The 2004–2005 Japan Figure Skating Championships was the Japan Figure Skating Championships

Japan Figure Skating Championships

The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...

 of the 2004-2005 season. They were the 73rd Japan Championships to be held. They were held at the Shinyokohama Stake Center in Yokohama

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

, Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...

 from December 24 through 26, 2004. The competition was used to decide Japan's entries to the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships

2005 World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships...

 and the 2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania...

. The entries to the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1 of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance is 21...

 were decided at the Japanese Junior Championships.

Skaters competed on the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Competition notes

• The following skaters placed high enough at Junior Nationals and so were invited to compete at Nationals: Nobunari Oda
  Nobunari Oda
  is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :...
  
   (first in juniors, third in seniors), Kazumi Kishimoto
  Kazumi Kishimoto
  is a Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.-Results:-External links:...
  
   (second in juniors, fifth in seniors), Yasuharu Nanri
  Yasuharu Nanri
  is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...
  
   (third in juniors, eighth in seniors), and Takahiko Kozuka
  Takahiko Kozuka
  is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist and Japanese national champion, the 2006 World Junior Champion, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....
  
   (fourth in juniors, fourth in seniors) in men, and Mao Asada
  Mao Asada
  is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist, the 2008 & 2010 World champion, the 2008 & 2010 Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time Japanese...
  
   (first in juniors, second in seniors), Mai Asada
  Mai Asada
  is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine....
  
   (second in juniors, eighth in seniors), Aki Sawada
  Aki Sawada
  is a Japanese ladies figure skater. She has landed triple axels in national competition.-Career:Sawada began skating when she was six when her mother recommended that she go to figure skating class.-Programs:-Senior results:-Junior Results:-References:...
  
   (third in juniors, fourth in seniors), and Akiko Kitamura
  Akiko Kitamura
  is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national bronze medalist. Kitamura is a four season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and has qualified twice for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Kitamura represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and...
  
   (fourth in juniors, fifth in seniors) in ladies.
• Silver medalist Mao Asada was not old enough to be sent to the World or the Four Continents Championships.

Men's singles

Rank	Name	Points	SP	FS
1	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	199.86	2	1
2	Kensuke Nakaniwa Kensuke Nakaniwa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	191.39	3	2
3	Nobunari Oda Nobunari Oda is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :...	185.64	4	3
4	Takahiko Kozuka Takahiko Kozuka is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist and Japanese national champion, the 2006 World Junior Champion, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....	182.69	1	6
5	Kazumi Kishimoto Kazumi Kishimoto is a Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.-Results:-External links:...	174.96	7	4
6	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	173.67	5	5
7	Noriyuki Kanzaki Noriyuki Kanzaki is a Japanese figure skater. He placed fourth at the 2007 Japanese national championships, and won the silver medal at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	162.54	9	7
8	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...	160.88	6	8
9	Hirokazu Kobayashi Hirokazu Kobayashi (figure skater) is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 22nd at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and 12th at the 2004 NHK Trophy. He is coached by Nobuo Satō.-External links:...	156.12	8	9
10	Shinya Yoshida	148.72	10	10
11	Takushi Kuroda	146.71	11	13
12	Naofumi Torii	141.94	18	12
13	Makoto Nakata	140.71	12	16
14	Takao Ogawa	139.04	21	11
15	Ken Tanabe	137.76	17	14
16	Hideo Umetani	137.50	16	15
17	Takeshi Ushigome	127.93	14	18
18	Jun Ishigaki	127.53	24	17
19	Yusuke Nakagawa	126.91	15	19
20	Syunpei Watanabe	125.15	13	20
21	Atsushi Usuda	120.57	19	22
22	Suguru Nakai	117.86	22	21
23	Taku Tamura	115.12	20	24
24	Toru Kimura	114.04	23	23
Did not advance to free skate
25	Yuichi Fukui	34.04	25	–
26	Koji Nakaniwa	32.86	26	–
27	Kengo Shibata	30.40	27	–
28	Hidenori Kambayashi	30.28	28	–
29	Kazunari Aoki	28.05	29	–
WD	Ryo Shibata Ryo Shibata is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time competitor at the Junior Grand Prix final and the World Junior Championships. He has been called "the Japanese Johnny Weir".Shibata has performed a Biellmann spin in competition.-Competitive highlights:...

