Competition: Japanese Single Distance Championships 1997
- Rink:
- Nagano (JPN) 
- Date:
- 20. - 21.12.1996
- Records:
- 4x Track Record
- 4x Track Record Junior
- 2x Championship Record Juniors
- 51x Seasonal Best
- 7x Personal Best
 
- Information:
- 55 athletes from 1 nation
- 21 women and 34 men
- 3 distances (1500m, 3000m, 5000m)
- 105 races (2x mit DNF/DNS/DQ)
 
 Men   - 1500 meter  21.12.1996 
| Pos | Name | Nation | Time | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | 1:55.56 | TR | - | |
| 2 | JPN | 1:56.49 | +0.930 | ||
| 3 | JPN | 1:57.07 | +1.510 | ||
| 4 | JPN | 1:57.43 | +1.870 | ||
| 5 | JPN | 1:57.52 | +1.960 | ||
| 6 | JPN | 1:57.59 | +2.030 | ||
| 7 | JPN | 1:57.97 | +2.410 | ||
| 8 | JPN | 1:58.07 | SB | +2.510 | |
| 9 | JPN | 1:58.16 | +2.600 | ||
| 10 | JPN | 1:58.72 | SB | +3.160 | |
| 11 | JPN | 1:59.00 | SB | +3.440 | |
| 12 | JPN | 1:59.05 | TRJ | +3.490 | |
| 13 | JPN | 1:59.21 | +3.650 | ||
| 14 | JPN | 1:59.26 | SB | +3.700 | |
| 15 | JPN | 1:59.27 | SB | +3.710 | |
| 16 | JPN | 1:59.41 | +3.850 | ||
| 17 | JPN | 1:59.46 | SB | +3.900 | |
| 18 | JPN | 1:59.50 | SB | +3.940 | |
| 19 | JPN | 2:00.08 | +4.520 | ||
| 20 | JPN | 2:00.28 | PB | +4.720 | |
| 21 | JPN | 2:00.54 | +4.980 | ||
| 22 | JPN | 2:00.64 | +5.080 | ||
| 23 | JPN | 2:00.65 | +5.090 | ||
| 24 | JPN | 2:01.21 | +5.650 | ||
| 25 | JPN | 2:01.44 | +5.880 | ||
| 26 | JPN | 2:01.92 | +6.360 | ||
| 27 | JPN | 2:01.93 | +6.370 | ||
| 28 | JPN | 2:03.04 | SB | +7.480 | |
| 29 | JPN | 2:04.27 | +8.710 | ||
| 30 | JPN | 2:04.57 | SB | +9.010 | |
| DQ | JPN | DQ | - | ||
| TRJ - Track Record Junior, SB - Seasonal Best | |||||
Single Day 1 - 20.12.1996
- Men
- 5000 meter
- Women
- 3000 meter
Single Day 2 - 21.12.1996
- Men
- 1500 meter
- Women
- 1500 meter