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| 2022 in Japanese artistic gymnastics | |
|---|---|
| Location | various — see locations |
| Date | March 21 – December 31, 2022 see schedule |
This article describes the artistic gymnastics tournaments with the participation of athletes from Japan. Being a superpower in gymnastics, especially in men's disciplines, Japan Gymnastics Association has created many competitions annually for competitors to participate in, from prefectural to national level, from elementary students to seniors. Many strong athletes have been discovered and selected to men's & women's national teams.
As the international tournaments only allow a limited number of gymnasts (usually 5 or 6), many athletes with high results have been unable to perform outside domestic stages. However, scoring system in Japanese competitions are very close to those held by International Gymnastics Federation, or sometimes lower. Hence comparisons between gymnasts in each disciplines have shown how outstanding and strong athletes from Japan are.
Below is a list of competitions, Japanese gymnasts with highest results, Japanese medalists as well as national team selection methods.
| Schedule | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| March 27-28 |  Ōarai, Ibaraki | National Gymnastics Elementary School Tournament |
| Scheduled | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 26–July 7 |  Chengdu | Summer Universiade |
| September 10–25 | Hangzhou | Asian Games |
Only gymnasts with Japanese nationality can appear on these tables.
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Team | |||
| All-Around | ||||
| Floor Exercise | ||||
| Pommel Horse | ||||
| Rings | ||||
| Vault | ||||
| Parallel Bars | ||||
| Horizontal Bar |
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | Team | — | Japan | — |
| All-Around | — | — | — | |
| Floor Exercise | — | — | — | |
| Pommel Horse | — | — | — | |
| Rings | — | — | — | |
| Vault | — | — | Shiga Tachibana | |
| Parallel Bars | — | Tsuyoshi Hasegawa | — | |
| Horizontal Bar | — | — | — |
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Japan Championships | Team | |||
| All-Around | Daiki Hashimoto | Yuya Kamoto | Ryosuke Doi | |
| Floor Exercise | Kazuki Minami | Ryosuke Doi | Daiki Hashimoto | |
| Pommel Horse | Takaaki Sugino | Kakeru Tanigawa | Taishi Ishizawa | |
| Rings | Kazuya Takahashi | Kiichi Kaneta | Kazuyuki Takeda | |
| Vault | Keisuke Asato | Hayato Uchida | Keisuke Komori | |
| Parallel Bars | Takeru Kitazono | Shohei Kawakami | Kakeru Tanigawa | |
| Horizontal Bar | Shohei Kawakami | Yusuke Tanaka | Takeru Kitazono | |
| NHK Trophy | All-around | Daiki Hashimoto | Yuya Kamoto | Ryosuke Doi |
Only gymnasts with Japanese nationality can appear on these tables.
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Team | |||
| All-Around | ||||
| Floor Exercise | ||||
| Pommel Horse | ||||
| Rings | ||||
| Vault | ||||
| Parallel Bars | ||||
| Horizontal Bar |
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | Team | — | — | Japan |
| All-Around | — | — | — | |
| Vault | — | Shoko Miyata | — | |
| Uneven Bars | — | — | — | |
| Balance Beam | — | Arisa Kasahara | — | |
| Floor Exercise | — | Shoko Miyata | — |
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Japan Championships | Team | |||
| All-Around | Arisa Kasahara | Shoko Miyata | Chiharu Yamada | |
| Vault | Kohane Ushioku | Kanako Saito | Ayaka Sakaguchi | |
| Uneven Bars | Kokoro Fukazawa | Mikako Serita | Aoika Mori | |
| Balance beam | Yukia Yamaguchi | Ayaka Sakaguchi | Urara Ashikawa | |
| Floor exercise | Yukia Yamaguchi | Aiko Sugihara | Ayaka Sakaguchi | |
| Event | Criterion | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Tokyo Olympics all-around winner | 3 | Daiki Hashimoto |
| 2022 NHK Trophy | Yuya Kamoto Ryosuke Doi | ||
| Team contribution scorers | 2 | Wataru Tanigawa Kakeru Tanigawa | |
| Asian Games | 2022 NHK Trophy | 4 | |
| Team contribution scorers | 1 | ||
| Summer Universiade | 2022 All-Japan All-around Championships | 4 | |
| Team contribution scorers | 1 |
Contribution scorers calculation: World Championships
| Kaya | Sugino | Matsumi | Kawakami | W Tanigawa | K Tanigawa | Kitazono | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuma Kaya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takaaki Sugino | 262.740 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuki Matsumi | 262.108 | 263.219 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shohei Kawakami | 262.263 | 262.629 | 262.486 | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Tanigawa | 262.874 | 263.918 | 262.719 | 262.935 | — | — | — |
| Kakeru Tanigawa | 262.830 | 263.380 | 263.197 | 262.958 | 263.991 | — | — |
| Takeru Kitazono | 262.041 | 263.130 | 262.252 | 262.480 | 263.046 | 263.047 | — |
