National Marathon Champions for Japan
Men (97 runnings)
26 Feb 2017 Tokyo 2:08:22 Hiroto Inoue
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03 Mar 2013 Otsu 2:08:51 Masakazu Fujiwara
02 Dec 2012 Fukuoka 2:08:24 Hiroyuki Horibata
27 Feb 2011 Tokyo 2:08:37 Yuki Kawauchi
07 Mar 2010 Otsu 2:10:07 Tomoyuki Sato
06 Dec 2009 Fukuoka 2:14:42 Tadashi Shitamori
17 Feb 2008 Tokyo 2:08:40 Arata Fujiwara
04 Mar 2007 Otsu 2:12:50 Mitsuru Kubota
03 Dec 2006 Fukuoka 2:08:49 Wataru Okutani
13 Feb 2005 Tokyo 2:07:41 Toshinari Takaoka
07 Mar 2004 Otsu 2:08:18 Tadayuki Ojima
07 Dec 2003 Fukuoka 2:07:52 Tomoaki Kunichika
10 Feb 2002 Tokyo 2:14:12 Toshio Mano
04 Mar 2001 Otsu 2:07:52 Shigeru Aburaya
03 Dec 2000 Fukuoka 2:06:51 Atsushi Fujita
14 Feb 1999 Tokyo 2:08:05 Hiroshi Miki
01 Mar 1998 Otsu 2:08:39 Muneyuki Ojima
07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka 2:08:07 Toshiyuki Hayata
03 Mar 1996 Otsu 2:12:24 Hiroshi Tako
03 Dec 1995 Fukuoka 2:09:33 Masaki Oya
06 Mar 1994 Hiroshima 2:11:05 Kenichi Suzuki
05 Dec 1993 Fukuoka 2:08:51 Dionisio Ceron (MEX)
15 Mar 1992 Otsu 2:13:15 Michael O'Reilly (ENG)
01 Dec 1991 Fukuoka 2:10:58 Shuichi Morita
11 Mar 1990 Otsu 2:13:30 Eddy Hellebuyck (BEL)
03 Dec 1989 Fukuoka 2:12:54 Manuel Matias (POR)
13 Mar 1988 Otsu 2:12:41 Toshihiko Seko-3
06 Dec 1988 Fukuoka 2:08:18 Takeyuki Nakayama
09 Mar 1986 Otsu 2:14:55 Toshihiro Shibutani
01 Dec 1985 Fukuoka 2:09:51 Hisatoshi Shintaku
11 Mar 1984 Otsu 2:14:24 Tetsuji Iwase
04 Dec 1983 Fukuoka 2:08:52 Toshihiko Seko-2
14 Mar 1982 Otsu 2:15:23 Michio Mizukubo
06 Dec 1981 Fukuoka 2:08:18 Robert deCastella (AUS)
23 Mar 1980 Otsu 2:14:33 Hiroshi Yuge
02 Dec 1979 Fukuoka 2:10:35 Toshihiko Seko
16 Apr 1978 Otsu 2:15:15.4 Shigeru So
04 Dec 1977 Fukuoka 2:10:55.3 Bill Rodgers (USA)
18 Apr 1976 Otsu 2:15:22 Akio Usami-4
07 Dec 1975 Fukuoka 2:10:08.4 Jerome Drayton-2 (CAN)
21 Apr 1974 Otsu 2:13:24 Akio Usami-3
02 Dec 1973 Fukuoka 2:11:45.0 Frank Shorter-2 (USA)
19 Mar 1972 Otsu 2:20:24 Akio Usami-2
05 Dec 1971 Fukuoka 2:12:50.4 Frank Shorter (USA)
12 Apr 1970 Otsu 2:13:46.6 William Adcocks (ENG)
07 Dec 1969 Fukuoka 2:11:12.8 Jerome Drayton (CAN)
14 Apr 1968 Otsu 2:13:49 Akio Usami
03 Dec 1967 Fukuoka 2:09:36.4 Derek Clayton (AUS)
05 Jun 1966 Otsu 2:26:01.6 Yoshiro Mifune
10 Oct 1965 Fukuoka 2:18:35.8 Hidekuni Hiroshima
