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This is the largest general athletics tournament in Japan, called the nation's sports festival, and is held in a different location every year. It is called Kokutai for short. The purpose of the National Sports Festival is to improve the physical fitness of the nation and promote local sports by popularizing sports and enhancing the spirit of amateur sports, to contribute to the development of local culture, and to brighten and enrich the lives of the nation. [Chōro Fukagawa] The first tournament was held in 1946 (Showa 21) after the Second World War, as a proposal by the Japan Amateur Sports Association (now the Japan Sports Association) to restore hope and enthusiasm to the devastated hearts of the people through sports. It was held mainly in the Kinki region, where sports facilities had remained relatively undamaged during the war, and achieved great success, marking the first step in the reconstruction of the postwar Japanese sports world. The National Sports Festival was then held annually on a rotating basis around the country, and during that time, the format was established to be a competition between prefectures (the 3rd time), and the hosting standards and the sports events implemented underwent several changes, gradually forming into the current form. Since 1961, the hosting organizations have also been expanded to include the prefecture where the festival is held and the Ministry of Education (now the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) in accordance with Article 6 of the Sports Promotion Act, and the tournament has been co-hosted with the Japan Amateur Sports Association. The tournament is run in accordance with the Japan Amateur Sports Association's National Sports Festival Hosting Standards Guidelines, established in 1955. [Chōro Fukagawa] The National Sports Festival consists of skating and ice hockey competitions, skiing competitions, and the main tournament (summer and autumn). The competition format is a competition between prefectures, with the minimum age of 19, and in many cases there is a division for adults and a division for juniors. Points are awarded for the rankings in each event and type, and the winning prefecture in each event is awarded the Chairman's Trophy, the prefecture that wins the overall ranking based on the points from each event is awarded the Emperor's Cup, and the prefecture that wins the overall ranking based on the points from the women's competition alone is awarded the Empress's Cup. Participants are selected from prefectural qualifying tournaments, and depending on the event, the field is further narrowed down in block tournaments. Since 1978, participants who are not registered with the National Sports Festival for each event have been allowed to participate, provided they comply with the amateur athlete regulations. Furthermore, since 1995, measures have been taken to allow high school students with foreign nationality to participate in the junior division. The National Sports Festival was held in all prefectures in 1987, but the current rotating system has continued since then, with the order being decided for each block, which is divided into three blocks: East, Central, and West. Foreign examples similar to Japan's National Sports Festival include the Chinese National Athletic Meet and the Korean National Sports Festival, but the Japanese National Sports Festival stands out for its mix of events that incorporate both competitive sports and lifelong sports, and it is less of a championship for specific events than in other countries. [Chōro Fukagawa] - The events are listed in the following order: Summer Tournament, Autumn Tournament, Winter Tournament Skating (skating and ice hockey competitions), and Winter Tournament Skiing (skiing competitions). ・The names in parentheses indicate the main cities, towns and villages where the events were held, as they were at the time. From the 61st tournament in 2006, the summer tournament and autumn tournament were merged to become the "Main Tournament."
1st (1946)
[Summer] Hyogo (Takarazuka)
[Autumn] Kyoto, Osaka, Shiga, Nara, Hyogo [Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] -
2nd (1947)
[Summer] Ishikawa (Matsuto), Shiga (Seta)
[Autumn] Ishikawa (Kanazawa and others)
[Winter (skating)] -
[Winter (skiing)] -
3rd (1948)
[Summer] Fukuoka (Yawata)
[Autumn] Fukuoka (Fukuoka and others)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Nozawa Onsen)
4th (1949)
[Summer] Kanagawa (Yokohama)
[Autumn] Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Yamanashi, Saitama [Winter (skating)] Nagano (Suwa)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Sapporo)
5th (1950)
[Summer] Aichi (Nagoya and Handa)
[Autumn] Aichi (Nagoya and others), Mie (mountain)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Tomakomai)
[Winter (skiing)] Yamagata (Yonezawa and others)
6th (1951)
[Summer] Hiroshima (Kure/Miyajima)
