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I checked for earlier ohen.tv-livestreams and found several of tournaments 2021 to 2023. I included fitness and male tournaments, too. (I checked downloading with yt-dlp):
2023 tournaments
2022 tournaments
2021 tournaments
Nagano 2023
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Muscle Gate Saitama 2024
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Not so serious "contest" at a party (2024-01-21), including lat-spread poses:
Kabasawa Sachiko (2023 3rd place Tokyo), Takasugi Makiko (Bikini Fitness), Maeda Eri (eritore10) (2022 2nd place Tokyo Body Fitness -158 cm), Harigae Hitomi (hari_nyan.nyan_14) (2023 winner Nihon Challenge Cup), Ônaka Hiroko (2024 2nd place East Japan 158+ cm)
Schedule of future tournaments:
In 2023 you could access edited livestreams of the Muscle Gate tournaments on youtube, the livestreams of the national tournaments (Nihon Physique, Nihon Class, Nihon Masters, Japan Open) on ohen.tv and videos of the Tokyo tournaments on youtube. So this may be the same this year.
Muscle Gate has a new website: https://musclegate.jp/ They already published the entry list for the Muscle Gate Kyoto tournament in mid June! So it will be harder to enter multiple tournaments in a short time (for example Honda Seira entered three Muscle Gate tournaments between September and November 2023).
Will the new “Wellness” Category decrease the number of active Japanese FBBs?
Two days until Muscle Gate Tokyo. There will be a livestream on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLB28OuaPzM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peZSLL4CNHw (they will delete this video after the tournament and upload an edited version later; I prefer the live version because it contains the original background music for the posing routine/free pose.) EDIT: Youtube Links now private!
(schedule: https://musclegate.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024...; contestants: https://musclegate.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024...; both documents in Japanese.)
I am looking forward to see the only female physique contestant of this tournament, Horie Kazumi (堀江 一未) - her first physique competition. (She is 45 years old, 166 cm tall and weighs 55 kg according to her entry for the Tokyo Novice in May)
(photo of her competing in a leggings category last year: https://vitup.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/0...)
Link to the new edited video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZqLR8o1hnA (sections 2:04:50-2:07:05, 3:33:50-3:36:15 and 4:14:55-4:15:35)
(screenshot of award ceremony)
youtube-video of her free pose by VITUP! Official: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S581UeI9d1c (4K)
Tokyo Novice tournament takes place on 2024-05-03. Eight woman will compete in the women's physique category (see:http://bodybuilding-fitness.jp/Tokyo/Taikai/2... entry numbers 1 to 8 on the first page).
Six of them already started in FBB or FBB-related contests:
Another contestant, (3) Mikami Emiko (三上 江身子) has an instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/sunsunny.amy/):
I didn't find any additional information about the last participant, (6) Ebihara Nachi (海老原 那智).
Hirata Manami had already won two contests last year: Musclegate Tokyo and Kitaku Open. So she could be the favorite.
UPDATE
Hirata Manami won, Horie Kazumi second place and Mikami Emiko third place. (http://bodybuilding-fitness.jp/Tokyo/Taikai/2...)
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Youtube video(s):
Guest Pose of Ogishima Junko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgnNtL3FKus (original audio), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp4f_sElZY (original audio)
first round, award ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxUfTbfd9uo (edited), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuCalceYfL8 (additional music)
free poses (channel https://www.youtube.com/@tarcy6812) with original audio: (1 Deguchi Kyôko) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtRqxFsBR_M; (2 Hirata Minami) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM74J-M-Eww; (3 Mikami Emiko) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIhsJbXhB4k; (5 Tokunaga Mioko) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV3LPc8dOCI; (6 Ebihara Nachi) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4DQKdOgzao; (8 Horie Kazumi) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p431VqKDsbw
Nice to see some interest in Japanese FBB.
Muscle Gate Osaka
Tokyo Class (results http://bodybuilding-fitness.jp/Tokyo/Taikai/2...)
class -158 cm (13 athletes):
class 158+ cm (6 athletes):
The top three of both classes qualify for national tournaments (Nihon Physique, Nihon Class, Nihon Masters). (However Miyashita Akina is too young for the Nihon Masters).
