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Thessel
Sep 07, 2024 - edited Oct 04, 2024 - permalink

Livestream for Nihon Class 2024 (tomorrow): https://ohen.tv/broadcast/304786

changed to https://youtube.com/live/3P2LZWSsiFE?feature=share (due to high access rates)

(schedule https://www.jbbf.jp/attachments/08d496c39ccc3...; female physique - 3 classes - starts at 14:50 Japan Time and ends at 19:02 Japan Time; about 2 hours total)

(The Youtube Video is private and the stream on ohen.tv is gone.)

37 athletes; for many top athletes this will be the first competition of the year.

Youtube-Videos:

(1) class -158 cm

(screenshot of medal ceremony from livestream)

(2) class -163 cm

(screenshot of medal ceremony from livestream)

(3) class 163+ cm

(screenshot of medal ceremony from livestream)

The three champions (screenshot from livestream):

Some instagram posts from the athletes (seems no group photos this time):

  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_xOIUoyWj9/ (Miyazaki Yûko, No 2, 8th place class -158 cm; google translation: "8th place Top 6th place advance to the finals. Failed to qualify in the ranking I wanted to do a free pose. On the way home, Mt. Fuji showed me a little🗻 It was a match where I really felt how useless I was. I know it's not that easy. But it's still frustrating to lose. I know that all the athletes are working hard with various things in various backgrounds.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_rUgSly5ry/ (Ôsawa Naoko, No 5, 5th place class -158 cm; google translation: "Japan Class Women's Physique Championships 5th place Thank you to everyone for your support")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_s87lqyhBT/ (Ogishima Junko, No 7, 1st place class -158 cm; google translation: "This was my first domestic competition of the season, and I wasn't satisfied with my performance, but I think I was able to show who I am now. Next is the Japan Championships! I want to challenge myself in the best possible body. I want to be myself and have no regrets.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_tfTtxzSKp/ (Fujiwara Ayaka, No 10, 3rd place class -158 cm; google translation: "Thankfully, I was able to receive my first medal at a national competition! I'm so happy✨. This season, I've been focusing on improving my posing and on conditioning and caring for my body. I feel that the results have borne fruit, even if only a little. And I was so happy to be called to the first call and had the dreamlike experience of standing next to Ogishima-san and Shimizu-san, the top athletes in the All Japan Championships, and having the valuable experience of being compared to the top athletes!")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_10Wy7OW4l/ (Ben'ya Tomoko, No 13, 11th place class -158 cm; google translation: "I was aiming to be in the top 12, but I ended up in 11th place👍")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_rInMVzBT2/ (Sakamori Kaori, No 26, 2nd place class -163 cm; google translation: "JBBF Japan Class Championship Women's Physique 163cm and under. I won second place. There were times when I thought I might not be able to participate. It's a miracle that I was able to get on stage and receive this wonderful award. ")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_8O9vBTEQx/ (Harada Rika, No 36, 1st place class 163+ cm; google translation: "I was able to win the Japan Class Over 163cm competition that was held the other day 🏆 This was my second class competition this year. I came in second in my first competition, the Japan Open, and it would be a big achievement to win it🥹 I had a strange confidence, so I almost lost it after the shock of not winning🥲 There are still more competitions to come🔥 I'll do my best for the Japan Championships on October 6th💪🏾 I hope I can be among them at the Japan Championships😊")

some trivia:

  • It's Ogishima Junko's fifth consecutive win in JBBF tournaments: Tokyo 2023 - Japan Open 2023 - Nihon Class -158cm 2023 - Nihon Physique 2023 - Nihon Class -158cm 2024 (I think Yamanouchi Satoko holds the record for the time after 2010: ten consecutive wins between Nihon Class 2011 and Nihon Physique 2016).
  • I think it's the first time Fujiwara Ayaka wore earrings at a tournament.
  • 9 of the Top 12 of Nihon Physique 2023 were competing. Urushima Miki won Tokyo 2024 and Yano Kazumi entered Japan Open 2024. Therefore only Murayama Ayano has stayed away from a tournament so far.

