title: 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships
text: # 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships took place on December 26–28, 2014 at the Big Hat in Nagano. It was the 83rd edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | ANA | 286.86 | 1 | 94.36 | 1 | 192.50 |
  | 2 | Shoma Uno | 中京大中京高校 | 251.28 | 3 | 85.53 | 3 | 165.75 |
  | 3 | Takahiko Kozuka | トヨタ自動車 | 245.68 | 6 | 72.39 | 2 | 173.29 |
  | 4 | Tatsuki Machida | 関西大学 | 242.61 | 2 | 90.16 | 5 | 152.45 |
  | 5 | Takahito Mura | HIROTA | 236.40 | 5 | 78.54 | 4 | 157.86 |
  | 6 | Sota Yamamoto | 邦和スポーツランド | 206.80 | 7 | 67.19 | 6 | 139.61 |
  | 7 | Daisuke Murakami | 陽進堂 | 202.08 | 4 | 81.26 | 8 | 120.82 |
  | 8 | Keiji Tanaka | 倉敷芸術科学大学 | 187.43 | 9 | 62.83 | 7 | 124.60 |
  | 9 | Ryuju Hino | 中京大学 | 181.33 | 10 | 61.23 | 9 | 120.10 |
  | 10 | Hiroaki Sato | 岩手大学 | 174.42 | 8 | 66.21 | 14 | 108.21 |
  | 11 | Daichi Miyata | ﾊﾟﾋﾟｵﾌｨｷﾞｭｱｸﾗﾌﾞ | 172.79 | 12 | 57.32 | 10 | 115.47 |
  | 12 | Shu Nakamura | 関大北陽スケート部 | 170.01 | 11 | 60.07 | 13 | 109.94 |
  | 13 | Yoji Tsuboi | 岡山大学 | 167.10 | 15 | 55.26 | 12 | 111.84 |
  | 14 | Jun Suzuki | ROYCE'F･S･C | 166.17 | 17 | 54.34 | 11 | 111.83 |
  | 15 | Masato Kimura | 八戸GOLD F･S･C | 162.33 | 14 | 55.34 | 15 | 106.99 |
  | 16 | Kohei Yoshino | 関西大学 | 158.60 | 18 | 52.88 | 16 | 105.72 |
  | 17 | Daisuke Isozaki | 同志社大学F | 158.05 | 13 | 56.04 | 17 | 102.01 |
  | 18 | Kazuki Tomono | 浪速高校ｽｹｰﾄ部 | 151.35 | 20 | 51.38 | 18 | 99.97 |
  | 19 | Ryoichi Yuasa | 関西大学 | 151.19 | 19 | 52.08 | 19 | 99.11 |
  | 20 | Kosuke Nozoe | 明治大学 | 150.00 | 21 | 51.26 | 21 | 98.74 |
  | 21 | Eiki Hattori | 法政大学 | 149.32 | 22 | 50.53 | 20 | 98.79 |
  | 22 | Yuta Onuma | 日本大学 | 147.98 | 16 | 54.32 | 22 | 93.66 |
  | 23 | Satoshi Nakamura | 山梨学院大学 | 128.40 | 24 | 48.21 | 23 | 80.19 |
  | 24 | Keiichiro Sasahara | 大阪スケート倶楽部 | 123.89 | 23 | 49.00 | 24 | 74.89 |
  | Did not advance to free skating ||||||||
  | 25 | Takaya Hashizume | 中京大学 | | 25 | 46.99 | — | — |
  | 26 | Ryota Katada | オリオンFSC | | 26 | 46.71 | — | — |
  | 27 | Takumi Yamamoto | 関西学院大学 | | 27 | 46.08 | — | — |
  | 28 | Jo Matsumura | 明治大学 | | 28 | 46.00 | — | — |
  | 29 | Rintaro Furuya | 北九州FSC | | 29 | 39.05 | — | — |
  | 30 | Hidetsugu Kamata | シチズンクラブ | | 30 | 37.85 | — | — |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Satoko Miyahara | 関西大中・高スケート部 | 195.60 | 2 | 64.48 | 1 | 131.12 |
