JFA Japan Beach Soccer Tournament

The JFA All Japan Beach Soccer Tournament (JFA全日本ビーチサッカー大会) is a national beach soccer tournament hosted by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The competition was founded on 2006, and ever since then, the competition is always hosted either on September or October.

Current format
The 16 participating teams (12 teams up to the 6th edition in 2011) in the current format qualifies by regional qualifications.

The distribution of slots are made considering these factors:
 * The current champions of each of the nine regional football associations
 * One team from the host prefecture's football association (On 2023, Hyogo Prefecture)
 * One team from the regional football association that won the previous tournament (On 2023, Kanto)
 * One team from the regional football association that ended as runners-up in the previous tournament (On 2023, Kyushu)
 * One extra team from each of the four regions with the highest number of teams participating in the preliminary rounds of the previous tournament. (On 2023, Kanto, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu)

The competition starts on the Round of 16, with all qualified teams entering this round.