After this tournament, I would roughly rank the top athletes as follows:

  • (group 1: surely Top 12 of Nihon Physique 2024) Ogishima Junko, Shimizu Eriko, Fujiwara Ayaka, Hashiboku Akiko, Ôsawa Naoko; Sawada Megumi, Sakamori Kaori; Harada Rika
  • (group 2a: good chances to reach Top 12) Miyashita Akina, Yano Kazumi, Urushima Miki, Niinuma Takayo, (Murayama Ayano, absent so far)
  • (group 2b: low chances to reach Top 12) Kasuga Chiharu, Miyazaki Yûko, Nakamura Sayaka; Satô Nanako, Shimizu Yôko; Yoshikawa Chihiro; Katayama Megumi, Tomizawa Rie
  • (group 3a: good chances to survive 1st round) Itô Miyo, Ben'ya Tomoko, Numata Hatsue; Yasuda Atsuko, Hoshimiya Utsuko; Shikata Chie; Yoshida Chieko; (Yoshioka Misato, Takahashi Noriko, absent so far; Kabasawa Sachiko, active but not on stage)
  • (group 3b: low chances to survive 1st round) Kinugasa Tomo; Horie Kazumi; Hirata Manami, Ishiwata Miyako, Oshibuchi Natsuko, Kitamura Akiko, Kuriyama Emi, Nakai Kyôko
Thessel
Sep 13, 2024 - edited Sep 17, 2024 - permalink

Livestream for Nihon Masters 2024 (on Sunday): https://ohen.tv/broadcast/304802 (you can download via https://ohentv-origin.multicdnet.com/mnt/ssd2... (parts with female physique: 5:11:25-5:39:30, 6:30:55-6:59:35, 7:31:45-7:47:45, 8:06:10-8:10:05; original audio, but some commentary during the free poses)

(schedule https://www.jbbf.jp/attachments/3dfdad7334301...; female physique - 3 categories - starts at 15:05 Japan Time and ends at 18:13 Japan Time; about 1.5 hours total)

In category 40+ years Niinuma Takayo and Satô Nanako will fight for title, in category 50+ years Sakamori Kaori and Yano Kazumi and in category 60+ years Shimizu Eriko and Kasuga Chiharu.

Youtube videos:

(1) 40+ years

(screenshot of medal ceremony from livestream)

(2) 50+ years

(screenshot of medal ceremony from livestream) Second comeback for runner-up Miyata Miyuki (No 14). She had been previously active between 2015 and 2017 (8 tournaments; 6th place at Nihon Physique 2016) and in 2021 (3rd place at Nihon Physique).

(3) 60+ years

(screenshot of medal ceremony from livestream)

(4) Overall

(screenshot of the three winners from livestream) Sakamori Kaori (No 18) won the overall title.

Some instagram posts from the athletes:

  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_-oSLdzmnH/ (Kadowaki Yuka, No 4, 6th place class 40+ years; google translation: "It was such a fun tournament! I feel great after achieving my goal of achieving the final free pose. This is the end of my season. I'm going to build up muscle mass for next season.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_9D4Maz3yo/ (Niinuma Takayo, No 5, 1st place class 40+ years; google translation: "I won the 36th Japan Masters in the 40+ class in Fukuoka. I'm still far from my ideal body. I'll keep working hard to achieve it. In October, I'll be competing in my first Japan Championship. I'll spend my time making sure that I'm fully prepared both mentally and physically.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_76t8jzLSR/ (Kitamura Akiko, No 21, 4th place class 50+ years; google translation: "I placed 4th in the women's physique for 50-year-olds. I was so thrilled to be on the same stage as all the top athletes. And it was an emotional day where I learned that there's still a long way to go between 4th and 3rd place. Anyway, I was honestly so happy that I made it through the preliminaries, and I was so thrilled with myself 🤪")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/C_-MdfhTq-b/ (Fukasaku Yasuko, No 24, 5th place class 60+ years; google translation: "A competition where I compete on the same stage as builders from all over the country, whom I only get to meet once a year. The Masters Championship is very meaningful to me. This was the last competition of the year, so I was hoping to make it to the finals! I ended up in 5th place. I am very happy to have made it to the finals and been able to do the free pose again. I have some things to reflect on, but I made it to the last competition without any problems!")
Thessel
Sep 24, 2024 - permalink