  | 2 | Rika Hongo | 愛知みずほ大瑞穂高 | 188.63 | 1 | 66.70 | 2 | 121.93 |
  | 3 | Wakaba Higuchi | 日本橋女学館 | 181.82 | 3 | 64.35 | 3 | 116.85 |
  | 4 | Yuka Nagai | 駒場学園高 | 168.55 | 6 | 58.00 | 5 | 110.55 |
  | 5 | Kanako Murakami | 中京大 | 168.29 | 9 | 57.55 | 4 | 110.74 |
  | 6 | Kaori Sakamoto | 神戸FSC | 167.46 | 7 | 57.81 | 6 | 109.65 |
  | 7 | Riona Kato | 長尾谷高 | 165.53 | 5 | 58.10 | 7 | 107.43 |
  | 8 | Mariko Kihara | 京都醍醐FSC | 163.58 | 8 | 57.57 | 8 | 106.01 |
  | 9 | Mai Mihara | 神戸PFSC | 158.81 | 13 | 53.23 | 9 | 105.58 |
  | 10 | Miyu Nakashio | 広島スケートクラブ | 158.43 | 4 | 60.07 | 12 | 98.36 |
  | 11 | Haruka Imai | 新潟県連 | 158.03 | 10 | 56.95 | 11 | 101.08 |
  | 12 | Miyabi Oba | 中京大 | 156.35 | 18 | 51.21 | 10 | 105.14 |
  | 13 | Rin Nitaya | 愛知みずほ大瑞穂高 | 150.59 | 12 | 54.69 | 13 | 95.90 |
  | 14 | Yuki Nishino | 明治大 | 147.48 | 11 | 55.65 | 16 | 91.83 |
  | 15 | Yura Matsuda | 中京大中京高 | 145.05 | 15 | 52.07 | 15 | 92.98 |
  | 16 | Saya Ueno | 関西大 | 140.69 | 16 | 51.81 | 18 | 88.88 |
  | 17 | Ayaka Hosoda | 関西大 | 139.74 | 20 | 46.17 | 14 | 93.57 |
  | 18 | Haruna Suzuki | 日体荏原高スケート部 | 137.66 | 14 | 52.83 | 19 | 84.83 |
  | 19 | Shoko Ishikawa | ムサシノFSクラブ | 134.99 | 22 | 44.98 | 17 | 90.01 |
  | 20 | Nana Matsushima | 早稲田大 | 130.61 | 17 | 51.47 | 21 | 79.14 |
  | 21 | Ibuki Mori | 中京大中京高 | 129.78 | 21 | 46.05 | 20 | 83.73 |
  | 22 | Yuka Kono | 中京大 | 121.89 | 24 | 43.23 | 22 | 78.66 |
  | 23 | Kaho Komaki | 就実学園 | 116.35 | 19 | 46.73 | 23 | 69.62 |
  | 24 | Kako Tomotaki | 倉敷芸術科学大 | 110.84 | 23 | 43.27 | 24 | 67.57 |
  | Did not advance to free skating ||||||||
  | 25 | Hinano Isobe | 立命館宇治高校 | | 25 | 41.03 | — | — |
  | 26 | Hiyori Tokura | 京都アクアリーナSC | | 26 | 38.95 | — | — |
  | 27 | Mao Watanabe | 中京大学 | | 27 | 38.05 | — | — |
  | 28 | Sakura Yamada | ｱｸｱﾋﾟｱｽｹｰﾃｨﾝｸﾞC | | 28 | 37.03 | — | — |
  | 29 | Miyuki Takei | 関西学院大学 | | 29 | 36.87 | — | — |
  | 30 | Uruha Takahashi | 札幌大学 | | 30 | 33.67 | — | — |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara | 木下クラブ | 150.94 | 1 | 50.18 | 1 | 100.76 |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | 木下クラブ | 146.80 | 1 | 57.18 | 1 | 89.62 |
  | 2 | Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion | 大阪スケート倶楽部 | 136.80 | 2 | 51.54 | 2 | 85.26 |
  | 3 | Kana Muramoto / Hiroichi Noguchi | 関西大／明治大 | 128.28 | 3 | 50.90 | 3 | 77.38 |
  | 4 | Kei Nishiura / Kentaro Suzuki | 日本大／明治大 | 103.92 | 4 | 39.76 | 4 | 64.16 |
  
  ## Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2014–15 Junior Championships took place on November 22–24, 2014 at the Niigata Asahi Alex Ice Arena in Niigata (city). Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. There was no junior pairs event during the Junior Championship. Junior pairs event was held during the senior competition on December 26–28, 2014.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shoma Uno | 210.72 | 1 | 82.72 | 2 | 128.00 |
  | 2 | Sota Yamamoto | 202.50 | 2 | 67.81 | 1 | 134.69 |
  | 3 | Shu Nakamura | 184.08 | 3 | 61.63 | 3 | 122.45 |
  | 4 | Kazuki Tomono | 177.23 | 4 | 58.38 | 4 | 118.85 |
  | 5 | Daichi Miyata | 169.92 | 5 | 57.68 | 7 | 112.24 |
  | 6 | Hidetsuku Kamata | 168.61 | 7 | 53.30 | 6 | 115.31 |
  | 7 | Taichiro Yamakuma | 166.01 | 10 | 49.28 | 5 | 116.73 |
  | 8 | Kousuke Nakano | 160.09 | 6 | 54.83 | 8 | 105.26 |
  | 9 | Tsunehito Karakawa | 153.05 | 13 | 48.89 | 9 | 104.16 |
  | 10 | Kento Kobayashi | 151.63 | 16 | 48.12 | 10 | 103.51 |
  | 11 | Sei Kawahara | 150.94 | 9 | 50.14 | 12 | 100.80 |
  | 12 | Ryo Sagami | 149.39 | 11 | 49.15 | 13 | 100.24 |
  | 13 | Kento Kajita | 146.35 | 24 | 45.11 | 11 | 101.24 |
  | 14 | Junya Watanabe | 144.83 | 23 | 45.83 | 14 | 99.00 |
  | 15 | Kotaro Takeuchi | 144.36 | 14 | 48.80 | 15 | 95.56 |
  | 16 | Koshiro Shimada | 143.03 | 8 | 51.47 | 19 | 91.56 |
  | 17 | Genki Suzuki | 142.11 | 19 | 46.76 | 16 | 95.35 |
  | 18 | Junsuke Tokikuni | 140.64 | 12 | 48.98 | 18 | 91.66 |
  | 19 | Naoki Oda | 140.13 | 21 | 46.38 | 17 | 93.75 |
  | 20 | Yoji Nakano | 138.44 | 17 | 47.98 | 20 | 90.46 |
  | 21 | Shion Kamada | 130.87 | 18 | 47.89 | 21 | 83.58 |
  | 22 | Naoya Watanabe | 129.26 | 20 | 46.49 | 22 | 82.77 |
  | 23 | Kazuki Kushida | 125.72 | 15 | 48.68 | 24 | 77.04 |
  | 24 | Yuto Kishina | 123.53 | 22 | 46.38 | 23 | 77.15 |
  | Did not advance to free skating ||||||||
  | 25 | Shingo Nishiyama | | 25 | 43.92 | — | — |
  | 26 | Takayuki Yamamoto | | 26 | 42.55 | — | — |
  | 27 | Kakeru Saitoh | | 27 | 40.95 | — | — |
  | 28 | Reo Ishizuka | | 28 | 40.30 | — | — |
  | 29 | Kanata Mori | | 29 | 40.25 | — | — |
  | 30 | Sena Miyake | | 30 | 39.86 | — | — |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wakaba Higuchi | 日本橋女学館 | 187.95 | 1 | 63.98 | 1 | 123.97 |
  | 2 | Kaori Sakamoto | 神戸FSC | 168.82 | 4 | 57.35 | 3 | 111.47 |
  | 3 | Yuka Nagai | 駒場学園高校 | 168.74 | 2 | 61.49 | 4 | 107.25 |
  | 4 | Marin Honda | 関西大学中・高ｽｹｰﾄ部 | 167.92 | 7 | 53.09 | 2 | 114.83 |
  | 5 | Yuna Aoki | 神奈川FSC | 163.68 | 3 | 60.37 | 6 | 103.31 |
  | 6 | Yura Matsuda | 中京大中京高校 | 155.00 | 5 | 56.41 | 9 | 98.59 |
  | 7 | Mai Mihara | 神戸PFSC | 154.60 | 6 | 53.47 | 8 | 101.13 |
  | 8 | Rin Nitaya | 愛知みずほ大瑞穂高校 | 154.28 | 10 | 49.73 | 5 | 104.55 |
  | 9 | Emiri Nagata | 名東FSC | 151.34 | 9 | 49.89 | 7 | 101.45 |
  | 10 | Kokoro Iwamoto | 関西大学中・高ｽｹｰﾄ部 | 143.02 | 8 | 50.27 | 10 | 92.75 |
  | 11 | Saya Suzuki | 邦和SC | 140.16 | 11 | 47.99 | 11 | 92.17 |
  | 12 | Yukino Fuji | ﾊﾟﾋﾟｵﾌｨｷﾞｭｱｸﾗﾌﾞ | 136.47 | 17 | 45.19 | 12 | 91.28 |
