The 1995–1996 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 64th 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...

 to be held. They were held 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...

 from January 12-14, 1996. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. As well as crowning the national champions of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 for the 1995–1996 season, the results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 1996 World Figure Skating Championships

1996 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1996 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1995-1996 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating,...

.

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	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:...	1.5	1	1
2	Naoki Shigematsu Naoki Shigematsu is a Japanese retired figure skater who currently works as a coach. He is a four-time Japanese national silver medalist and the 1994 World Junior silver medalist. He placed 23rd at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships...	4.5	5	2
3	Makoto Okazaki Makoto Okazaki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1997 and 2002 Japanese national bronze medalist. He retired from competitive skating following the 2001-2002 season and now works as a coach.He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Japan.-Results:-External links:...	4.5	3	3
4	Shina Amano	5.0	2	4
5	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	7.0	4	5
6	Munetaka Shigematsu	11.0	10	6
7	Harudori Sugisaki	11.5	9	7
8	Gaku Aiyoshi	11.5	7	8
9	Hironori Iizuka	12.0	6	9
10	Isao Matsuura	15.0	8	11
11	Nozomu Kan	16.0	10	11
12	Makoto Hosoi	18.5	11	13
13	Toshio Takahashi	18.0	12	12
14	Masahiro Kawagoe	22.0	16	14
15	Takatomo Asai	22.0	14	15
16	Yukihiro Matsumura	23.5	15	16
17	Takeo Ogasawara	26.0	18	17
18	Eijiro Miyasi	27.5	17	19
19	Kenji Watanabe	29.5	19	20
20	Yutaka Tsuru	30.0	24	18
21	Takanori Takahashi	31.0	20	21
22	Keiji Suzuki	33.5	23	22
23	Takayuki Kusunoki	33.5	21	23
24	Hayato Nakajima	35.0	22	24

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Midori Ito Midori Ito is a former Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World Champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple/triple jump combination and a triple axel in competition. She is also the first woman to land seven triple jumps in a free program, which she did at the...	1.5	1	1
2	Hanae Yokoya Hanae Yokoya is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1995 Japanese national champion. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 10th, which she achieved in 1995 and 1996. She retired from competitive skating following the 1998-1999 season. She currently works as a coach.-Competitive...	3.0	2	2
3	Hiromi Sano	5.5	5	3
4	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...	5.5	3	4
5	Rena Inoue Rena Inoue is an American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.-Personal life:Rena Inoue was...	7.0	4	5
6	Kumiko Koiwai Kumiko Koiwai is a former figure skater from Japan. She won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1993. Coached by Machiko Yamada, who had trained Midori Ito, Koiwai was routinely landing the triple axel jump by 1994. However, she faced several chronic injuries on her right foot, which severely...	10.0	8	6
7	Yukiko Kawasaki Yukiko Kawasaki is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan. They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy...	10.5	7	7
8	Asa Okuyama	11.0	6	8
9	Hanae Tsuji	13.5	9	9
10	Yoko Okuyama	15.5	11	10
11	Fumiko Wakamatsu	16.0	10	11
12	Mari Utamura	18.5	13	12
13	Yoko Kosugi	19.0	12	13
14	Shino Suzuki	21.0	14	14
15	Yoko Niino	25.5	15	18
16	Keiko Imai	26.0	22	15
17	Minoru Ogawa	26.0	20	16
18	Tomomi Sano	26.0	18	17
19	Haruka Takeno	27.5	17	19
20	Yuko Inaba	29.5	19	20
21	Rena Nakamura	30.0	16	22
22	Keiko Yamamuro	31.5	21	21
23	Kayo Otani	34.5	23	23
24	Shoko Kuboi	34.5	23	23

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD	OD	FD
1	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....  / Juris Razguliaiev	2.0	1	1	1
2	Aya Kawai Aya Kawai is a Japanese ice dancer. She competed with Hiroshi Tanaka. They placed 23rd in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They were two-time Japanese national champions.-Results:- References :*...  / Hiroshi Tanaka Hiroshi Tanaka is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He competed in Ice Dancing with Aya Kawai and Kayo Shirahata. Tanaka and Kawai placed 23rd in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They were two-time Japanese national champions.-Results:- References :*...	4.0	2	2	2
3	Akiko Kinoshita / Yosuke Moriwaki	6.0	3	3	3
4	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:*...	8.0	4	4	4
5	Hatakaoru Hiroshi / Sho Tsuchiya	10.0	5	5	5
6	Koshi Kotaku / Toshihiro Kunichu	12.0	6	6	6