Two (three) results from the Kanto block. Both videos by youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@muscledragon7587

(1) Kanto class and Kanto (2024-08-31)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn41gktfl_Y (Kanto class: 3:53:46-4:28:43; Kanto: 8:02:13-8:12:14, 8:26:19-8:37:42, 8:53:44-8:57:01; additional music and different music for free poses)

(a) Kanto class -158 cm

(screenshot from the medal ceremony)

(b) Kanto class 158+ cm

(screenshot from the medal ceremony)

(c) Kanto

(screenshot from the medal ceremony)

(2) Kanagawa (2024-07-21)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d71Ehc54stQ (8:01:57-8:13:42, 8:29:20-8:38:55, 8:51:25-8:56:29; different music, 1280x720)

(screenshot from the medal ceremony)

Ji1Rou4Nv3143
Sep 28, 2024 - permalink

Is there anything about the younger Japanese female fitness/bikini/figuere/physique/bodybuilding scene? I don’t mind these mature women, but I find myself more invested in the younger generations.

Thessel
Sep 29, 2024 - permalink

Is there anything about the younger Japanese female fitness/bikini/figuere/physique/bodybuilding scene? I don’t mind these mature women, but I find myself more invested in the younger generations.

Only 10 to 15 % of the active Japanese female physique competitors are younger than 40 years and only Fujiwara Ayaka and Miyashita Akina play a prominent role. So fitness/bikini competitions might be more interesting.

I would recommend to watch videos from channels https://www.youtube.com/@project7619/videos, https://www.youtube.com/@fitness-taro/videos and https://www.youtube.com/@vitupofficial/videos.

The Muscle Gate tournaments shown at https://www.youtube.com/@GOLDSGYMJPOFFICIAL/videos have several fitness or bikini categories.

Thessel
Oct 01, 2024 - permalink

Muscle Gate Chiba (2024-09-21)

(screenshot of award ceremony)

Winner: Yamamoto Satomi (山本 里美; No. 73); 2nd Place: Nagayama Kazumi (永山 佳澄; No. 72)

Thessel
Oct 02, 2024 - permalink

Muscle Gate Ibaraki (2024-09-29)

(screenshot of award ceremony)

Winner: Kondô Harumi (近藤 晴美; No. 74); 2nd Place: Kuboya Rie (久保谷 梨絵; No. 77); 3rd Place: Takamura Naomi (高村 奈緒美; No. 75); 4th Place: Nagashima Michiko (永島 美知子; No. 73); 5th Place: Sugahara Junko (菅原 順子; No. 36)

Thessel
Oct 04, 2024 - edited Oct 05, 2024 - permalink

Livestream for Nihon Physique 2024 (on Sunday): https://ohen.tv/broadcast/304814; also on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCVn73kXh4 (youtube-channel of ohen.tv: https://www.youtube.com/@TV-hg4un)

(schedule https://www.jbbf.jp/attachments/d2caa0ae42f8d...; female physique starts at 14:59 Japan Time and ends at 18:33 Japan Time; about 106 minutes total)

37 of 41 athletes have fulfilled their qualification through tournaments this year. Katayama Megumi (12th place Nihon Physique 2022) and Atago Tamako (10th place Nihon Physique 2021) qualified through Nihon Physique of the last five years. Adachi Akiko (9th place Nihon Physique 2014) and Ôkura Shimae (winner Osaka prefecture 2009) must have needed a recommendation from their association. (82 athletes met the qualification criteria this year and 37 of them entered Nihon Physique.)

I updated the diagram of the average age of all competitors in 3 major tournaments (Nihon Physique, Japan Open, Nihon Class) since 2010:

The overall trend to older athletes continues.

