National Outdoor 10,000m Championships for Japan
Men (97 runnings) 23 Jun 2017 Osaka 28:35.47 Suguru Osako-2 24 Jun 2016 Nagoya 28:07.44 Suguru Osako 27 Jun 2015 Niigata 28:18.53 Tetsuya Yoroizaka 07 Jun 2014 Fukushima 28:32.07 Yuki Sato-4 08 Jun 2013 Tokyo 28:24.94 Yuki Sato-3 09 Jun 2012 Osaka 28:18.15 Yuki Sato-2 10 Jun 2011 Kumagaya 28:10.87 Yuki Sato 04 Jun 2010 Marugame 28:43.08 Kensuke Takezawa 28 Jun 2009 Hiroshima 28:19.25 Yuki Iwai 26 Jun 2008 Kawasaki 27:51.27 Takayuki Matsumiya-3 30 Jun 2007 Osaka 28:47.37 Takayuki Matsumiya-2 01 Jul 2006 Kobe 28:54.64 Takayuki Matsumiya 05 Jun 2005 Tokyo 28:09.89 Yu Mitsuya 05 Jun 2004 Tottori 27:59.32 Ryuji Ono 07 Jun 2003 Yokohama 28:17.95 Toshihiro Iwasa 08 Jun 2002 Kanazawa 28:25.81 Tomoo Tsubota 09 Jun 2001 Tokyo 28:05.79 Daniel Njenga (KEN) 06 Oct 2000 Sendai 27:44.01 Zakayo Ngatho (KEN) 02 Oct 1999 Shizuoka 28:50.81 Toshinari Takaoka-2 03 Oct 1998 Kumamoto 28:15.94 Kenji Takao 04 Oct 1997 Tokyo 27:45.02 Julius Gitahi (KEN) 08 Jun 1996 Osaka 27:49.89 Toshinari Takaoka 10 Jun 1995 Tokyo 27:26.26 Aloÿs Nizigama-2 11 Jun 1994 Tokyo 27:51.85 Aloÿs Nizigama (BDI) 13 Jun 1993 Tokyo 28:25.24 Stephen Mayaka (KEN) 12 Jun 1992 Tokyo 27:52.51 Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA) 15 Jun 1991 Tokyo 27:44.52 Thomas Osano-2 10 Jun 1990 Chiba 28:28.49 Thomas Osano (KEN) 18 Jun 1989 Tokyo 28:17.78 Haruo Urata-2 19 Jun 1988 Tokyo 28:42.43 Haruo Urata 13 Jun 1987 Tokyo 28:23.12 Kozo Akutsu 01 Jun 1986 Tokyo 28:22.15 Hisatoshi Shintaku-3 02 Jun 1985 Tokyo 29:00.07 Takao Nakamura-3 21 Oct 1984 Tokyo 27:59.79 Hisatoshi Shintaku-2 02 Oct 1983 Tokyo 28:51.67 Takao Nakamura-2 12 Sep 1982 Tokyo 29:04.97 Takao Nakamura 25 Oct 1981 Tokyo 28:40.8 Hisatoshi Shintaku 26 Oct 1980 Tokyo 28:42.0 Kunimitsu Ito 27 Oct 1979 Tokyo 28:33.1 Yasunori Hamada-2 28 Oct 1978 Tokyo 28:29.2 Hideki Kita-2 29 Oct 1977 Tokyo 28:25.9 Hideki Kita 05 Jun 1976 Tokyo 28:33.4 Toshiaki Kamata 31 May 1975 Tokyo 28:48.2 Nobuaki Takao 02 Jun 1974 Tokyo 29:24.0 Katsuaki Isohata 03 Jun 1973 Chiba 28:48.4 Ichio Sato 04 Jun 1972 Tokyo 29:38.6 Toshio Miyashita 30 May 1971 Tokyo 29:01.4 Yasunori Hamada 31 May 1970 Tokyo 29:24.6 Kenichi Otsuki-2 21 Sep 1969 Ageo 29:46.0 Kenichi Otsuki 01 Sep 1968 Tokyo 28:58.0 Keisuke Sawaki-2 24 Sep 1967 Tokyo 29:23.2 Akio Usami 18 Sep 1966 Tokyo 29:54.4 Kazuo Tsuchiya-2 15 Oct 1965 Tokyo 29:19.4 Keisuke Sawaki 05 Jul 1964 Tokyo 30:05.2 Kazuo Tsuchiya 15 Oct 1963 Tokyo 29:44.6 William Baillie (NZL) 14 Oct 1962 Omiya 29:59.0 Kokichi Tsuburaya 02 Jul 1961 Tokyo 30:42.4 Sekinosuke Hayashida-4 01 Jul 1960 Tokyo 30:18.6 Sekinosuke Hayashida-3 02 Aug 1959 Tokyo 31:52.8 Hidekuni Hiroshima 12 Oct 1958 Tokyo 30:28.4 Takashi Baba 06 Oct 1957 Kobe 32:20.6 Sekinosuke Hayashida-2 07 Oct 1956 Sendai 31:26.8 Sekinosuke Hayashida 23 Oct 1955 Kobe 31:09.4 Osamu Inoue 24 Sep 1954 Tokyo 32:18.6 Kazumi Umezawa 10 Oct 1953 Tokyo 31:52.6 Masuo Onishi-2 04 Oct 1952 Gifu 32:18.0 Masuo Onishi 14 Oct 1951 Nagoya 31:57.2 Kenji Ishii 08 Oct 1950 Kagoshima 33:19.8 Ryosuke Takasugi-2 28 Oct 1949 Kashiwara 32:45.0 Soichi Tamoi 15 Aug 1948 Yamagata 34:39.0 Ryosuke Takasugi 05 Oct 1947 Tobata 33:37.0 Kanenori Suenaga-3 1946 33:35.6 Kanenori Suenaga-2 .... not held 1942 34:35.2 Kanenori Suenaga .... not held 03 Nov 1940 Tokyo 31:36.2 Masaru Yamashita 03 Nov 1939 Tokyo 31:22.0 Kohei Murakoso-6 1938 31:38.0 Kohei Murakoso-5 03 Nov 1937 Tokyo 31:11.4 Kohei Murakoso-4 01 Nov 1936 Tokyo 31:19.6 Kohei Murakoso-3 03 Nov 1935 Tokyo 31:07.8 Kohei Murakoso-2 1934 33:18.2 Kohei Murakoso 02 Nov 1933 Tokyo 32:06.8 Hayami Koyanagi 28 May 1932 Tokyo 31:33.6 Masamichi Kitamoto 02 Nov 1931 Tokyo 32:00.4 Seiichiro Tsuda 1930 34:05.8 Yukimoto Nakajima 1929 33:08.2 Kazunori Morimoto 1928 32:50.8 Hisakazu Nagatani 1927 33:24.8 Shigesaku Michikawa 1926 33:48.2 Shoichi Kusanagi 1925 33:17.0 Hisakazu Nagatani .... not held 1923 35:11.4 Taroshichi Hirano 1922 35:02.0 Koji Shimomura 1921 37:42.0 Kan Yamaguchi 1920 34:45.0 Toshio Miyata .... not held 1917 36:18.0 Tozaburo Yanagida .... not held 1915 36:02.0 Shizo Kanaguri 1914 37:21.0 Shotaro Kooriyama 1913 35:55.0 Suekichi Nakata
First-Japanese with non-Japanese champion 2001 28:11.85 Toshinari Takaoka 2000 27:59.39 Naoki Mishiro 1997 28:03.33 Kenji Takao 1995 27:55.01 Toshiyuki Hayata 1994 28:14.62 Toshinari Takaoka 1993 28:29.05 Jun Hiratsuka 1992 28:16.18 Koichi Morishita-3 1991 28:12.59 Koichi Morishita-2 1990 28:40.78 Koichi Morishita 1963 29:45.8 Kokichi Tsuburaya
Non-champion winners 2009 28:04.20 Yacob Jarso (ETH) 2005 27:41.64 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2004 27:41.09 Martin Irungu (KEN) 2003 28:14.87 John Kanyi (KEN) 2002 28:23.72 Daniel Njenga (KEN)
Notes: 1913 was the inaugural year. The 1961 men's champion was known as Sekinosuke Aoki, having changed his name from Sekinosuke Hayashida. The 1981 men's champion was known as Masanari Shintaku but changed his name subsequent to the 1981 championships.
