Introducing Referees
Professional Referees
Japan Football Association (JFA) has implemented “Professional Referee System” in order for the top-level referees to fully concentrate on refereeing. Professional Referees (PR) will strive to improve their level of refereeing at the same time contribute to the refereeing in Japan as a whole by giving lectures and participating in other instructional activities across the nation.
Currently*, 19 referees and 8 assistant referees have contract as Professional Referees (PR) with the JFA.
*As of February 2026
Referees
NAKAMURA Futoshi
Affiliation:Saitama
Contracted: 2022
KOYA Koei
Affiliation:Hyogo
Contracted: 2025
IIDA Jumpei
Affiliation:Tokyo
Contracted: 2011
KIMURA Hiroyuki
Affiliation:Hokkaido
Contracted: 2012
UEDA Masuya
Affiliation:Aichi
Contracted: 2025
IKEUCHI Akihiko
Affiliation:Hiroshima
Contracted: 2021
SHIMIZU Hayato
Affiliation:Chiba
Contracted: 2022
FUKUSHIMA Koichiro
Affiliation:Kagoshima
Contracted: 2020
MIKURIYA Takafumi
Affiliation:Tokyo
Contracted: 2024
YAMASHITA Yoshimi
Affiliation:Tokyo
Contracted: 2022
ARAKI Yusuke
Affiliation:Tokyo
Contracted: 2018
SUTANI Yuzo
Affiliation:Kyoto
Contracted: 2026
TANIMOTO Ryo
Affiliation:Osaka
Contracted: 2023
KASAHARA Hiroki
Affiliation:Fukuoka
Contracted: 2021
SENDACHI Keigo
Affiliation:Chiba
Contracted: 2026
NAGAMINE Koki
Affiliation:Tochigi
Contracted: 2025
TAKASAKI Koji
Affiliation:Hiroshima
Contracted: 2025
OHASHI Yusuke
Affiliation:Shizuoka
Contracted: 2025
SHIINO Daichi
Affiliation:Kanagawa
Contracted: 2026
Assistant referees
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TAKAGI Takumi
Affiliation:Kanagawa
Contracted: 2018 -
TAKEBE Yosuke
Affiliation:Osaka
Contracted: 2024 -
NISHIHASHI Isao
Affiliation:Osaka
Contracted: 2020 -
SAKAMOTO Shingo
Affiliation:Toyama
Contracted: 2026 -
ASADA Takeshi
Affiliation:Chiba
Contracted: 2024 -
WATANABE Kota
Affiliation:Osaka
Contracted: 2023 -
HASEGAWA Masaru
Affiliation:Tokyo
Contracted: 2026 -
MICHIYAMA Satoshi
Affiliation:Osaka
Contracted: 2025