[Autumn] Hiroshima (Hiroshima and others), Yamaguchi, Tottori [Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Takada and others)
7th (1952)
[Summer] Tochigi (Utsunomiya), Miyagi (Shiogama, Matsushima)
[Autumn] Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata [Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Otaru)
8th (1953)
[Summer] Kochi (Kochi), Kagawa (Takamatsu)
[Autumn] Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, Kochi [Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita (Odate, Oyu)
9th (1954)
[Summer] Hokkaido (Otaru, Asahikawa), Nara (Tenri)
[Autumn] Hokkaido (Sapporo, Asahikawa, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Sapporo)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Nozawa Onsen)
10th (1955)
[Summer] Kanagawa (Kamakura, Sagamiko, Hayama)
[Autumn] Kanagawa (Yokohama, Kamakura, Kawasaki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Suwa)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Asahikawa, Kamui)
11th (1956)
[Summer] Hyogo (Nishinomiya and Aioi)
[Autumn] Hyogo (Kobe, Akashi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Aomori (Owani)
12th (1957)
[Summer] Shizuoka (Hamamatsu and Ito)
[Autumn] Shizuoka (Shizuoka, Numazu, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko)
[Winter (skiing)] Hyogo (Hidaka)
13th (1958)
[Summer] Toyama (Takaoka), Shiga (Otsu)
[Autumn] Toyama (Toyama, Takaoka, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Sapporo)
14th (1959)
[Summer] Tokyo (Shinjuku and other areas)
[Autumn] Tokyo (Shinjuku and others), Saitama (Toda), Kanagawa (Yokohama)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Obihiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Yamagata (Yamagata, Yonezawa)
15th (1960)
[Summer] Kumamoto (Kumamoto)
[Autumn] Kumamoto (Kumamoto, Yatsushiro, etc.), Kagoshima (Kagoshima)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Hongo)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Yamanouchi)
16th (1961)
[Summer] Fukushima (Aizuwakamatsu), Akita (Akita), Miyagi (Shichigahama)
[Autumn] Akita (Akita and others)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Karuizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Takada, Myoko Kogen)
17th (1962)
[Summer] Okayama (Okayama, Tamano)
[Autumn] Okayama (Okayama, Kurashiki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Otaru)
18th (1963)
[Summer] Yamaguchi (Ube, Toyota, Hikari, etc.)
[Autumn] Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Obihiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Miyagi (Naruko)
19th (1964)
[Summer] Niigata (cancelled due to earthquake)
[Autumn] Niigata (Niigata, Shibata, etc.) = Spring [Winter (skating)] Kanagawa (Hakone)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Takada, Myoko Kogen)
20th (1965)
[Summer] Gifu (Gifu, Ogaki, Ena), Aichi (Gamagori)
[Autumn] Gifu (Gifu, Ogaki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Chino)
[Winter (skiing)] Hyogo (Hidaka)
21st (1966)
[Summer] Oita (Beppu and Hita)
[Autumn] Oita (Oita, Beppu, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Asahikawa)
22nd (1967)
[Summer] Saitama (Kawaguchi, Toda), Ibaraki (Tsuchiura)
[Autumn] Saitama (Ageo, Urawa, Omiya, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko)
[Winter (skiing)] Aomori (Owani)
23rd (1968)
[Summer] Fukui (Fukui, Mihama, Mikuni)
[Autumn] Fukui (Fukui, Katsuyama, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Obihiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Hakuba)
24th (1969)
[Summer] Nagasaki (Nagasaki, Sasebo, Kinkai, Nomozaki)
[Autumn] Nagasaki (Isahaya, Nagasaki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamanashi (Lake Kawaguchi)
[Winter (skiing)] Gifu (Kamioka)
25th (1970)
[Summer] Aomori (Aomori), Iwate (Kamaishi, Kindaichi, Yuda, Miyako)
[Autumn] Iwate (Morioka, Mizusawa, Hanamaki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Hongo)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Kutchan)
26th (1971)
[Summer] Wakayama (Wakayama)
[Autumn] Wakayama (Wakayama and others)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita (Lake Tazawa)
27th (1972)
[Summer] Kagoshima (Kagoshima, Kanoya)
[Autumn] Kagoshima (Kagoshima and other areas)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko, Utsunomiya)
[Winter (skiing)] Tottori (Mt. Daisen)
Special National Athletic Meet (1973)
[Summer] Okinawa (Okinawa and others)
[Autumn] -
[Winter (skating)] -
[Winter (skiing)] -
28th (1973)
[Summer] Chiba (Chiba, Omigawa, Tateyama)
[Autumn] Chiba (Chiba, Funabashi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Shiozawa)
29th (1974)
[Summer] Ibaraki (Mito, Itako, Tsuchiura)
[Autumn] Ibaraki (Mito, Hitachi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Sapporo, Tomakomai)
[Winter (skiing)] Fukushima (Inawashiro)
30th (1975)
[Summer] Mie (Yokkaichi, Odai, Tsu)
[Autumn] Mie (Ise, Yokkaichi, Tsu, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamanashi (Fujiyoshida, Kawaguchiko)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Furano)
31st (1976)
[Summer] Saga (Saga, Karatsu, etc.)