Ladies singles

Rank	Name	Points	SP	FS
1	Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....	172.47	3	1
2	Mao Asada Mao Asada is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist, the 2008 & 2010 World champion, the 2008 & 2010 Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time Japanese...	166.82	4	2
3	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...	166.54	2	3
4	Aki Sawada Aki Sawada is a Japanese ladies figure skater. She has landed triple axels in national competition.-Career:Sawada began skating when she was six when her mother recommended that she go to figure skating class.-Programs:-Senior results:-Junior Results:-References:...	154.73	6	5
5	Akiko Kitamura Akiko Kitamura is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national bronze medalist. Kitamura is a four season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and has qualified twice for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Kitamura represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and...	147.54	9	4
6	Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...	147.48	7	6
7	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....	145.87	5	8
8	Mai Asada Mai Asada is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine....	136.77	8	7
9	Chika Suguri	126.85	11	9
10	Ayumi Miyamoto	118.44	10	12
11	Ami Kobayashi	117.08	12	11
12	Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....	113.86	13	13
13	Yuki Umetani	112.37	20	10
14	Haruka Miki	103.64	16	15
15	Hiroe Kakisawa	103.46	15	16
16	Chisato Shiina Chisato Shiina is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2000 Japanese national champion. She was a multiple medalist on the Junior Grand Prix and qualified for the 1999 Junior Grand prix Final. She competed on the senior Grand Prix, as well as at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and Four Continents...	99.90	14	18
17	Miki Sone	99.87	22	14
18	Kana Kibesaki	99.77	18	17
19	Chihoko Tanaka	96.34	17	19
20	Sayaka Ishida	93.11	19	20
21	Emiko Kato	87.80	23	21
22	Nagisa Suwabe	85.45	21	23
23	Sachiyo Imaichi	83.43	24	22
WD	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	67.68	1	–
Did not advance to free skate
25	Ayako Kaneishi	27.98	25	–
26	Kayoko Tsuji	27.76	26	–
27	Yuri Takehisa	27.55	27	–
28	Haruka Oshima	27.14	28	–
29	Fumi Hasebe	26.81	29	–
30	Aya Sumida	26.67	30	–
31	Takako Kimura	26.22	31	–
WD	Yukina Ota Yukina Ota in Kyoto is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champion. She announced her retirement from competitive skating on November 26, 2008, retiring due to injury.-Biography:...

Pair skating

Rank	Name	Points	SP	FS
1	Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kavaguti is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian champions...  & Devin Patrick	126.38	1	1

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...  & Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...	165.03	1	1	1
2	Nakako Tsuzuki Nakako Tsuzuki is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She is a multiple Japanese national champion and national medalist with four partners. She has competed with Kazu Nakamura, Yuri Razguliaiev, Rinat Farkhoutinov, and Kenji Miyamoto. She retired following the 2005/2006 season....  & Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...	147.91	2	2	2
3	Minami Sakacho & Tatsuya Sakacho	115.97	3	3	3
4	Ikuko Chida & Toru Shibata	98.27	4	4	4

Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2004–2005 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships took place between November 20 and 21, 2004 in the Osaka Pool

Osaka Pool

Osaka Pool is a swimming venue in Osaka, Japan. It hosted the figure skating events for the 2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.-External links:*...

 arena in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

.

