Bracket Revealed for the 2026 All Japan Judo Championship — The Open-Weight Battle to Crown Japan's Strongest
The bracket for the 2026 All Japan Judo Championship has been released.
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- 📰 Published: March 30, 2026 at 00:33
The All Japan Judo Federation has released the bracket for the 2026 All Japan Judo Championship, to be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at the Nippon Budokan.
The tournament features five seeded athletes: defending champion Daigo Kagawa, runner-up Hisayoshi Harasawa, along with Ryuju Nagayama, Takeshi Takeoka, and Sanshiro Murao. They will be joined by qualifiers from ten regional preliminaries, all competing in an open-weight format to determine the best in Japan.
Top athletes who normally compete in their respective weight classes will face off across weight divisions in this ultimate test of judo supremacy.
Bracket (as of 3/26): Available via PDF on the official release.
Event Details:
- Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 — Doors open 9:00 AM, competition starts 10:00 AM
- Note: Please be aware that this year's event is held on Sunday the 26th.
- Venue: Nippon Budokan (2-3 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo — TEL: 03-3216-5100)
Ticket Information:
- Advance Sales: Until March 31, 2026 (Tue) 23:59 via Ticket Pia (P-code: 866-139, also available at Seven-Eleven stores)
- General Sales: From April 1, 2026 (Wed) 10:00 AM via Ticket Pia (P-code: 866-139, also available at Seven-Eleven stores)
- No day-of tickets will be sold if advance allocation is sold out.
The tournament features five seeded athletes: defending champion Daigo Kagawa, runner-up Hisayoshi Harasawa, along with Ryuju Nagayama, Takeshi Takeoka, and Sanshiro Murao. They will be joined by qualifiers from ten regional preliminaries, all competing in an open-weight format to determine the best in Japan.
Top athletes who normally compete in their respective weight classes will face off across weight divisions in this ultimate test of judo supremacy.
Bracket (as of 3/26): Available via PDF on the official release.
Event Details:
- Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 — Doors open 9:00 AM, competition starts 10:00 AM
- Note: Please be aware that this year's event is held on Sunday the 26th.
- Venue: Nippon Budokan (2-3 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo — TEL: 03-3216-5100)
Ticket Information:
- Advance Sales: Until March 31, 2026 (Tue) 23:59 via Ticket Pia (P-code: 866-139, also available at Seven-Eleven stores)
- General Sales: From April 1, 2026 (Wed) 10:00 AM via Ticket Pia (P-code: 866-139, also available at Seven-Eleven stores)
- No day-of tickets will be sold if advance allocation is sold out.