All-Japan Judo Championships
# All-Japan Judo Championships

The All-Japan judo championships (全日本柔道選手権大会, Zennihon jūdō senshuken taikai) is a judo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is held in Nippon Budokan on 29 April and the women's tournament (dubbed "Empress cup All-Japan women's Judo championships") is held in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in April. The Kodokan and All Japan Judo Federation sponsor the championship.

This tournament has only one open-weight division. Weight distinction is held as All-Japan Selected Judo Championships (全日本選抜柔道体重別選手権大会, Zennihon senbatsu jūdō taijūbetsu senshuken taikai) and Kodokan Cup (講道館杯, Kōdōkan hai) particularly.

For Japanese Judoka, this is one of the three major judo titles, along with the Olympic Games and World Championships. Since 2011 All Japan Judo Championship is fought with International rules.

## Records

### Men

* Most titles
   * Yasuhiro Yamashita : 9 titles
   * Naoya Ogawa : 7 titles
   * Masahiko Kimura : 4 titles
   * Keiji Suzuki : 4 titles
* Most Participation
   * Yasuyuki Muneta : 15 times
   * Katsuyuki Masuchi : 13 times
   * Isamu Sonoda : 12 times
   * Jun Konno : 12 times
   * Naoto Yabu : 12 times
* Youngest champion
   * Satoshi Ishii : Champion at 19 years and 4 months of age in 2006
   * Yasuhiro Yamashita : Champion at 19 years and 10 months of age in 1977
* Lightest champion
   * Isao Okano : 79 kg in 1969 and 80 kg in 1967

### Women

* Most titles
   * Maki Tsukada : 9 titles
   * Yoko Tanabe : 6 titles
   * Noriko Anno : 5 titles
   * Miho Ninomiya : 2 titles
* Youngest champion
   * Sarah Asahina – Champion at 20 years and 8 months of age in 2017

## Recent Winners

### Men

* 2023 - Takeshi Ojitani
* 2022 - Tatsuru Saito
* 2021 - Hyoga Ota
* 2020 - Ryunosuke Haga
* 2019 - Aaron Wolf
* 2018 – Hisayoshi Harasawa
* 2017 – Takeshi Ojitani
* 2016 – Takeshi Ojitani
* 2015 – Hisayoshi Harasawa
* 2014 – Takeshi Ojitani
* 2013 – Takamasa Anai
* 2012 – Hirotaka Kato
* 2011 – Keiji Suzuki
* 2010 – Kazuhiko Takahashi
* 2009 – Takamasa Anai
* 2008 – Satoshi Ishii
* 2007 – Keiji Suzuki
* 2006 – Satoshi Ishii

### Women

* 2017 – Sarah Asahina
* 2016 – Kanae Yamabe
* 2015 – Megumi Tachimoto
* 2014 – Kanae Yamabe
* 2013 – Akari Ogata
* 2012 – Kanae Yamabe
* 2011 – Mika Sugimoto
* 2010 – Maki Tsukada
* 2009 – Maki Tsukada
* 2008 – Maki Tsukada
* 2007 – Maki Tsukada
* 2006 – Maki Tsukada