12 Apr 1964 Tokyo 2:17:11.4 Kenji Kimihara
15 Oct 1963 Tokyo 2:18:00.6 Jeff Julian (NZL)
02 Dec 1962 Fukuoka 2:16:18.4 Toru Terasawa
25 Jun 1961 Osaka 2:29:27 Abebe Bikila (ETH)
15 May 1960 Osaka 2:34:57 Nobuyoshi Sadanaga
30 Jul 1959 Ome 2:43:59 Yasuo Koshikawa
12 Oct 1958 Tokyo 2:27:16.0 Sumio Horinouchi-2
06 Oct 1957 Kobe 2:28:28 Sumio Horinouchi
07 Oct 1956 Sendai 2:33:12 Keizo Yamada
11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka 2:23:16.0 Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
26 Sep 1954 Tokyo 2:40:26 Yoshikatsu Takahashi
11 Oct 1953 Tokyo 2:39:23 Kurao Hiroshima
05 Oct 1952 Gifu 2:52:20 Hiroshi Hashimoto-2
14 Oct 1951 Nagoya 2:31:26 Kiyoshi Shinozaki
08 Oct 1950 Kagoshima 2:47:17 Yoshikazu Noda
27 Aug 1949 Kashiwara 2:52:20 Hiroshi Hashimoto
15 Aug 1948 Yamagata 3:02:12 Shunichi Watanabe
05 Oct 1947 Tobata 2:41:17 Shinzo Koga-2
20 km
1946 1:10:31.8 Shinzo Koga
Marathon
22 Jul 1942 Tokyo 2:56:21 Yasuta Matsuba
.... not held
01 Nov 1940 Tokyo 2:33:42 Shoichiro Takenaka
03 Nov 1939 Tokyo 2:31:26 To-Yu Go (KOR)
24 Sep 1938 Nihinomiya 2:45:29 Shigekazu Kabasawa
01 Nov 1937 Tokyo 2:34:17 Chan-Chun Yu (KOR)
01 Nov 1936 Tokyo 2:39:56 Isamu Suzuki
03 Nov 1935 Tokyo 2:26:42 Kee-Chung Sohn (KOR)
21 Oct 1934 Nishinomiya 2:43:16.2 Yuji Nakata
03 Nov 1933 Tokyo 2:31:10 Kozo Kusunoki-2
28 May 1932 Tokyo 2:36:49.6 Tae-Ha Kwon (KOR)
03 Nov 1931 Tokyo 2:34:04.4 Tamao Shiaku
26 Oct 1930 Osaka 2:39:57 Seiji Takahashi-3
03 Nov 1929 Tokyo 2:35:24 Kozo Kusunoki
20 May 1928 Osaka 2:43:22 Kanematsu Yamada
07 Aug 1927 Tokyo 2:54:23 Seiji Takahashi-2
09 May 1925 Osaka 2:54:20 Masao Yamauchi
23 Nov 1925 Tokyo 2:36:41 Saburo Maru
08 Nov 1924 Tokyo 2:42:27.8 Seiji Takahashi
11 Nov 1923 Tokyo 2:43:47 Masao Muraoka
05 Nov 1922 Tokyo 2:48:10 Chojiro Nishida
25 miles
20 Nov 1921 Tokyo 2:35:40 Koji Shimoimura
Marathon
28 Nov 1920 Tokyo 2:57:10 Choichi Goto
25 miles
09 Nov 1919 Nishinomiya 2:39:40 Yahei Miura
03 Nov 1918 Tokyo 2:45:00 Sukeyukl Akiba-2
18 Nov 1917 Nishinomiya 2:38:22.5 Sukeyukl Akiba
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21 Nov 1915 Tokyo 2:27:23.6 Shizo Kanaguri-3
23 Nov 1914 Tokyo 2:19:20.3 Shizo Kanaguri-2
02 Nov 1913 Tokyo 2:31:28 Shizo Kanaguri
Note: In 1916, a championship was held at 10 miles on 03 Sep 1916 (venue unknown), won by Tominosuke Kato in 55:18.
