The JFSA 3rd competition has been announced, taking place in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, on 27 July (Sun). Participation fee depends on division, and will cost as follows:
Professional class: 5000 yen
Amateur class: 4000 yen
Beginner class: 3000 yen
Contest rules and participation standards:
https://jfsa.biz/contestrule.html
Run times are a bit shorter than the Western standard:
Professional & Amateur class: 90 seconds
Beginner class(for those who compete for the first time): 60 seconds
Note that beginner divisions will only take place if five or more skaters register in that division. If fewer than that enter, those skaters will be informed that they have been moved into the amateur division.
Registration period: 21 June – 29 June
Registration on the day is not possible, so please finish your registration here https://jfsa.biz/contest-info/20250727hamakita.html during the registration period. You will be asked to send music data for your runs in MP3 format beforehand in the registration form.
JFSA 4th in Saitama in September will be announced soon. But it will be pro division only. If there is free space for the upcoming JFSA 4th tournament, higher-ranked competitors from the amateur division will be informed to join. (Those competitors are selected by considering the results of the JFSA 2nd and 3rd competitions)