[Autumn] Saga (Saga, Karatsu, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko, Imaichi)
[Winter (skiing)] Toyama (Mt. Daisen)
32nd (1977)
[Summer] Aomori (Aomori, Mutsu, Lake Towada)
[Autumn] Aomori (Aomori, Hirosaki, Hachinohe, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Aomori (Owani)
33rd (1978)
[Summer] Nagano (Nagano, Shimo-Suwa, Suwa)
[Autumn] Nagano (Matsumoto, Nagano, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Matsumoto, Karuizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Nozawa Onsen)
34th (1979)
[Summer] Miyazaki (Miyazaki, Shintomi, Nichinan, etc.)
[Autumn] Miyazaki (Miyazaki, Nobeoka, Saito, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka), Akita (Akita)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Nayoro)
35th (1980)
[Summer] Tochigi (Utsunomiya), Saitama (Toda), Chiba (Chiba)
[Autumn] Tochigi (Utsunomiya, Moka, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Tomakomai)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Otaru)
36th (1981)
[Summer] Shiga (Otsu, Hikone, Nagahama)
[Autumn] Shiga (Otsu, Moriyama, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamanashi (Fujiyoshida and others)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Myoko Kogen, etc.)
37th (1982)
[Summer] Shimane (Matsue, Mihonoseki, Saigo, etc.)
[Autumn] Shimane (Matsue, Izumo, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita (Lake Tazawa)
38th (1983)
[Summer] Gunma (Maebashi and others), Tokyo (Koto)
[Autumn] Gunma (Maebashi, Kiryu, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Gunma (Ikaho)
[Winter (skiing)] Gunma (Kusatsu)
39th (1984)
[Summer] Nara (Nara, Goshino, etc.), Hyogo (Ashiya)
[Autumn] Nara (Nara, Tenri, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Kushiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Yamagata (Yamagata)
40th (1985)
[Summer] Tottori (Yonago, Sakaiminato, Togo)
[Autumn] Tottori (Tottori, Kurayoshi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Gunma (Katashina)
41st (1986)
[Summer] Yamanashi (Kofu, Kamikuishiki, Rokugo, etc.)
[Autumn] Yamanashi (Kofu, Fujiyoshida, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamanashi (Fujiyoshida, Kawaguchiko)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Kutchan)
42nd (1987)
[Summer] Okinawa (Naha, Ginowan, Okinawa, etc.)
[Autumn] Okinawa (Naha, Okinawa, Nakijin, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Karuizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Hakuba)
43rd (1988)
[Summer] Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji, Maizuru, etc.)
[Autumn] Kyoto (Kyoto, Yawata, Fukuchiyama, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Gunma (Ikaho, Maebashi)
[Winter (skiing)] Iwate (Asada)
44th (1989)
[Summer] Hokkaido (Hakodate, Ebetsu, Kushiro, etc.)
[Autumn] Hokkaido (Sapporo, Ebetsu, Otaru, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Obihiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Asahikawa)
45th (1990)
[Summer] Fukuoka (Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Kurume, etc.)
[Autumn] Fukuoka (Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Kurume, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka, Takizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Aomori (Owani and Ikarigaseki)
46th (1991)
[Summer] Ishikawa (Kanazawa and others)
[Autumn] Ishikawa (Kanazawa and others)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Karuizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Shiozawa, Muikamachi)
47th (1992)
[Summer] Yamagata (Yamagata, Yonezawa, Sakata, etc.)
[Autumn] Yamagata (Yamagata, Shinjo, Tendo, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamagata (Yamagata)
[Winter (skiing)] Yamagata (Yamagata)
48th (1993)
[Summer] Tokushima (Tokushima, Washiki), Kagawa (Takamatsu, Sakaide, etc.)
[Autumn] Tokushima, Kagawa [Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Tottori (Mt. Daisen)
49th (1994)
[Summer] Aichi (Nagoya, Gamagori, etc.)
[Autumn] Aichi (Nagoya, Toyohashi, Toyota, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Gunma (Ikaho, Maebashi)
[Winter (skiing)] Miyagi (Naruko)
50th (1995)
[Summer] Fukushima (Fukushima, Koriyama, etc.)
[Autumn] Fukushima (Fukushima, Koriyama, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Fukushima (Koriyama)
[Winter (skiing)] Fukushima (Inawashiro)
51st (1996)
[Summer] Hiroshima (Hiroshima, Fukuyama, etc.)
