All Japan Judo Federation (公益財団法人全日本柔道連盟)

What is the All Japan Judo Federation?

The All Japan Judo Federation is the body the International Judo Federation lists as its member for Japan, under the code JPN.^[1] Its overview page gives its official name as “公益財団法人全日本柔道連盟” — a public-interest incorporated foundation — and records that it acquired legal personality on 8 June 1988 and became a public-interest incorporated foundation on 1 April 2012.^[3] The federation abbreviates its own name as 全柔連 (Zenjūren).^[4]

What does the All Japan Judo Federation govern or do?

The federation’s site has a member-registration section (“会員登録”) for those registering with it.^[3] Its site publishes domestic and international competition schedules (“国内大会 スケジュール”, “国際大会 スケジュール”), and its overview page names its executive, with Shinichi Nakamura as president (会長).^[2][3] Its history page records that its secretariat was set up on 3 October 1949.^[4]

When was the All Japan Judo Federation founded and where is it based?

The federation’s history page records its founding on 6 May 1949 (“全日本柔道連盟創立”), with Kanō Risei, head of the Kodokan, as its first president.^[4] It states that the federation was formed at a meeting in Tokyo at which the Kodokan black-belt association (講道館有段者会) and a preparatory committee approved the dissolution of the black-belt associations and the draft rules of the new federation.^[4]

The overview page gives its address as 1-16-30 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, inside the Kodokan (“講道館内”).^[3] The history page records that the federation’s headquarters moved into the new Kodokan building, completed on 25 March 1958.^[4]

How is the All Japan Judo Federation recognised?

International federation. The International Judo Federation lists the “All Japan Judo Federation” as its member for Japan, with Shinichi Nakamura as president and www.judo.or.jp as its website.^[1] The federation’s history page records the decision to join the IJF on 21 November 1952 and accession on 9 December 1952.^[4]

Continental and national bodies. The federation’s overview page dates its membership of the Asian Judo Union to 2 May 1956, of the Japan Sport Association (then 日本体育協会, now 日本スポーツ協会) to 26 October 1949 and of the Japanese Olympic Committee to 7 August 1989.^[3] It records registration with the Japan Para Sports Association on 31 January 2022 and membership of the Japan Paralympic Committee from 1 April 2022.^[3]

What does the All Japan Judo Federation organise?

As of October 2026 the federation’s site listed the 2026 Kodokan Cup All Japan weight-category championships (“2026年度講道館杯全日本柔道体重別選手権大会”), dated 7–8 November 2026, and the “道場わっしょい！” dojo event in Ishikawa on 31 October–1 November 2026.^[2] Its history page records the first post-war All Japan Judo Championships (“戦後第１回の全日本柔道選手権大会”) on 2 May 1948, a year before the federation’s founding.^[4]

Who are its members?

The federation’s overview page links to a list of the prefectural judo federations and related bodies (“各都道府県柔道連盟・関係団体”), and to a page on registration (“全日本柔道連盟登録について”).^[3] The International Judo Federation’s country page for Japan lists 416 men and 315 women among its World Circuit contestants (seniors).^[1]