Since entry list of the Kitaku Open tournament has been published, I can provide an overall statistic: 149 athletes participate(d) in 2024 JBBF female physique category. Last year 131. Which mean the "boom" that started in 2016 is not over yet.

Thessel
Oct 12, 2024 - permalink

Nihon Physique 2024 (Miss Nihon)

Archived stream of the tournament, you can download via https://ohentv-origin.multicdnet.com/mnt/ssd2... (parts with female physique: 4:40:35-4:58:25, 5:31:50-5:51:40, 6:28:35-6:46:30, 7:25:00-7:45:45, 8:18:25-8:29:05; seems to be muted). The original youtube stream is now private.

Youtube videos:

(screenshot of award ceremony from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SddpTR87mc4)

(screenshots of award ceremony from ohen.tv)

Thessel
Oct 12, 2024 - permalink

(Nihon Physique 2024 (Miss Nihon))

Some instagram posts from the athletes:

  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA0B20Wzqii/ (Ogishima Junko, No 9, champion; google translation: "October 6th, 42nd Japan Women's Physique Championship I won 🏆🥇 I am so grateful to everyone who has supported and cheered me on to get this far.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA2Ctp8zf4_/ (Harada Rika, No 41, third place, google translation: "I was able to get 3rd place at the Japan Championships 🥉 It was my dream to stand on the podium at the Japan Championships, so I still can't believe it. I was really motivated when so many people shouted my name and number at the venue 🔥 I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who supported me 🙇🏻‍♀️ I am grateful to my family, friends, staff, and everyone involved 🫶🏼😭 I am very happy to get 3rd place, but I am not satisfied with this and I am burning with fighting spirit to aim even higher 😂 I am planning to participate in the World Championships to be held in Tokyo in December of this year.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1vMeaTF0E/ (Sakamori Kaori, No 35, 4th place, google translation: "4th place Thank you so much for all the messages and support📣 I am so grateful My goal this year is to go on stage in good spirits, to be called to the first call, and to stand on the podium Some things didn't come true, but many things became clear and I found what I was lacking I am really glad that I was able to participate in such a big event This is the end of the domestic competition, and I am preparing to move on to the next big stage")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA2gd4UTyPv/ (Urushima Miki, No 24, 6th place, google translation: "2024 Japan Championship 6th place🎖️ This year's goal is to become a finalist! I want to go up from 10th place last year, even if it's just one place! That was not an ambitious goal. In the end, I came in 6th place, which is far above my goal. I never imagined I would be in the top 6, and it still feels like a dream.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAy_RnQp87_/ (Miyata Miyuki, No 23, 8th place, google translation: "2024.10.6 Japan Women's Physique Championships I am overwhelmed with gratitude for being able to stand on stage with 41 wonderful athletes for the first time in three years. I was in the best condition I could be without any pain, injuries, leg cramps, poor health, or mental anxiety! Thankfully, I was able to place 8th. Every time a tournament ends, I always regret it, thinking, "If only I had done this or that." . But first of all, I am grateful to my body for being able to finish so energetically while having so much fun.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA0kHb9zE6J/ (Yano Kazumi, No 15, 9th place, google translation: "Participating with the same number 15✨ as last year 2018💫9th place @Osaka 2019💫6th place @Tokyo 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 2021💫6th place @Tokyo 2022💫9th place @Osaka 2023💫9th place @Tokyo And 2024💫9th place @Osaka I'm not aiming for it in particular💦 3 years in a row, 9th place I managed to hold on to the single-digit rankings But this year, I couldn't break the mysterious rule that I can't get any other ranking than 6 or 9 For better or worse, I couldn't break it😂 (Even though the other people besides me are swapped every year💦) I remember saying this last year, but Definitely #Women's Physique The overall level of the sport is improving every year☝️")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAy0aIOT_dR/ (Tomizawa Rie, No 33, 10th place, google translation: "I placed 10th☺️ Thank you to everyone who was involved❗ Thank you as always☺️💞 I thought I had prepared my body so that I wouldn't tarnish the highest level of competition in Japan, but...there are a lot of issues to work on😁💦 But I had a blast💞 The view from the stage was amazing‼️ And...the greatness of this competition✨✨ I was planning to end it at #TokyoClassBreak😁 But it looks like there's more to come💞")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA2-iCIzO7W/ (Fujiwara Ayaka, No 10, 11th place, google translation: "10/6 Japan Women's Physique Championships 11th place I won! Thank you 😊 I'm satisfied with my ranking this time. And after thinking about this result, the thing I thought most was that I'm sorry I couldn't meet your expectations. More than the result, I feel frustrated and ashamed about my weaknesses in many aspects, but I'm not depressed at all. Rather, I want to look back on this season and use it to move forward next year.