Youtube videos:
Thumbnail of video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IrQ5pP43oE showing award ceremony for class -158 cm.
Thumbnail of video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOot3WQKus showing award ceremony for class 158+ cm; the new athletes mentioned above are Tomizawa Rie (entry number 15) and Takahashi Aya (entry number 17). Tomizawa Rie looks impressive compared to the others.
Nagano 2024 (results: http://bodybuilding-fitness.jp/Nagano/Taikai/...)
Youtube-video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWvl2-H_hoI (free poses 08:40-11:30; different music)
Champion: Inaba Nobuko (稲葉喜子) nr 31 (32 yo, 164 cm tall), runner-up: Miura Megumi (三浦恵) nr 30 (37 yo, 152 cm tall)
Muscle Gate Kyoto
(screenshot of award ceremony - no original audio anymore, only different music, also additional editing)
(JBBF) Kumamoto prefectural championship
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Muscle Gate Kumamoto
(screenshot of award ceremony, still wearing the female wellness outfit)
(double biceps pose)
https://www.girlswithmuscle.com/images/?name=... (Mase Yûka, 間瀬 夕翔), she was the only competitor in the female physique category of both tournaments.
Muscle Gate Tokyo Bay
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Muscle Gate Hamamatsu
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Muscle Gate Gunma
(screenshot of award ceremony)
When people ask "is she natty or not," I'm going to start referring them to this thread.
If these women aren't natty, then they are on VERY light cycles.
It's cool to see. Also interesting that it's the total inverse of the female competitors in South Korea.
Miss Tokyo (result: http://bodybuilding-fitness.jp/Tokyo/Taikai/2...)
The top six qualify for national tournaments (Nihon Physique, Nihon Class, Nihon Masters). (However Miyashita Akina is too young for the Nihon Masters).
Youtube videos:
(screenshots of award ceremony top 12, top 6 and top 3 from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QPZKy2cixI)
Note: Due to problems with the crown, Urushima Miki had to be crowned three times (screenshots from the same video)
When people ask "is she natty or not," I'm going to start referring them to this thread.
If these women aren't natty, then they are on VERY light cycles.
It's cool to see. Also interesting that it's the total inverse of the female competitors in South Korea.
I think you can find (almost?) natty athletes at the smaller prefecture tournaments and at the Muscle Gate tournaments.
It's interesting that the few younger athletes (up to 40 years old) generally have more bodyfat and sometimes look off-season. For example the young athletes at the Miss Tokyo 2024:
(athlete on the left is 29 years old, the two in the middle are 35 years old, and the athlete on the right is 36 years old - she is leaner and won the third place)
Livestream for Japan Open 2024 (tomorrow): https://ohen.tv/broadcast/304776 (schedule https://www.jbbf.jp/attachments/bf7a9c86c63bd...; female physique starts at 14:56 Japan Time and ends at 18:00 Japan Time)
Japan Open (result: http://bodybuilding-fitness.jp/Result/2024/24...)
The top six qualify for national tournaments Nihon Physique and Nihon Class.
archived stream: https://ohentv-origin.multicdnet.com/mnt/ssd2... (sections: 4:47:10-5:01:40, 5:35:25-5:47:50, 6:35:15-6:52:10, 7:31:45-7:38:20; quality isn't good at first, but get better in later parts; the sound is about 1.25 seconds ahead of the video - unless they fix this in the future)
youtube video(s):
(screenshots of award ceremony top 12, top 6, top 3 and champion from archived stream)
Niinuma Takayo's first title on the national level.(I think it is the first time I saw the posing routines/free pose of Kinugasa Tomo - No 26.)
