Tennis Tournaments in Fukuoka, Autumn 2026 to Spring 2027: Entry Deadlines from November 18, Fees and Dates Through March

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Five tennis tournaments in Fukuoka had entry deadlines from November onward. The Group Team Tournament (November 4) has already closed. The 4 still open, in order of deadline, are: November 18 (Prefectural Championships, Veterans), December 2 (Winter Singles of the Shin-Nihon Sports Federation), December 17 (Prefectural Veterans Open, Winter) and December 21 (Prefectural Open, Winter). Entries go to 3 organizations: the Fukuoka Prefecture Tennis Association, the Shin-Nihon Sports Federation Fukuoka City Tennis Council, and the Fukuoka City Tennis Association (citizens’ tournaments).

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Fukuoka tennis tournaments with deadlines from November: 5 deadlines and entry fees

The Group Team Tournament (deadline November 4) has closed. The next deadline is the Prefectural Championships (Veterans), which must arrive by 17:00 on Wednesday, November 18. The entry fee is per person, or per pair, team or event (checked on each organization’s official site on November 3, 2026).

The Winter Singles is entered through the Shin-Nihon Sports Federation Fukuoka City Tennis Council, and the other 4 through the Fukuoka Prefecture Tennis Association. The venue is Okuzen Fudosan Tennis Court (formerly Kasuga Park Tennis Court) in Kasuga City for the Winter Singles and the Group Team Tournament, and Hakata no Mori Tennis Stadium for the others. Entries have also closed for the Tennis Day Tournament and Nenrin Exchange Tournament on November 3, the Prefectural Open (autumn) on November 12–15, and the Veterans Open (autumn) on November 13–17.

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4 Fukuoka Prefecture Tennis Association tournaments: how to enter and who can play

For the prefectural association’s tournaments, you basically fill in the application form on the association’s website, attach a copy of your bank transfer slip, and send it by post, fax or email. Only the Prefectural Open is entered online.

The guidelines and forms are on the association’s general tournaments page and veterans tournaments page (Japanese). The association’s office is on the 5th floor of Toyo Yakuin Building, 2-14-26 Yakuin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, phone 092-722-1605 (weekdays).

Group Team Tournament (November 23)

The “Group Team Tournament” on Monday, November 23 (holiday) is a team event of doubles with 3-point matches. A team of 6 players (at least 2 women) must have a total age of 210 or more, or 310 or more. Age is counted as of December 31, 2026. The team must live, work or study in Fukuoka Prefecture, and at least 1 member must belong to a member organization of the prefectural association. A team in which nobody is a member cannot enter. People who played this year in the Student Championships (including qualifiers), the Kyushu Championships or the Kyushu Mainichi Championships cannot play, except that veterans are allowed, up to 1 person per team. It was first come, first served, up to 9 teams each, ¥10,000 per team, and entries closed on November 4.

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Prefectural Championships (Veterans) (December 11–13)

The “Prefectural Championships (Veterans)” on December 11–13 are for ages 30 and over in age groups. If you live in Fukuoka Prefecture, you can enter without JTA player registration or personal registration with the prefectural association. Singles is ¥4,000 per person and doubles ¥4,000 per pair, and the entry must arrive by 17:00 on November 18.

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Veterans Open, Winter (January 15–19, 2027)

The “Prefectural Veterans Open, Winter” is for ages 30 and over in age groups (E1 of the Veterans JOP). People from Fukuoka Prefecture must belong to a member organization of the prefectural association and have completed personal registration. You can enter without veteran player registration with the Japan Tennis Association. The entry fee is ¥6,800 for both singles and doubles, and the entry must arrive by 17:00 on Thursday, December 17.

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Prefectural Open, Winter (January 14–17, 2027)

The ranking tournament “Prefectural Open, Winter (J1-1)” requires 2026 player registration with the Japan Tennis Association (JTA), and entry is only online through the JTA Player Zone (until 13:59 on December 21). There are 16 players each in men’s and women’s singles, and the ¥6,800 fee is paid after the selection result is out.