🔥 (...) In a sense, my competitive career has been going too smoothly up until now. I even think that this feeling and experience was necessary to make a big leap from here!")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAzTInYT_4E/ (Miyazaki Yûko, No 2, 2nd round, google translation: "2024.10.06 Japan Women's Physique Championship Failed to second pick End of season All Japan was the worst condition of the season. I should have been preparing for this match, but my first match, the Japan Open, was good both physically and mentally. A lot of bad things happen at once.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DBAz_3eTwSg/ (Katayama Megumi, No 5, 2nd round, google translation: "On October 5th, I participated in the Japan Women's Physique Championship held in Osaka 🙂 As a result, I passed the first pick-up and finished in the second pick-up... This year, I seriously aimed to be a finalist for the second time, but I wasn't one of the 12 😔 I'm satisfied with the result because I was able to go up on stage in the best condition I've ever been in. And after this tournament, I decided to take a break from competition for the time being.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA8P29yTzS2/ (Hayashi Fumika, No 6, 2nd round, google translation: "This is from 2024 (｡･ω･｡)")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA0L1y4Tx4q/ (Ôsawa Naoko, No 7, 2nd round, google translation: "Thank you so much for all the support, encouragement and messages. 2024 5th place in the Japan Class Championship 2nd qualifying round for the Japan Championship My competition is over. I will quietly close my curtain as a bodybuilding athlete from 1995-2024. This year, whether I won or lost, I decided that this would be my last stage. It's unfortunate that I couldn't do the free pose at the end, but I'm satisfied with the result.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_EW1isA12/ (Ben'ya Tomoko, No 16, 1st round, google translation: "October 6, 2024 The Japanese Women's Physique Championships are over My challenges for this year are all over 😃 This year I competed in seven matches, and with each match my body and posing have improved 💪🏻 I believe that the fact that there are still many challenges to overcome means that there is plenty of room for improvement and that I can continue to grow 💪🏻")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAzO60FTU6o/ (Kuriyama Emi, No 17, 1st round, google translation: "♤On Sunday, October 6th, I participated in the JBBF 70th Men's Bodybuilding Championship and 42nd Women's Physique Championship (Japan Championship 2024) held at the Izumigaoka International Center for the Disabled in Osaka ☺️ This was my 5th JBBF match this year‼ ️ I've always been curious about the words that everyone at JBBF has been saying about this tournament, "It's in a class of its own!!" As a result, I was not picked for the first round of pick-up😔 The challenges are obvious. As a women's physique, I'm still too immature in terms of muscle mass, preparation, and posing. .")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAyUVqXTMUF/ (Shimizu Yôko, No 29, 2nd round, google translation: "October 6, 2024 Japan Women's Physique Championships I wasn't able to achieve any results this year, but I think I have definitely grown steadily, so next year I will do my best to become even bigger based on this‼ ︎ Thank you for the costumes that fought with me in the three tournaments this year✨ Thank you for making me shine😊 @utah_colemanium Now, I'm starting again for next year‼")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAyEwK_TGvz/ (Kitamura Akiko, No 36, 2nd round, google translation: "October 6th Japan Women's Physique Championships ・ It was like I was in a dream. I had goals for participating in today's Japan Championships. ① In the first qualifying round, advance to the second qualifying round without being called ② Pass the second qualifying round. At least be called by a pick ・ I couldn't advance to the finals, but I felt that I had made a good result. I was very satisfied with my results. Also, I was moved to be standing on the same stage as the athletes who are synonymous with Japanese women's physique! It was a happy time.")
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/DAzUO2WT0rN/ (Suzuki Hiroko, No 38, 1st round, google translation: "Japan Championships! I took on the challenge! I'm trying to bounce back from the humiliation of missing the last Japan Class Championships due to an incident on the day🔥 I couldn't make it to the first pick, but I was very happy to be picked up on the stage of the Japan Championships💞")
Thessel
Oct 21, 2024 - permalink