| Teppei Miwa | 262.385 | 263.363 | 262.286 | 262.519 | 262.463 | 263.575 | 262.630 |
| Kouki Maeda | 262.174 | 262.740 | 262.086 | 261.941 | 262.652 | 262.997 | 262.419 |
| Tsuyoshi Hasegawa | 261.874 | 262.530 | 262.241 | 262.058 | 263.035 | 262.403 | 262.091 |
| Shiga Tachibana | 261.952 | 262.285 | 261.909 | 261.552 | 262.407 | 262.775 | 262.197 |
| Kazuya Takahashi | 262.507 | 263.485 | 262.398 | 262.719 | 263.075 | 263.608 | 262.663 |
| Minori Haruki | 262.128 | 263.028 | 262.230 | 262.229 | 262.340 | 263.285 | 262.451 |
| Masaharu Tanida | 261.718 | 262.068 | 261.764 | 261.363 | 262.030 | 262.441 | 261.863 |
| Daiki Hidaka | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.252 | 262.474 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Ryota Tsumura | 261.785 | 261.968 | 262.164 | 261.808 | 263.030 | 262.308 | 262.086 |
| Kenya Yuasa | 261.629 | 262.485 | 261.764 | 262.686 | 262.030 | 262.575 | 261.841 |
| Ishin Kotoge | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.185 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Kaito Sugimoto | 261.684 | 262.751 | 261.764 | 261.852 | 262.030 | 262.741 | 261.907 |
| Shuto Nagasaki | 262.196 | 262.363 | 262.575 | 262.219 | 263.441 | 262.703 | 262.497 |
| Shunsuke Hirano | 261.629 | 262.562 | 261.764 | 261.763 | 262.107 | 262.652 | 261.841 |
| Kazuyuki Takeda | 262.140 | 263.107 | 262.142 | 262.308 | 262.419 | 263.197 | 262.363 |
| Kiichi Kaneta | 261.985 | 262.952 | 261.987 | 262.153 | 262.264 | 263.042 | 262.208 |
| Rentaro Ueyama | 261.974 | 262.952 | 261.831 | 262.186 | 262.108 | 263.075 | 262.130 |
| Fuya Maeno | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Motomu Yoshida | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Sho Kamimoto | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Kenta Chiba | 261.806 | 262.773 | 261.808 | 261.974 | 262.085 | 262.863 | 262.029 |
| Keitaro Okubo | 261.629 | 262.396 | 261.764 | 261.597 | 262.030 | 262.486 | 261.841 |
| Taishi Ishizawa | 262.162 | 262.329 | 262.541 | 262.185 | 263.407 | 262.669 | 262.463 |
| Yuto Kato | 261.629 | 262.562 | 261.764 | 261.763 | 262.030 | 262.652 | 261.841 |
| Keisuke Komori | 261.818 | 262.090 | 262.053 | 261.352 | 262.152 | 262.597 | 262.130 |
| Kentaro Yunoki | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Fumiya Sasaki | 261.907 | 262.179 | 262.142 | 261.441 | 262.241 | 262.686 | 262.219 |
| Shigeto Suzuki | 261.696 | 261.968 | 261.931 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.475 | 262.008 |
| Fumiya Kitamura | 261.629 | 262.451 | 261.764 | 261.652 | 262.030 | 262.541 | 261.841 |
| Shota Aoki | 262.118 | 262.468 | 261.919 | 261.763 | 262.263 | 262.841 | 262.263 |
| Mamoru Chikahuji | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.952 | 261.596 | 262.818 | 262.308 | 261.874 |
| Kakuto Murayama | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Koga Hiramatsu | 261.840 | 262.190 | 261.764 | 261.485 | 262.030 | 262.563 | 261.985 |
| Hayato Uchida | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.831 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.375 | 261.908 |
| Tomoki Yamaguchi | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.853 | 261.497 | 262.719 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Masahide Iwasawa | 262.007 | 262.279 | 262.242 | 261.541 | 262.341 | 262.786 | 262.319 |
| Yudai Asayama | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.919 | 261.563 | 262.785 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Takahiro Goshima | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Shoma Tsukiyama | 261.830 | 262.180 | 261.764 | 261.475 | 262.030 | 262.553 | 261.975 |
| Ren Morishita | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Kazuki Minami | 262.363 | 262.713 | 262.164 | 262.008 | 262.508 | 263.086 | 262.508 |
| Yu Nagayoshi | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.396 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Kyota Yamazaki | 262.095 | 263.062 | 262.097 | 262.263 | 262.374 | 263.152 | 262.318 |
| Hinata Kabeya | 261.907 | 262.179 | 262.142 | 261.441 | 262.241 | 262.686 | 262.219 |
| Junya Sakumoto | 261.863 | 262.135 | 262.098 | 261.397 | 262.197 | 262.642 | 262.175 |
| Hidenobu Yonekura | 261.918 | 262.190 | 262.153 | 261.452 | 262.252 | 262.697 | 262.230 |
| Daichi Kawasaki | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.864 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.408 | 261.941 |
| Wataru Hashimoto | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
| Mikito Endo | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.864 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.408 | 261.941 |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 261.952 | 262.424 | 262.075 | 261.469 | 262.269 | 262.547 | 262.080 |
| Rensei Obata | 261.629 | 261.968 | 261.764 | 261.230 | 262.030 | 262.308 | 261.841 |
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