  | 13 | Hina Takeno | 沖学園 | 133.46 | 12 | 47.35 | 13 | 86.11 |
  | 14 | Yuka Kito | 武蔵野学院 | 131.66 | 14 | 46.38 | 14 | 85.28 |
  | 15 | Tomoe Kawabata | シチズンクラブ | 127.20 | 13 | 47.09 | 15 | 80.11 |
  | 16 | Misaki Morishita | ｱｸｱﾋﾟｱｽｹｰﾃｨﾝｸﾞC | 123.05 | 15 | 46.29 | 17 | 76.76 |
  | 17 | Mina Taniguchi | 中京大中京高校 | 120.72 | 20 | 43.87 | 16 | 78.21 |
  | 18 | Riko Ohashi | 神戸FSC | 118.90 | 19 | 43.99 | 19 | 74.91 |
  | 19 | Hina Takeno | 沖学園 | 117.55 | 23 | 41.73 | 18 | 75.82 |
  | 20 | Ibuki Sato | 明治神宮外苑FSC | 113.64 | 18 | 44.33 | 21 | 69.31 |
  | 21 | Rika Oya | 中京大中京高校 | 111.73 | 16 | 45.22 | 23 | 66.51 |
  | 22 | Miyu Nishizaka | ﾊﾟﾋﾟｵﾌｨｷﾞｭｱｸﾗﾌﾞ | 111.45 | 20 | 43.87 | 22 | 67.58 |
  | 23 | Hina Yamanaka | 広島スケートクラブ | 111.20 | 24 | 41.61 | 20 | 69.59 |
  | 24 | Fuka Shimizu | オリオンFSC | 102.65 | 22 | 42.47 | 24 | 60.18 |
  | Did not advance to free skating ||||||||
  | 25 | Ayane Yokoi | 大同大大同SC | | 25 | 41.37 | — | — |
  | 26 | Yuhana Yokoi | 邦和スポーツランド | | 26 | 41.27 | — | — |
  | 27 | Yuna Shiraiwa | 京都醍醐FSC | | 27 | 40.07 | — | — |
  | 28 | Moene Kasai | 山梨学院大学附属高校 | | 28 | 39.33 | — | — |
  | 29 | Momoka Sumi | グランプリ東海クラブ | | 29 | 39.12 | — | — |
  | 30 | Rinka Watanabe | 西武東伏見FSC | | 30 | 38.83 | — | — |
  | 31 | Reia Funasako | ｱｸｱﾘﾝｸちばクラブ | | 31 | 34.87 | — | — |
  | 32 | Reimi Tsuboi | 邦和SC | | 32 | 34.41 | — | — |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet | オリオンFSC | 127.26 | 1 | 42.30 | 1 | 84.96 |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SD | SD | FD | FD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rikako Fukase / Aru Tateno | 川越FSC / 明治神宮外苑FSC | 85.94 | 1 | 34.26 | 1 | 51.68 |
  | 2 | Ayumi Takanami / Daiki Shimazaki | ｱｸｱﾘﾝｸちばクラブ / 新横浜プリンスFSC | 51.30 | 2 | 22.16 | 2 | 29.14 |
  
  ## International team selections
  
  ### World Championships
  
  The World Championship team was announced as follows:
  
  | | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Satoko Miyahara | Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara | Cathy Reed/Chris Reed |
  | 2 | Takahiko Kozuka | Rika Hongo | — | — |
  | 3 | Tatsuki Machida Takahito Mura | Kanako Murakami | — | — |
  
  * $^{WD}$ Takahito Mura replaced Tatsuki Machida due to Machida's retirement.
  
  ### Four Continents Championships
  
  The Four Continents Championship team was announced as follows:
  
  | | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shoma Uno | Satoko Miyahara | Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed |
  | 2 | Takahito Mura | Rika Hongo | — | Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion |
  | 3 | Daisuke Murakami | Yuka Nagai | — | — |
  
  ### World Junior Championships
  
  The World Junior Championship team was announced as follows:
  
  | | Men | Ladies | Pairs |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shoma Uno | Wakaba Higuchi | Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet |
  | 2 | Sota Yamamoto | Yuka Nagai | — |
  | 3 | Hiroaki Sato | Kaori Sakamoto | — |
  