automatic berths and were named to the team on November 17, 2019. The remainder of the team was determined by JSF following the senior championships, and was named on December 22, 2019.| Men | Ladies | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Yuma Kagiyama | Mana Kawabe | Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama |
| 2 | Shun Sato | Tomoe Kawabata | |
| 1st alt. | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | Shiika Yoshioka | Ayumi Takanami / Yoshimitsu Ikeda |
| 2nd alt. | Mitsuki Sumoto |
Winter Youth Olympics
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland from January 10–15, 2020. The Japan Skating Federation announced the entries on November 17, 2019.| Men | Ladies | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Yuma Kagiyama | Mana Kawabe | Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama |
| Alt. | Shun Sato | Rino Matsuike | N/A |