Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Hideyuki Fujisawa | 4–1 | Utaro Hashimoto |
| 1978 | Hideyuki Fujisawa | 4–3 | Masao Kato |
| 1979 | Hideyuki Fujisawa | 4–1 | Yoshio Ishida |
| 1980 | Hideyuki Fujisawa | 4–1 | Rin Kaiho |
| 1981 | Hideyuki Fujisawa | 4–0 | Hideo Otake |
| 1982 | Hideyuki Fujisawa | 4–3 | Rin Kaiho |
| 1983 | Cho Chikun | 4–3 | Hideyuki Fujisawa |
| 1984 | Cho Chikun | 4–2 | Rin Kaiho |
| 1985 | Cho Chikun | 4–3 | Masaki Takemiya |
| 1986 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–2 | Cho Chikun |
| 1987 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–1 | Masaki Takemiya |
| 1988 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–1 | Masao Kato |
| 1989 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–1 | Masaki Takemiya |
| 1990 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–1 | Hideo Otake |
| 1991 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–3 | Masao Kato |
| 1992 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–3 | Hiroshi Yamashiro |
| 1993 | Koichi Kobayashi | 4–3 | Masao Kato |
| 1994 | Cho Chikun | 4–2 | Koichi Kobayashi |
| 1995 | Satoru Kobayashi | 4–2 | Cho Chikun |
| 1996 | Cho Chikun | 4–3 | Satoru Kobayashi |
| 1997 | Cho Chikun | 4–1 | Satoru Kobayashi |
| 1998 | Cho Chikun | 4–2 | Norimoto Yoda |
| 1999 | Cho Chikun | 4–2 | Koichi Kobayashi |
| 2000 | O Rissei | 4–2 | Cho Chikun |
| 2001 | O Rissei | 4–2 | Cho Sonjin |
| 2002 | O Rissei | 4–2 | Ryu Shikun |
| 2003 | Keigo Yamashita | 4–1 | O Rissei |
| 2004 | Naoki Hane | 4–3 | Keigo Yamashita |
| 2005 | Naoki Hane | 4–3 | Satoshi Yuki |
| 2006 | Keigo Yamashita | 4–0 | Naoki Hane |
| 2007 | Keigo Yamashita | 4–0 | Satoru Kobayashi |
| 2008 | Keigo Yamashita | 4–3 | Cho Chikun |
| 2009 | Keigo Yamashita | 4–2 | Norimoto Yoda |
| 2010 | Cho U | 4–1 | Keigo Yamashita |
| 2011 | Cho U | 4–2 | Yuta Iyama |
| 2012 | Cho U | 4–3 | Shinji Takao |
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