1996–97 Japan Figure Skating Championships

The 1996–97 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 65th Japan Figure Skating Championships to be held. They were held in Nagano from January 13–15, 1997. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. As well as crowning the national champions of Japan for the 1996–97 season, the results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships.

Results

Men

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Takeshi Honda 2.531
2 Yamato Tamura 2.512
3 Makoto Okazaki 4.023
4 Yosuke Takeuchi 7.555
5 Seiichi Suzuki 8.084
6 Naoki Shigematsu 9.576
7 Takashi Yamamoto 11.068
8 Shin Amano 11.597
9 Gaku Aiyoshi 12.0410
10 Taijin Hiraike 15.5139
11 Munetaka Shigematsu 16.01011
12 Shohei Nagata 18.51312
13 Isao Matsuura 18.51113
14 Daisuke Watanabe 21.01215
15 Hironori Iizuka 22.01614
16 Junichi Takemura 23.51516
17 Naoki Moriyama 26.51718
18 Yutaka Tsuru 27.52017
19 Toshio Takahashi 28.01819
20 Yukihiro Matsumura 30.51921
21 Takatomo Asai 31.02220
22 Hironori Taira 32.52122
23 Masamichi Ogiwara 35.52323
WD Takeo Ogasawara 24

Ladies

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Fumie Suguri 2.531
2 Shizuka Arakawa 3.512
3 Yuka Kanazawa 6.025
4 Kumiko Koiwai 6.573
5 Hiromi Sano 6.554
6 Rena Inoue 9.066
7 Mari Kobayashi 11.087
8 Asa Okuyama 13.0411
9 Aiko Suyama 14.0109
10 Hanae Tsuji 15.5158
11 Masayo Ohisi 17.5913
12 Yukiko Kawasaki 18.01610
13 Yoko Kosugi 18.51312
14 Mari Utamura 21.01414
15 Yuko Inaba 21.01215
16 Keiko Yamamuro 21.51116
17 Akane Nikaido 25.51717
18 Shino Suzuki 29.02218
19 Keiko Yonaha 29.02019
20 Keiko Imai 30.52120
21 Tomomi Sano 30.51921
22 Hiroko Sekine 31.01822
WD Hanae Yokoya

Ice dancing

Rank Name TFP CD OD FD
1 Aya Kawai / Hiroshi Tanaka 2.0111
2 Akiko Kinoshita / Yosuke Moriwaki 4.0222
3 Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido 6.0333
4 Hiromi Irie / Norihiro Muto 8.0444
5 Yuko Kato / Naohisa Kato 10.0555

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