Emperor's Cup and Empress Cup Champions
| Year | Host | Emperor's Cup | Empress Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | no title | no title |
| 1947 | Ishikawa | no title | no title |
| 1948 | Fukuoka | Tokyo | Kyoto |
| 1949 | Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1950 | Aichi | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1951 | Winter | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| 1951 | Hiroshima | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1952 | Winter | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| 1952 | Fukushima Miyagi and Yamagata | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1953 | Winter | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| 1953 | Shikoku | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1954 | Winter | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| 1954 | Swimming | Nara | Nara |
| 1954 | Hokkaido | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1955 | Kanagawa | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1956 | Hyogo | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1957 | Shizuoka | Shizuoka | Tokyo |
| 1958 | Toyama | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1959 | Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1960 | Kumamoto | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1961 | Akita | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1962 | Okayama | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1963 | Yamaguchi | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 1964 | Niigata | Niigata | Niigata |
| 1965 | Gifu | Gifu | Gifu |
| 1966 | Oita | Oita | Tokyo |
| 1967 | Saitama | Saitama | Saitama |
| 1968 | Fukui | Fukui | Tokyo |
| 1969 | Nagasaki | Nagasaki | Nagasaki |
| 1970 | Iwate | Iwate | Osaka |
| 1971 | Wakayama | Wakayama | Osaka |
| 1972 | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
| 1973 | Chiba | Chiba | Tokyo |
| 1974 | Ibaraki | Kansas | Ibaraki |
| 1975 | Mie | Mie | Mie |
| 1976 | Saga | Saga | Tokyo |
| 1977 | Aomori | Aomori | Aomori |
| 1978 | Nagano | Nagano | Nagano |
| 1979 | Miyazaki | Miyazaki | Miyazaki |
| 1980 | Tochigi | Tochigi | Tochigi |
| 1981 | Shiga | Shiga | Shiga |
| 1982 | Shimane | Shimane | Shimane |
| 1983 | Gunma | Gunma | Gunma |
| 1984 | Nara | Nara | Nara |
| 1985 | Tottori | Tottori | Tottori |
| 1986 | Yamanashi | Yamanashi | Yamanashi |
| 1987 | Okinawa | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 1988 | Kyoto | Kyoto | Kyoto |
| 1989 | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| 1990 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
| 1991 | Ishikawa | Ishikawa | Ishikawa |
| 1992 | Yamagata | Ishikawa | Ishikawa |
| 1993 | Kagawa and Tokushima | Kagawa | Kagawa |
| 1994 | Aichi | Aichi | Aichi |
| 1995 | Fukushima | Fukushima | Fukushima |
| 1996 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
| 1997 | Osaka | Osaka | Osaka |
| 1998 | Kanagawa | Kanagawa | Kanagawa |
| 1999 | Kumamoto | Kumamoto | Kumamoto |
| 2000 | Toyama | Toyama | Toyama |
| 2001 | Miyagi | Miyagi | Miyagi |
| 2002 | Kochi | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 2003 | Shizuoka | Shizuoka | Shizuoka |
| 2004 | Saitama | Saitama | Saitama |
| 2005 | Okayama | Okayama | Okayama |
| 2006 | Hyogo | Hyogo | Hyogo |
| 2007 | Akita | Akita | Akita |
| 2008 | Oita | Oita | Oita |
| 2009 | Niigata | Niigata | Niigata |
| 2010 | Chiba | Chiba | Chiba |
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