Some instagram posts from the athletes (most of them with variants of the group photo):
Three results from the Kansai region. All videos by youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Jbbfosaka (summary with additional music)
(1) Kansai block (2024-08-04)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzyVd-LJD8
(screenshot from the posedown; Nakai Kyôko (No. 41) won)
(2) Kyoto prefecture (2024-08-04)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XAzwIcFDic
(screenshot from the posedown; Kinugasa Tomo (No. 31) won, Shôji Reiko (No. 33) second place)
(3) Osaka prefecture (2024-08-12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDDMIYiT2Ck
(screenshot from the medal ceremony; Kuriyama Emi (No. 46), her first physique contest in the JBBF; she entered the Gold’s Gym Japan Cup three times 2021 to 2023)
(note: Akasaka Yûko (No. 43, place four) published some videos of the 100 days before the tournament: https://www.youtube.com/@user-mn9gj4wo6g/videos)
Two results from the Tokai region. Both by youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@user-hk5hx8fp1m (summary with additional music)
(1) Tokai block (2024-08-12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARR--_UM2DI
(screenshot from the medal ceremony)
instagram post from Ochiai Misato (No. 26, seventh place): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-oZqkGylr2/ (google translation: "I was eliminated in the preliminaries😭 It was so frustrating that it ended so quickly! I wanted to do a free pose😢 This is my second year since starting physique. It was a day where I was inspired by the greatness of my senior! There are many challenges, but there is still a long way to go‼️I will use my body shape to become big and cool😆Next year is for sure🔥")
(2) Aichi prefecture (2024-08-11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yjGCAm-9vw (females after 20:10)
(by youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@chan-gb1pl: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kESl6MqeYeE - free pose of Koike Atsuko; 小池 敦子; Nr. 51)
(screenshot from the medal ceremony; the top three places were pretty close)
Saitama prefecture (2024-08-18) all videos by youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@tarcy6812
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbZbc6CvGXk (summary without free poses, different music; first 02:25 minutes of the video)
Winner: Okazumi Fusae (岡住 総江; born 1969) - her second tournament (after Muscle Gate Saitama 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ge6DBZxNrc (free pose, different music)
Second place: Sekina Ayaka (関根 彩花; born 1991) her first tournament (she will enter Kanto Class later this month)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsR9hkl5Ig (free pose, original sound)
Muscle Gate Sendai
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Muscle Gate Kanagawa
(screenshot of award ceremony; the runner-up, No 75, may have hidden tattoos)
West Japan championships (NishiNihon) (2024-09-01).
The top six qualify for national tournaments Nihon Physique, Nihon Class and Nihon Masters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0uuzWL-MM (1st round), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAVpmvK0JE4 (free poses), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRRY-gsxNug (posedown and medal ceremony) (all by https://www.youtube.com/@kumagym9371 4K, original audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sk6VS2FcDU (summary, different music)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALKGEBXCRoA (summary, additional music, different music during free poses)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlegfoflHF4 (Kuriyama Emi's vlog)
(screenshot of award ceremony)
Last year only 6 athlete competed in the tournament. So 12 participants this year (plus one absent) is an improvement.
Some instagram posts from the athletes:
Videos covering Muscle Gate tournaments 2023 in chronological order (focus on FBB/female physique):
Most of the videos are edited livestreams (music during free poses muted). 3 sections: 1st round with standard poses; free poses and a short posedown; award ceremony.
Muscle Gate Saitama
Muscle Gate Osaka
Muscle Gate Hamamatsu
Muscle Gate Kumamoto
Muscle Gate Gunma
Muscle Gate Tokyo Bay
Muscle Gate Kobe
Muscle Gate Fukuoka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWHjMbm_r5w (sections 1:48:35-1:51:45, 3:07:40-3:14:40 and 4:00:20-4:01:30)
https://www.girlswithmuscle.com/2100472/ (Honda Seira's (本多 世麗) free pose, original audio)
Muscle Gate Aichi
Muscle Gate Tohoku
Muscle Gate Kyoto
Muscle Gate Ichikawa
Muscle Gate Shizuoka
Muscle Gate Chiba
Muscle Gate Tokyo
Muscle Gate Beppu
Gold's Gym Japan Cup
It looks like interest in this competition has increased over the year (less 1-person-competitions in the recent months). The winner of the Muscle Gate tournaments and several JBBF-athletes were eligible for the Gold's Gym Japan Cup. Yano Kazumi (矢野 かずみ) won the female physique and the bodyfitness contest.