1997–98 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 1997–98 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 66th edition of the event. They were held on December 12–14, 1997 in Kobe. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. As well as crowning the national champions of Japan for the 1997–98 season, the results of this competition were used to assist in choosing the teams for the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 1998 World Championships.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamato Tamura | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Naoki Shigematsu | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Yousuke Takeuchi | 6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Seiichi Suzuki | 6.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Makoto Okazaki | 7.5 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Taijin Hiraike | 8.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Shouhei Nagata | 9.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Takashi Yamamoto | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Shin Amano | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Masashi Takagi | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Naoki Moriyama | 16.0 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Junichi Takemura | 19.0 | 16 | 11 |
| 13 | Yutaka Tsuru | 19.0 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Isao Matsuura | 22.0 | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Gaku Aiyoshi | 22.5 | 17 | 14 |
| 16 | Hironori Iizuka | 22.5 | 13 | 16 |
| 17 | Daisuke Watanabe | 24.5 | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | Takeo Ogasawara | 27.5 | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Masamichi Ogiwara | 29.0 | 18 | 20 |
| 20 | Takeshi Shirasaka | 30.5 | 23 | 19 |
| 21 | Yusuke Hayashi | 31.5 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Kazuya Kishida | 32.0 | 20 | 22 |
| 23 | Youga Akiyama | 34.0 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | Yukihiro Matsumura | 36.0 | 24 | 24 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shizuka Arakawa | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Fumie Suguri | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Rena Inoue | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Hanae Yokoya | 6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Yuka Kanazawa | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Kanako Takahashi | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Hanae Tsuji | 12.0 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Mami Egawa | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Yukiko Kawasaki | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Asa Okuyama | 16.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Shino Suzuki | 16.5 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | Tomoko Ito | 17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | Hiroko Inaba | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | Yumi Fujino | 21.0 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Chiaki Saika | 23.5 | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | Hitomi Suzuki | 25.0 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Michiko Otsuka | 26.5 | 15 | 19 |
| 18 | Tomomi Sano | 27.5 | 23 | 16 |
| 19 | Keiko Yamamuro | 30.0 | 24 | 18 |
| 20 | Kumi Iwaki | 30.0 | 18 | 21 |
| 21 | Hiroko Sekine | 30.5 | 21 | 20 |
| 22 | Rina Sasaki | 32.0 | 20 | 22 |
| 23 | Noriko Kinoshita | 32.5 | 19 | 23 |
| 24 | Mamiko Yamai | 35.0 | 22 | 24 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makiko Ogasawara / Takeo Ogasawara | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | TFP | CD+OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakako Tsuzuki / Rinat Farkhoutdinov | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Aya Hatsuta / Kouichi Suyama | 6.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hiromi Irie / Norihiro Muto | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Yuko Kato / Naohisa Kato | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
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