2007 Saga International Balloon Fiesta

This is the competition to decide the winner of the year and those who meet required flight hours are qualified to take part in it. The first championships were held in 1984, when the Saga International Balloon Fiesta was started. 16 of the 22 championships have been held in Saga. The National Championships is a selective competition after which the top-placed pilots may go on to the International Championships the following year.

Champions of Hot Air Balloon Japan National Championship

#1 1984(held in SAGA) Masakazu Oiwa, Tokyo

#2 1985(held in SAGA) Nobuaki Tsujii, Shiga

#3 1986(held in SAGA) Toru Ajisaka, Tokyo

#4 1987(held in SAGA) Takashi Ina, Kanagawa

#5 1988(held in SAGA) Yoichi Uchiyama, Tokyo

#6 1989(held in KAMISHIHORO,Hokkaido) Masahiko Fujita, Tochigi

#7 1990(held in KAMISHIHORO,Hokkaido) Ryo Komatsu, Miyagi

#8 1991(held in SAGA) Yoshito Usami, Tokyo

#9 1992(held in SAGA) Yoshikazu Ueda, Tokyo

#10 1993(held in SAGA) Yasuhiko Asaoka, Kyoto

#11 1994(held in SAGA) Kazuhiko Nishimura, Kanagawa

#12 1995(held in KAMISHIHORO,Hokkaido) Hiroshi Kumazawa, Tokyo

#13 1996(held in SAGA) Yasuhiko Asaoka, Kyoto

#14 1997(held in KAMISHIHORO,Hokkaido) Kaoru Kawasoe, Saga

#15 1998(held in SAGA) Mamoru Endo, Mie

#16 1999(held in SAGA) Mon'ya Kajiyama, Saga

#17 2000(held in SAGA) Msahiko Fujita, Tochigi

#18 2001(held in SAGA) Tomoyuki Asano, Tokyo

#19 2002(held in SAGA) Mamoru Endo, Mie

#20 2003(held in SUZUKA,Mie) Masayoshi Kawaguchi, Saitama

#21 2004(held in SAKU,Nagano) Mamoru Endo, Mie

#22 2005(held in SAGA) Takao Mizukami, Tochigi

#23 2006(held in SAGA) Takao Mizukami, Tochigi

#24 2007(held in SAGA) Yoshihiro Masumoto, Saga

#25 2008(held in SAGA) ?