Women (37 runnings) 23 Jun 2017 Osaka 31:39.41 Mizuki Matsuda 24 Jun 2016 Nagoya 31:18.73 Ayuko Suzuki 26 Jun 2015 Niigata 32:06.48 Kasumi Nishihara-2 06 Jun 2014 Fukushima 32:37.23 Kasumi Nishihara 07 Jun 2013 Tokyo 31:06.67 Hitomi Niiya 08 Jun 2012 Osaka 31:28.71 Mika Yoshikawa 10 Jun 2011 Kumagaya 32:18.79 Kayo Sugihara 04 Jun 2010 Marugame 31:47.56 Kayoko Fukushi-7 25 Jun 2009 Hiroshima 31:57.44 Yukiko Akiba 27 Jun 2008 Kawasaki 31:15.07 Yoko Shibui 29 Jun 2007 Osaka 32:13.58 Kayoko Fukushi-6 30 Jun 2006 Kobe 32:06.92 Kayoko Fukushi-5 02 Jun 2005 Tokyo 31:30.82 Kayoko Fukushi-4 04 Jun 2004 Tottori 31:32.09 Kayoko Fukushi-3 06 Jun 2003 Yokohama 31:47.15 Kayoko Fukushi-2 07 Jun 2002 Kanazawa 32:30.51 Kayoko Fukushi 10 Jun 2001 Tokyo 31:50.39 Haruko Okamoto 08 Oct 2000 Sendai 32:06.42 Yukiko Okamoto 03 Oct 1999 Shizuoka 32:08.00 Harumi Hiroyama-2 02 Oct 1998 Kumamoto 32:39.64 Yuko Kawakami 05 Oct 1997 Tokyo 31:22.72 Harumi Hiroyama 09 Jun 1996 Osaka 31:19.40 Hiromi Suzuki-2 11 Jun 1995 Tokyo 31:43.41 Hiromi Suzuki 10 Jun 1994 Tokyo 31:59.45 Huan-di Zhong (CHN) 13 Jun 1993 Tokyo 33:26.36 Midori Shimizu 14 Jun 1992 Tokyo 32:03.95 Izumi Maki 16 Jun 1991 Tokyo 31:40.56 Delillah Asiago (KEN) 09 Jun 1990 Chiba 32:18.71 Akemi Matsuno-2 17 Jun 1989 Tokyo 32:14.65 Miyoko Asahina 18 Jun 1988 Tokyo 32:53.75 Akemi Matsuno 14 Jun 1987 Tokyo 34:44.92 Ikuko Takahashi 01 Jun 1986 Tokyo 34:53.89 Misako Miyahara 02 Jun 1985 Tokyo 34:05.19 Mami Fukao 21 Oct 1984 Tokyo 33:58.04 Hisano Yokosuka 02 Oct 1983 Tokyo 34:33.82 Yasuko Hashimoto 12 Sep 1982 Tokyo 34:22.34 Rumiko Kaneko 25 Oct 1981 Tokyo 33:01.5 Akemi Masuda
First-Japanese with non-Japanese champion 1994 32:01.57 Mariko Hara 1991 32:13.74 Izumi Maki
Notes: The 1993 champion was known as Midori Fumoto at this time.
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
(1913-date)
6
Kohei Murakoso
1934-39
Women
(1981-date) 7
Kayoko Fukushi
2002-07.2010
Last Updated on
25 Jun 2017
Contributors: Shigenobu Ota (50), Andy Milroy (10), Brett Larner (25), Juraj Gasparovic (2), Francois Lorange (10)