First Japanese with foreign champion 1993 2:10:41 Shinji Kawashima 1992 2:13:21 Takashi Kondo 1990 2:13:58 Takeshi So-2 1989 2:13:12 Toru Kozasu 1981 2:09:37 Kunimitsu Ito 1977 2:15:00.1 Toshihiko Seko 1975 2:12:52 Takeshi So 1973 2:16:17.8 Kenichi Otsuki 1971 2:13:22.8 Akio Usami 1970 2:14:19 Yoshiaki Unetani 1969 2:12:03.4 Hayami Tanimura 1967 2:11:17.0 Seiichiro Sasaki 1963 2:20:25.2 Kenji Kimihara 1955 2:23:51 Kurao Hiroshima Non-champion winners 2017 2:03:58 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN) 2013 2:08:34 Vincent Kipruto Limo (KEN) 2012 2:06:58 Joseph Gitau Kariuki (KEN) 2011 2:07:35 Hailu Mekonnen Legesse (ETH) 2010 2:09:34 Yemane Adhane Tsegay (ETH) 2009 2:05:18 Tsegay Kebede Tadesse (ETH) 2008 2:07:23 Viktor Röthlin (SUI) 2007 2:10:43 Samson Ramadhani (TAN) 2006 2:06:52 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 2004 2:07:42 Jose Rios (ESP) 2002 2:08:43 Eric Wainaina (KEN) 2001 2:07:34 Antonio Peña (ESP) 1999 2:06:33 Gert Thys (RSA) 1997 2:07:28 Josiah Thugwane (RSA) 1996 2:09:32 Joaquim Pinheiro (POR) 1995 2:09:30 Luiz Antonio dosSantos (BRA)
Women (24 runnings) 10 Mar 2013 Nagoya 2:23:34 Ryoko Kizaki-2 29 Jan 2012 Osaka 2:23:23 Risa Shigetomu 20 Nov 2011 Yokohama 2:26:32 Ryoko Kizaki 14 Mar 2010 Nagoya 2:27:11 Yuri Kano 25 Jan 2009 Osaka 2:23:42 Yoko Shibui 20 Nov 2008 Tokyo 2:23:30 Yoshimi Ozaki 11 Mar 2007 Nagoya 2:28:49 Yasuko Hashimoto 29 Jan 2006 Osaka 2:25:52 Kayoko Obata 20 Nov 2005 Tokyo 2:24:39 Naoko Takahashi-2 14 Mar 2004 Nagoya 2:23:57 Reiko Tosa 26 Jan 2003 Osaka 2:21:18 Mizuki Noguchi 17 Nov 2002 Tokyo 2:25:02 Rie Matsuoka 11 Mar 2001 Nagoya 2:26:01 Kazumi Matsuo 30 Jan 2000 Osaka 2:22:56 Harumi Hiroyama 21 Nov 1999 Tokyo 2:22:12 Eri Yamaguchi 08 Mar 1998 Nagoya 2:25:48 Naoko Takahashi 26 Jan 1997 Osaka 2:26:54 Mariko Hara 17 Nov 1996 Tokyo 2:28:58 Nobuko Fujimura 13 Mar 1995 Nagoya 2:29:41 Yukari Komatsu 30 Jan 1994 Osaka 2:26:09 Tomoe Abe 21 Nov 1993 Tokyo 2:26:40 Valentina Yegorova (RUS) 01 Mar 1992 Nagoya 2:31:04 Teruko Oe 27 Jan 1991 Osaka 2:27:43 Katrin Dörre (GER) 09 Dec 1990 Tokyo 2:33:04 Li-hua Xie (CHN)
First Japanese with foreign winner 1993 2:28:22 Mari Tanigawa 1991 2:28:01 Yuko Arimori 1990 2:34:10 Mari Tanigawa Non-champion winners 2006 2:25:05 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2002 2:24:59 Banuela Mrashani (TAN) 2000 2:22:54 Lidia Simon (ROM) 1997 2:25:57 Katrin Dörre (GER) 1995 2:27:29 Kamila Gradus (POL)
Notes: Foreigners were permitted to
win the Japanese national title in these championships through 1993; for
1994-2001, foreign runners living in Japan and registered with the JAAF were
permitted to win the title; for 2002-date, only Japanese citizens have been
permitted to win the title.
Most Titles
Men
(1925-date)
4
Akio Usami
1968,1972,1974,1976
Women
(1990-date) 2
Naoko Takahashi
1998,2005
Last Updated on
27 Feb 2017
Contributors: Shigenobu Ota (50), Shiro Kato, Roger Gynn (12), Ken Nakamura (2), Brett Larner (3)