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Japan 2026 youth sports tournament schedule

Overview

Japan’s 2026 youth-sports calendar continues to expand. In mid-July, Fuji Television’s FOD confirmed live streaming of the national High School Dance Championship and the inaugural Middle School Dance Championship, featuring approximately 600 high-school teams and 20 middle-school teams, with regional qualifiers in late July and national finals in mid-August and early September. The All Japan Karate Federation reiterated the schedule for the 26th All-Japan Youth Karate Championship (13–15 August) as part of KARATE WEEK 2026, with entry opening on 8 June and commemorative T-shirts on sale. The Japan Frisbee Dog Association released detailed entry procedures, on-site registration rules and disc specifications for its summer tournament week, while the Kobe Hyogo Lions Club Cup outlined its 2026 autumn soccer program for U11, U10 and women’s divisions. August 2026 saw the execution of several major competitions. The 53rd National High School Karate Championship was scheduled for 3–6 August, with the combination draw and opening ceremony held on 4 August at the Hyogo Prefectural Budokan training room. Concurrently, the 50th Minister of Education Cup National High School Go Championship took place from 3–5 August at the Japan Go Institute in Tokyo; Nanda High School (Hyogo) won the boys’ team title and Minami High School Girls' Team (Aichi) won the girls’ title. Mid-August featured significant karate events. The 26th All Japan Junior and Children's Karate Championships, known as ‘Zensho 2026’, were held from 13–15 August at Keio Arena TOKYO, featuring 24 categories of individual kata and kumite for elementary school students. Notable winners included Renji Mori and Kiko Saito in the 6th-grade categories. The event also provided professional photography via the Photoreco Express service.

Entities

Keio Arena TOKYO · National High School Karate Championship · Nanda High School · Minami High School Girls' Team · JKFan

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Karate tournaments held across Japan in August 2026

    Various karate tournaments were held in Japan in August 2026, including the All Japan Junior and Children's Championships and the Wado-kai Fukui Prefecture competition.

  2. 10 days ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    All Japan Junior Karate Championship to be held at Keio Arena TOKYO

    The 26th All Japan Junior Karate Championship will be held from August 13–15, 2026, at Keio Arena TOKYO, featuring 24 categories of youth competitions.

  3. 19 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Japan schedules national high school karate and go championships in August 2026

    Japan's 2026 high‑school championships include a karate tournament streamed live in early August and a go competition where Nanda HS (boys) and Minami HS (girls) won team titles.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Japan schedules frisbee‑dog and Kobe Lions Club Cup soccer tournaments for 2026

    Japan's JFA announced rules and entry details for its 2026 frisbee‑dog tournament, while the Kobe Hyogo Lions Club Cup released its 2026 soccer schedule for youth and women’s divisions.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Japan Announces 2026 National Youth Dance and Karate Championships

    Japan’s FOD will livestream the 2026 national high‑school and middle‑school dance championships, while the All Japan Karate Federation announced the 26th youth karate tournament dates and venue in Tokyo.

Sources

frisbeedog.co.jp · gonkaku.jp · joshi-shogi.com · karatedo.co.jp · kobe-fa.gr.jp · resemom.jp · shimotsuke.co.jp · sportsmania.jp

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history