The Japan Yo-yo Federation has announced the dates for the 2013 Japan Yo-yo League!

The league will follow last year’s format, with all regional contests taking place early in the year and culminating with the National Contest in June.

• 2013 East Japan Yo-Yo Contest A-Block (2013EJ-A), on January 5th, in Tokyo
• 2013 North Japan Yo-Yo Contest (2013NJ), on January 26th, in Sapporo
• 2013 Central Japan Yo-Yo Contest (2013CJ), on February 2nd, in Iwakura
• 2013 South Japan Yo-Yo Contest (2013SJ), on March 10th, in Nagasaki
• 2013 East Japan Yo-Yo Contest B Block (2013EJ-B), on March 24th, in Kawasaki
• 2013 West Japan Yo-Yo Contest (2013WJ), on April 13th, in Osaka
• 2013 Japan National Yo-Yo Contest (2013JN), on June 1st-2nd, in Nagoya

Last year Hiroyuki Suzuki started an unbelievable year winning Central Japan, then proceeding to dominate Japan Nationals, Asia Pacific, Worlds, and the Bali International Yo-yo Open. Can he repeat that winning streak? We’ll know very soon!