Junior Men

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Nobunari Oda Nobunari Oda is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :...	180.75	4 (57.53)	1 (123.22)
2	Kazumi Kishimoto Kazumi Kishimoto is a Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.-Results:-External links:...	171.30	2 (59.49)	2 (111.81)
3	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...	171.21	1 (62.25)	4 (108.96)
4	Takahiko Kozuka Takahiko Kozuka is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist and Japanese national champion, the 2006 World Junior Champion, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....	169.11	3 (58.50)	3 (110.61)
5	Takemochi Ogami	158.81	7 (50.01)	5 (108.80)
6	Ryo Shibata Ryo Shibata is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time competitor at the Junior Grand Prix final and the World Junior Championships. He has been called "the Japanese Johnny Weir".Shibata has performed a Biellmann spin in competition.-Competitive highlights:...	155.79	5 (54.67)	7 (101.12)
7	Tatsuki Machida Tatsuki Machida is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 Japanese Junior national champion.As of 2011, he trains at the Ice Castle in Lake Arrowhead, California.- Programs :-Senior results:...	150.67	8 (49.82)	8 (100.85)
8	Kosuke Morinaga	150.05	9 (47.61)	6 (102.44)
9	Naoto Saito Naoto Saito is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 13th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. He attends Tohoku Fukushi University.He won 2007 Asian Figure Skating Trophy.-Competitive highlights:-References:...	149.81	6 (51.18)	9 (98.63)
10	Tadayoshi Maekawa	131.49	10 (45.04)	12 (86.45)
11	Hirofumi Torii Hirofumi Torii is a Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and he won the bronze medal at the 2006 event in Miercurea Ciuc.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-External links:...	131.48	17 (40.50)	10 (90.98)
12	Takahito Mura Takahito Mura is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Finlandia Trophy champion, 2010 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2009 Japanese bronze medalist, and and 2008 junior national champion.-Personal life:...	129.72	12 (43.14)	11 (86.58)
13	Hayato Odajima	123.56	11 (44.39)	13 (79.17)
14	Kunihito Yuasa Kunihito Yuasa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 11th at the 2005 Junior Grand Prix, Romania.-Competitive highlights:* WD = Withdrawn-External links:...	119.83	14 (42.47)	14 (77.36)
15	Yukihiro Yoshida Yukihiro Yoshida is a Japanese figure skater. He is a four season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	115.68	15 (41.98)	16 (73.70)
16	Hikaru Sato	111.66	19 (36.79)	15 (74.87)
17	Tomoyuki Koriyama	110.64	16 (40.53)	18 (70.11)
18	Takumi Suenaga	109.85	13 (42.73)	21 (67.12)
19	Takuya Kondo Takuya Kondo is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 14th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Norway.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	108.52	18 (37.08)	17 (71.44)
20	Junzo Nishigami Junzo Nishigami is a Japanese figure skater. He attends Kansai University.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	104.78	20 (36.70)	19 (68.08)
21	Takuya Tamura	101.96	21 (34.06)	20 (67.90)
22	Takeru Chiba	94.95	22 (31.73)	23 (63.22)
23	Akio Sasaki Akio Sasaki Akio Sasaki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Ondrej Nepela Memorial gold medalist.He began skating at the Kanagawa Ice Rink with his brother.- Programs :- Competitive highlights : J. = Junior level...	94.75	23 (31.41)	22 (63.34)
24	Kozuke Nozoe	90.44	24 (31.07)	24 (59.37)
Did not advance to free skate
25	Yuya Ishiyama	30.57	25
26	Taketo Omae	29.42	26
27	Kento Nakamura Kento Nakamura is a Japanese mens figure skater.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :*N = Novice level; J = Junior level- External links :* at Icenetwork...	28.92	27
28	Ryuichi Kihara Ryuichi Kihara Ryuichi Kihara is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 Japanese Junior silver medalist.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :* J. = Junior level- External links :...	27.94
WD	Tatsuya Kitagaki
WD	Atsuki Kunisawa