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Shin-Nihon Sports Federation Winter Singles (December 12 and 13): enter by form

The tournaments of the Shin-Nihon Sports Federation Fukuoka City Tennis Council are for university students and adults. For the Winter Singles on Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13, you apply through the entry form on the official site and also pay the entry fee by bank transfer by 21:00 on December 2. On the 12th the events are men’s A class, B class, CD class, veterans men (45 or over on the day), and women’s A class and BC class. On the 13th they are general men, general women, senior men, men 60 and over, and veterans women. All matches are one-set matches.

The entry fee is ¥3,500 per event for people who are not registered with the federation and ¥2,500 for registered members. If you want to register, you transfer the ¥2,500 registration fee together with the entry fee. The venue is Okuzen Fudosan Tennis Court. If you do not receive a confirmation email after sending the form, your entry has not been made. If you contact them by the deadline, the fee is refunded. The autumn doubles on November 8 was cancelled in all events. Pages (Japanese): December 12 Winter Singles (by class, veterans and others) and December 13 Winter Singles (general men and women, senior men and others)

The council plans a New Year indoor doubles at Hakata no Mori on January 9, 2027 and an open singles on March 20 and 21. If you keep winning in class-based tournaments, you move up one class from the next time. Annual tournaments page of the council (Japanese)

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Tournaments and lessons you can enter without joining an association

You can enter without being an association member in the Winter Singles on December 12 and 13 (with class-based events such as men’s CD class and women’s BC class). If you are 30 or over, you can also enter the Prefectural Championships (Veterans) in December without registration, if you live in the prefecture.

The Fukuoka City Tennis Association plans a “beginner and intermediate tennis lesson” at Hakata no Mori Tennis Stadium on Saturday, December 5. The guidelines will appear under “This term’s tournaments and events” on the city association’s website.

Fukuoka City citizens’ tournaments (Citizens’ General Sports Tournament)

The “Citizens’ General Sports Tournament, Tennis” of Fukuoka City is run by the Fukuoka City Tennis Association, with singles, team and women’s team events several times a year. The next ones are the 53rd Women’s Team Tournament, later round, on February 16–19, 2027, and the 29th Team Tournament on March 13 and 14, both at Hakata no Mori Tennis Stadium (guidelines not yet out).

Association members pay less. In the June singles, members paid ¥2,000 for singles and non-members ¥3,000. This year’s guidelines say you email the application form and pay the fee by bank transfer. The city association takes inquiries on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 16:00, phone 092-735-7615. Fukuoka City Tennis Association official site (Japanese)

Fukuoka tennis tournaments from December to March (guidelines to come)

These are tournaments for which only the dates are out and the guidelines and forms are not yet available. The prefectural association’s entries are from its “Reiwa 8 event schedule (draft)”, and dates and venues may change.

The court at Kasuga Park is now called Okuzen Fudosan Tennis Court. Fukuoka Prefecture Tennis Association Reiwa 8 event schedule (draft) (Japanese PDF)

Tournament venues, and how to rent a court for practice

Hakata no Mori Tennis Stadium, the venue for many tournaments, has sand-filled artificial turf courts, both outdoor and indoor. The address is 1-1-1 Higashihirao Park, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City (view on Google Maps), phone 092-611-1544.

Okuzen Fudosan Tennis Court (formerly Kasuga Park Tennis Court), where many Shin-Nihon Sports Federation tournaments are held, is at 3-1-4 Haramachi, Kasuga City, Fukuoka (view on Google Maps), phone 092-573-4200.

In Fukuoka City you can rent a practice court as an individual through the public facility reservation system. Our pages (Japanese) cover tennis court booking and fees in Fukuoka City, how user registration and the lottery work (public facility reservation system), and the number of courts at Hakata no Mori Tennis Stadium, Seibu Sports Park, Gannosu Recreation Center and Itoshima City Sports Park. For soft tennis and other sports, see citizens’ sports tournaments; for squash and HYROX, see squash courts in Kyushu and HYROX and HIIT in Fukuoka.

Official information checked: November 3, 2026 (Japan time).

Sources

8 pages we checkedShow

• general tournaments page
• veterans tournaments page
• December 12 Winter Singles (by class, veterans and others)
• December 13 Winter Singles (general men and women, senior men and others)
• Annual tournaments page of the council
• Fukuoka City Tennis Association official site
• Fukuoka Prefecture Tennis Association Reiwa 8 event schedule (draft)
• Japanese version of this page (日本語版)

Checked with official pages on November 3, 2026 (Japan time).