The Tengen title is decided in a best of five match. The challenger is decided in a large knockout tournament starting with about 40 players. The 20th edition will give you some idea of the tournament structure. Up to the 5th edition the title was decided by a match between the finalists of the knockout main tournament. Kato Masao was thus the first player to hold the title. The Japanese Title Overview page shows what's available.
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| Edition | Final | Details | ||
| 47th | 2021 | Seki Kotaro | Ichiriki Ryo | 3-1 |
| 46th | 2020 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta | 3-2 |
| 45th | 2019 | Iyama Yuta | Kyo Kagen | 3-2 |
| 44th | 2018 | Iyama Yuta | Yamashita Keigo | 3-2 |
| 43rd | 2017 | Iyama Yuta | Ichiriki Ryo | 3-0 |
| 42nd | 2016 | Iyama Yuta | Ichiriki Ryo | 3-1 |
| 41st | 2015 | Iyama Yuta | Takao Shinji | 3-0 |
| 40th | 2014 | Takao Shinji | Iyama Yuta | 3-2 |
| 39th | 2013 | Iyama Yuta | Akiyama Jiro | 3-0 |
| 38th | 2012 | Iyama Yuta | Kono Rin | 3-0 |
| 37th | 2011 | Iyama Yuta | Yuki Satoshi | 3-0 |
| 36th | 2010 | Yuki Satoshi | Yamashita Keigo | 3-0 |
| 35th | 2009 | Yamashita Keigo | Cho U | 3-2 |
| 34th | 2008 | Cho U | Kono Rin | 3-0 |
| 33rd | 2007 | Kono Rin | Yamashita Keigo | 3-1 |
| 32nd | 2006 | Kono Rin | Yamashita Keigo | 3-1 |
| 31st | 2005 | Kono Rin | Yamashita Keigo | 3-2 |
| 30th | 2004 | Yamashita Keigo | Hane Naoki | 3-0 |
| 29th | 2003 | Hane Naoki | Yamashita Keigo | 3-2 |
| 28th | 2002 | Hane Naoki | Cho Sonjin | 3-0 |
| 27th | 2001 | Hane Naoki | Ryu Shikun | 3-1 |
| 26th | 2000 | Ryu Shikun | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-0 |
| 25th | 1999 | Kobayashi Koichi | Kudo Norio | 3-0 |
| 24th | 1998 | Kobayashi Koichi | Kudo Norio | 3-2 |
| 23rd | 1997 | Kudo Norio | Ryu Shikun | 3-1 |
| 22nd | 1996 | Ryu Shikun | Rin Kaiho | 3-2 |
| 21th | 1995 | Ryu Shikun | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-2 |
| 20th | 1994 | Ryu Shikun | Rin Kaiho | 3-1 |
| 19th | 1993 | Rin Kaiho | Kataoka Satoshi | 3-1 |
| 18th | 1992 | Rin Kaiho | Yamashiro Hiroshi | 3-1 |
| 17th | 1991 | Rin Kaiho | Kato Masao | 3-1 |
| 16th | 1990 | Rin Kaiho | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-1 |
| 15th | 1989 | Rin Kaiho | Cho Chikun | 3-2 |
| 14th | 1988 | Cho Chikun | Sonoda Yuichi | 3-2 |
| 13th | 1987 | Cho Chikun | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-2 |
| 12rd | 1986 | Kobayashi Koichi | Sonoda Yuichi | 3-1 |
| 11nd | 1985 | Kobayashi Koichi | Ishida Yoshio | 3-0 |
| 10st | 1984 | Ishida Yoshio | Kataoka Satoshi | 3-1 |
| 9th | 1983 | Kataoka Satoshi | Awaji Shuzo | 3-1 |
| 8th | 1982 | Kataoka Satoshi | Kato Masao | 3-2 |
| 7th | 1981 | Kato Masao | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-2 |
| 6th | 1980 | Kato Masao | Yamabe Toshiro | 3-0 |
| 5th | 1979 | Kato Masao | Kataoka Satoshi | 3-0 |
| 4th | 1978 | Kato Masao | Fujisawa Shuko | 3-1 |
| 3rd | 1977 | Shimamura Toshihiro | Sonoda Yuichi | 3-1 |
| 2nd | 1977 | Kobayashi Koichi | Sugiuchi Masao | 3-1 |
| 1st | 1976 | Fujisawa Shuko | Ohira Shuzo | 3-1 |
