All Japan Kendo Championships
The All Kendo Championships are sponsered by the All Japan Kendo Federation and have occurred once every year since 1953.
This tournament is the most prestigious kendo tournament with a focus on the men's individual competition.
The following is a summary of past winners at the All Japan Kendo Championships:
 AJKC
 Champion
 Region
 Rank
 Age
 1st-1953  Sakakibara, Tadashi  Aichi  Renshi
 33
 2nd-1954  Konishi, Yuhichiro  Hukuoka  Renshi
 32
 3rd-1955  Nakamura, Taro  Kanagawa  Kyoshi 7 dan
 33
 4th-1956  Asakawa, Haruo  Gifu  Kyoshi  
 5th-1957  Morita, Nobutaka  Nagasaki  Kyoshi 6 dan  
 6th-1958  Suzuki, Moriharu  Aichi  Kyoshi 6 dan  
 7th-1959  Nakamura, Taro  Kanagawa  Kyoshi 7 dan
 37
 8th-1960  Kuwahara, Tetsuaki  Miyazaki  5 dan
 21
 9th-1961  Ibo, Kiyotsugo  Tokyo  Kyoshi 7 dan
 41
 10th-1962  Toda, Tadao  Shiga  5 dan  
 11th-1963  Yano, Taro  Hyogo  Kyoshi 7 dan  
 12th-1964  Toda, Tadao  Shiga  5 dan  
 13th-1965  Nishiyama, Yasuhiro  Tokyo  Renshi 6 dan  
 14th-1966  Chiba, Hitoshi  Tokyo  5 dan
 22
 15th-1967  Hotta, Kunihiro  Hyogo  Kyoshi 7 dan  
 16th-1968  Yamazaki, Masahira  Niigata  Kyoshi 7 dan  
 17th-1969  Chiba, Hitoshi  Tokyo  5 dan
 25
 18th-1970  Nakamura  Tokyo  Renshi 6 dan  
 19th-1971  Kawazoe, Tetsuo  Tokyo  4 dan
 21
 20th-1972  Chiba, Hitoshi  Tokyo  5 dan
 28
 21st-1973  Yamada, Hirotoku  Kumamota  Renshi 5 dan
 25
 22nd-1974  Yokoo, Eiji  Wakayama  5 dan
 24
 23rd-1975  Kawazoe, Tetsuo  Kochi  5 dan
 25
 24th-1976  Migita, Kohjiro  Kumamota   4 dan  
 25th-1977  Ogawa, Isamu  Osaka  Kyoshi 7 dan
 27
 26th-1978  Ishibashi, Masahisa  Hukuoka  5 dan
 27
 27th-1979  Sueno, Eiji  Kagoshima  Renshi 6 dan  
 28th-1980  Toyama, Mitsutoshi  Miyazaki  5 dan
 26
 29th-1981  Nakata, Shuji  Tokyo  Kyoshi 6 dan  
 30th-1982  Ishida, Kenji  Osaka  Renshi 6 dan  
 31st-1983  Azuma, Kazuyoshi  Aichi  Renshi 6 dan
 33
 32nd-1984  Harada, Tetsuo  Kyoto  Renshi 6 dan  
 33rd-1985  Ishizuka, Yoshihumi  Osaka  Renshi 6 dan  
 34th-1986  Iwahori, Tohru  Osaka  Kyoshi 7 dan  
 35th-1987  Nishikawa, Kiyonori  Tokyo  Renshi 6 dan
 32
 36th-1988  Hayashi, Akira  Hokkaido  Renshi 6 dan
 30
 37th-1989  Nishikawa, Kiyonori  Tokyo  
 34
 38th-1990  Miyazaki, Masahiro  Kanagawa      27
 39th-1991  Miyazaki, Masahiro  Kanagawa      28
 40th-1992  Ishida, Toshiya  Osaka    
 41st-1993  Miyazaki, Masahiro  Kanagawa      30
 42nd-1994  Nishikawa, Kiyonori  Tokyo  
 39
 43rd-1995  Ishida, Toshiya  Osaka    
 44th-1996  Miyazaki, Masahiro  Kanagawa      33
 45th-1997  Miyazaki, Fumihiro  Kanagawa    
 46th-1998  Miyazaki, Masahiro  Kanagawa      35
 47th-1999  Miyazaki, Masahiro  Kanagawa      36
 48th-2000  Eiga, Naoki  Hokaido  Renshi 6 dan    33
 49th-2001  Iwasa, Hidenori  Tokyo  6 dan
 50th-2002  Ando, Kaigo  Aichi  5 dan    29
 51st-2003  Chikamoto  Aichi
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