Junior Ladies

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Mao Asada Mao Asada is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist, the 2008 & 2010 World champion, the 2008 & 2010 Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time Japanese...	172.13	1 (54.56)	1 (117.57)
2	Mai Asada Mai Asada is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine....	147.50	2 (52.19)	3 (95.31)
3	Aki Sawada Aki Sawada is a Japanese ladies figure skater. She has landed triple axels in national competition.-Career:Sawada began skating when she was six when her mother recommended that she go to figure skating class.-Programs:-Senior results:-Junior Results:-References:...	145.96	3 (48.79)	2 (97.17)
4	Akiko Kitamura Akiko Kitamura is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national bronze medalist. Kitamura is a four season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and has qualified twice for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Kitamura represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and...	138.90	4 (44.82)	4 (94.08)
5	Momo Makino	122.40	14 (35.85)	5 (86.55)
6	Rumi Suizu Rumi Suizu is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 Japan Junior Champion. Suizu placed 8th at the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-References:...	121.43	7 (42.03)	7 (79.40)
7	Nana Takeda Nana Takeda in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a silver medal on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed fifth at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:...	119.97	13 (37.37)	6 (82.60)
8	Ayako Hagiwara Ayako Hagiwara is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix, placing fourth at the 2002 event in Scottsdale, Arizona. She placed 21st at the 2007 Japanese Figure Skating Championships. She attends Meiji University....	119.44	5 (42.50)	8 (76.94)
9	Mutsumi Takayama Mutsumi Takayama is a Japanese figure skater. She won the 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	118.15	6 (42.10)	9 (76.05)
10	Yuka Ishikawa Yuka Ishikawa is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. She placed 6th at the 2006 event in The Hague, Netherlands.- Programs :-Competitive highlights:-References:...	108.82	18 (35.01)	10 (73.81)
11	Satsuki Muramoto Satsuki Muramoto is a Japanese figure skater. She placed 11th at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Muramoto is coached by Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura.-Competitive highlights:-References:...	106.82	10 (40.25)	11 (66.57)
12	Emi Hirai	104.81	11 (38.81)	14 (66.00)
13	Miri Yoshida	104.42	12 (38.03)	12 (66.39)
14	Haruka Inoue	102.71	9 (40.41)	17 (62.30)
15	Nanoha Sato	101.64	15 (35.64)	13 (66.00)
16	Risa Mochizuki	100.02	8 (41.13)	18 (58.89)
17	Shiho Sato	96.93	19 (34.05)	15 (62.88)
18	Mari Suzuki	94.19	24 (31.48)	16 (62.71)
19	Eri Ishigami	93.49	16 (35.31)	19 (58.18)
20	Sayaka Yodo	91.89	17 (35.12)	21 (56.77)
21	Hinako Kikuchi	90.82	21 (33.45)	20 (57.37)
22	Shoko Ishikawa Shoko Ishikawa is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese junior bronze medalist. She placed 10th at the 2009 NHK Trophy.-Programs:- Competitive highlights :* J = Junior level-References:...	87.35	23 (32.64)	22 (54.71)
23	Rina Kasama	82.91	20 (34.05)	23 (48.86)
24	Asako Yodo	78.36	22 (33.08)	24 (45.28)
Did not advance to free skate
25	Yuko Iwaki	31.32	25
26	Midori Suzuki	30.87	26
27	Asato Nakanishi	29.55	27
28	Nagisa Hayashi	29.48	28
29	Misaki Ohara	28.44	29

Junior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Total Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Rina Sawayama  / Taiyo Mizutani	107.59	1 (26.12)	1 (33.56)	1 (47.91)
2	Miki Nakamura  / Takahiko Tanba	88.56	2 (21.01)	2 (26.77)	2 (40.78)

World Team

Following the national championships, Honda, Arakawa, and Ando were assigned to the World team. All other places were filled following the 2005 Four Continents Championships, with the highest placing Japanese skater earning the available Worlds spot.

	Men	Ladies	Ice Dancing
1	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...  / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...
2	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....
3		Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...

Four Continents Team

	Men	Ladies	Ice Dancing
1	Kensuke Nakaniwa Kensuke Nakaniwa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...  / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...
2	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...	Nakako Tsuzuki Nakako Tsuzuki is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She is a multiple Japanese national champion and national medalist with four partners. She has competed with Kazu Nakamura, Yuri Razguliaiev, Rinat Farkhoutinov, and Kenji Miyamoto. She retired following the 2005/2006 season....  / Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...
3	Kazumi Kishimoto Kazumi Kishimoto is a Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.-Results:-External links:...	Yukina Ota Yukina Ota in Kyoto is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champion. She announced her retirement from competitive skating on November 26, 2008, retiring due to injury.-Biography:...
1st Alternate	Takahiko Kozuka Takahiko Kozuka is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist and Japanese national champion, the 2006 World Junior Champion, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....	Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...
2nd Alternate	Ryo Shibata Ryo Shibata is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time competitor at the Junior Grand Prix final and the World Junior Championships. He has been called "the Japanese Johnny Weir".Shibata has performed a Biellmann spin in competition.-Competitive highlights:...	Mai Asada Mai Asada is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine....
3rd Alternate	Noriyuki Kanzaki Noriyuki Kanzaki is a Japanese figure skater. He placed fourth at the 2007 Japanese national championships, and won the silver medal at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...

• Yukina Ota withdrew from the Four Continents team with injury. Yukari Nakano was sent in her stead.

External links

• 73rd Japan Figure Skating Championships
• 73rd Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships