1956 All-Japan Championship

The 1956 All-Japan Championship was the 24th edition of the national ice hockey championship in Japan. Oji Paper won the championship.

Results

(1/18-21)

First round

• Waseda University - All-Aichi 15:2
• Rikkyo University - Shimizu Sangyo 12:4
• Keio University - Jujo Paper 11:5

Second round

• Oji Paper - Waseda University 9:2
• Meiji University - Doshisha University 12:1
• Rikkyo University - Iwakura Gumi 7:5
• Furukawa Denko - Keio University 6:5

Semifinals

• Oji Paper - Meiji University 9:2
• Furukawa Denko - Rikkyo University 5:1

Final

• Oji Paper - Furukawa Denko 5:3 (1:0, 2:1, 0:2, 2:0)

National Winter Sports Festival

General

First round

• Aomori - Miyagi 32:0
• Hokkaido - Kyoto 11:1
• Tokyo - Kanagawa 17:5
• Tochigi - Osaka 2:1

Semifinals

• Tokyo - Tochigi 9:5
• Aomori - Hokkaido 8:5

Final

• Aomori - Tokyo 5:4 (2:0, 1:2, 2:2)

High School

Semifinals

• Tochigi - Miyagi 3:2
• Hokkaido - Tokyo 19:2

Final

• Hokkaido - Tochigi 12:7 (2:1, 5:0, 5:6)

All-Japan Business Championship

(1/23-24)

Semifinals

• Oji Paper - Shimizu Sangyo 11:5
• Furukawa Denko - Iwakura Gumi 4:1

3rd place

• Iwakura Gumi - Shimizu Sangyo 14:7

Final

• Oji Paper - Furukawa Denko 5:1

All-Kansai Championship

(4/2-8)

Semifinals

• Kansai University - Osaka 3:1
• Doshisha University - Kwansei Gakuin University 7:3

3rd place

• Osaka - Kwansei Gakuin University 5:5

Final

• Kansai University - Doshisha University 5:1 (0:1, 3:0, 2:0)

Tokyo Big Five University League

(10/31-11/28)

• Meiji University - Chuo University 22:2
• Hosei University - Keio University 6:1
• Meiji University - Hosei University 6:3
• Rikkyo University - Chuo University 17:2
• 11/14: Keio University - Chuo University 15:2
• 11/14: Meiji University - Rikkyo University 11:5
• Rikkyo University - Keio University 8:3
• Hosei University - Chuo University 7:2
• Rikkyo University - Hosei University 8:3
• Meiji University - Keio University 13:5

Tokyo Big Four Ice Hockey Championship

Semifinals

• 3/5: All-Rikkyo - All-Keio 10:6
• 3/5: All-Waseda - All-Meiji 8:5

3/6

All-Rikkyo - All-Weseda 9:7 - final

3/6

All-Meiji - All-Keio 12:8 - 3rd place

Tokyo Eight University Championship

(4/15-26)

First round

• Rikkyo University - Tokyo University 25:0
• Hosei University - Chuo University 4:1
• Meiji University - Nihon University 8:2
• Waseda University - Keio University 6:3

Semifinals

• Rikkyo University - Hosei University 9:3
• Waseda University - Meiji University 6:3

3rd place

• Meiji University - Hosei University 6:2

Final

• Waseda University - Rikkyo University 8:3 (3:2, 2:0, 3;1)

Other games

• 10/10: Meiji University - Rikkyo University 5:4
• 12/15: Meiji University - Osaka Commercial University 15:0 (6:0, 5:0, 4:0) @ Osaka - Second East West Students Ice Hockey Championship