[Autumn] Hiroshima (Hiroshima, Onomichi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko, Imaichi)
[Winter (skiing)] Gifu (Asahi, Kukuno)
52nd (1997)
[Summer] Osaka (Osaka, Kadoma, Hirakata, etc.)
[Autumn] Osaka (Osaka, Suita, Habikino, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Kushiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita (Kazuno)
53rd (1998)
[Summer] Kanagawa (Yokohama, Sagamihara, etc.)
[Autumn] Kanagawa (Yokohama, Kawasaki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Iwate (Morioka, Ishidoriya, Ninohe)
[Winter (skiing)] Iwate (Asada)
54th (1999)
[Summer] Kumamoto (Kumamoto, Kikuchi, Uto, etc.)
[Autumn] Kumamoto (Kumamoto, Tamana, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Nagano/Karuizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Otaru)
55th (2000)
[Summer] Toyama (Takaoka, Toyama, Shinminato, Tonami, etc.)
[Autumn] Toyama (Toyama, Takaoka, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe, Misawa, Fukuchi)
[Winter (skiing)] Toyama (Mt. Daisen and Kamihira)
56th (2001)
[Summer] Miyagi (Sendai, Shiogama, Kesennuma, Furukawa, etc.)
[Autumn] Miyagi (Sendai, Ohira, Kurikoma, Towa, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamanashi (Fujiyoshida)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Iiyama)
57th (2002)
[Summer] Kochi (Kochi, Nakamura, Haruno, etc.)
[Autumn] Kochi (Kochi, Aki, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Obihiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Myoko Kogen, etc.)
58th (2003)
[Summer] Shizuoka (Fuji, Fujieda, Shizuoka, etc.)
[Autumn] Shizuoka (Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Numazu, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Gunma (Maebashi, Ikaho, etc.)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Nayoro)
59th (2004)
[Summer] Saitama (Saitama, Kawaguchi, Sayama, Toda, etc.)
[Autumn] Saitama (Saitama, Kumagaya, Kawaguchi, Hanno, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Misawa, Hachinohe, etc.)
[Winter (skiing)] Yamagata (Yamagata, Mogami, Mamurogawa, etc.)
60th (2005)
[Summer] Okayama (Okayama, Kurashiki, Setouchi, etc.)
[Autumn] Okayama (Okayama, Bizen, Kurashiki, Takahashi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Yamanashi (Kofu, Fujiyoshida), Tokyo (Shibuya, etc.)
[Winter (skiing)] Iwate (Asada)
61st (2006)
[Main event] Hyogo (Kobe, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Akashi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Tomakomai)
[Winter (skiing)] Gunma (Katashina)
62nd (2007)
[Main event] Akita (Akita, Yurihonjo, Nikaho, Odate, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Gunma (Maebashi, Shibukawa, etc.)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita (Senboku, Yurihonjo, etc.)
63rd (2008)
[Main event] Oita (Oita, Beppu, Nakatsu, Hita, etc.), Kumamoto (Kikuchi, Mashiki)
[Winter (skating)] Nagano (Nagano/Karuizawa)
[Winter (skiing)] Nagano (Nozawa Onsen)
64th (2009)
[Main event] Niigata (Niigata, Shibata, Nagaoka, Ojiya, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Misawa, Hachinohe, etc.)
[Winter (skiing)] Niigata (Yuzawa, Tokamachi, Tsunan)
65th (2010)
[Main event] Chiba (Chiba, Ichihara, Togane, Funabashi, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Hokkaido (Kushiro)
[Winter (skiing)] Hokkaido (Sapporo)
66th (2011)
[Main event] Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyo Onoda, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Aomori (Hachinohe, Misawa, Nanbu)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita (Kazuno)
67th (2012)
[Main event] Gifu (Gifu, Ogaki, Hida, Kakamigahara, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Gifu (Ena), Aichi (Nagoya, Toyohashi, Nagakute)
[Winter (skiing)] Gifu (Takayama)
68th (2013)
[Main event] Tokyo (Chofu, Mitaka, Hachioji, Bunkyo, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tokyo (Edogawa, Shibuya, Higashiyamato, etc.), Fukushima (Koriyama)
[Winter (skiing)] Akita Prefecture (Kazuno)
69th (2014)
[Main event] Nagasaki (Nagasaki, Isahaya, Shimabara, Unzen, etc.)
[Winter (skating)] Tochigi (Nikko, Imaichi)
[Winter (skiing)] Yamagata (Yamagata, Kaminoyama)
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