Mr Japan 2000
Mr Japan 2000 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Yoshihiro Yano.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Jan 1, 2000
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Federation
- JBBF
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 12
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Yoshihiro Yano | Koji Godo |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Atsushi Katakawa | Takuo Imamura |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Teruo Aso | Nobuo Wada |
Mr Japan 2000
Mr Japan 2000 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Yoshihiro Yano.
14-time winner Toshio Konuma, who won in 1999, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Japan 2000 contested 3 divisions across 12 athletes, 1 open and 2 age-restricted Masters. Yoshihiro Yano took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yoshihiro Yano First Mr Japan title | Japan |
| 2nd | Koji Godo | Japan |
| 3rd | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan |
| 4th | Toshihiko Hirota | Japan |
| 5th | Hiroshi Tsuda | Japan |
| 6th | Kenji Kondo | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Atsushi Katakawa First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Takuo Imamura | Japan |
| 3rd | Eiichi Ishikawa | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Teruo Aso 3rd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Nobuo Wada | Japan |
| 3rd | Shigeru Ihara | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 12
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 12 of 59
The biggest field since 1977.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2011 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2010 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2009 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2008 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2007 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2006 | Yoshihiro Yano | Open |
| 2005 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2004 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2003 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2002 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2001 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2000 | Yoshihiro Yano | Open |
| 1999 | Toshio Konuma | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.