Muscle Gate Yamaguchi (2024-10-14)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ko-geSCtGg (sections 0:00:00-0:02:15, 0:36:00-0:38:15 and 1:06:45-1:07:35; muted during free pose)

(screenshot of award ceremony)

Winner (and only Contestant): Nishimura Konomi (西村 この実; No. 63)

Thessel
Nov 03, 2024 - permalink

Some links to youtube videos of Miss Nihon contests 1985-2003:

(Videos marked (A) by channel https://www.youtube.com/@shinchan1942; (B) by channel https://www.youtube.com/@%E5%BB%A3%E7%94%B0%E...)

2003 was the second Miss Nihon competition for Osawa Naoko, who ended her career after the 2024 tournament. During this year's tournament, the announcer mistakenly requested the abs pose. Ôsawa Naoko and Satô Nanako took this pose for fun (while the others hit the anticipated side triceps pose):

So I checked the older Miss Nihon competitions for a comparison (when the abs pose was still a mandatory pose). The 2003 competition was a good example:

Ôsawa Naoko (大澤 直子) in 2003 (34 years old) and in 2024 (55 years old). Her first Miss Nihon competition was in 2001.

Two other athletes from the 2003 Miss Nihon competition are still active:

Yasuda Atsuko (安田 敦子) in 2003 (29 years old, her first Miss Nihon competition) and in 2024 (50 years old, Nihon Class).

Adachi Akiko (足立 晃子) in 2003 (35 years old) and in 2024 (56 years old). She has at least participated in the 1998 competition.

(However, none of the three athletes were continuously active.)

The last screencap is a size comparison between the equally tall Mizuma Utako (水間 詠子, eventual champion) and Katô Yûko (加藤 優子, her last contest was in 2022).

Thessel
Nov 13, 2024 - permalink

Muscle Gate Kanto (2024-11-04)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGUV3x__djs (sections 0:40:40-0:51:30, 2:11:40-2:23:10 and 2:42:45-2:44:21; muted during free pose)

(screenshot of award ceremony)

Winner: Yoshimatsu Yû (吉松 優; No. 94); 2nd Place: Arai Akiko (新井 暁子; No. 96); 3rd Place: Hayashi Tamaki (林 環; No. 97); 4th Place: Takamura Naomi (高村 奈緒美; No. 98); 5th Place: Tsubaki Harumi (椿 晴美; No. 99); 6th Place: Inaba Emi (稲葉 絵美; No. 95); 7th Place: Sugahara Junko (菅原 順子; No. 36).

Yoshimatsu Yû and Arai Akiko received the same number of points in both rounds. The tie was broken because 4 of the 7 judges had placed Yoshimatsu Yû ahead of Arai Akiko. Second victory for Yoshimatsu Yû after winning Muscle Gate Kanagawa. Arai Akiko has not won anything yet.

I think it is the first Muscle Gate event where the female physique athletes were called in two groups.

Thessel
5 days ago - edited 3 days ago - permalink

Kitaku Open (2024-11-10)

Youtube videos:

(screenshot of award ceremony)

Winner is Motobe Natsumi (本部 夏実; No. 10), she is 33 years old - a relatively young Japanese bodybuilder. She already won Muscle Gate Gunma this year.

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