FUJI
CIDER
CHALLENGE
2025
COMPETITION
* JUDGING: Monday 22nd September
Venue: Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku
Judges: Christ Martin, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Eduardo Dingler, Aiko Yazawa, Tsuyoshi Takemura and top alcoholic beverage professionals from Japan and internationally.
* ENTRY DEADLINE: Wednesday 10th September
Please register through the Entry Form below and email us the Cider Form (Excel)at info@japanwinechallenge.com.
Entry Fee: 1-5 ciders: 31,000 yen (or €250/$280)/ more than 6 ciders: 21,000 yen (or €180/$200)
SPECIAL OFFER: Enter 4 ciders and get 1 additional free entry
* SAMPLE DELIVERY: Between Thursday 1st May and Wednesday 17th September
If you wish to send your samples before 1st May please send to our office and be sure to inform us beforehand.
Sample Submission: Equivalent of 6 x 330-375 ml bottles (or 4 x 500 ml or 4 x 750 ml) per Cider
Delivery Address:
Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation Tokyo Branch OHI Office
Fuji Cider Challenge 2025
4-3-10-B4F Tokai, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0001 JAPAN
Tel. +81.3.5825.9177
* RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT: Friday 24th October on "Results" section
Digital Certificates: Will be sent to the email address around December-January
Benefits of Fuji Cider Challenge Awards:
* Free-to-download medal data online
* Results announced on website, to our 10,000+ database including Embassies, media, importers, and leading sales outlets etc.
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SENDING
CIDER SAMPLES
Please send ciders via courier between Thursday 1st May and Wednesday 17th September to our warehouse:
Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation Tokyo Branch OHI Office
Fuji Cider Challenge 2025
4-3-10-B4F Tokai, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0001 JAPAN
Tel. +81.3.5825.9177
If you wish to send your samples before 1st May please send to our office and be sure to inform us beforehand.
* Please kindly put the Outer Carton Label on the outside of all wine boxes.
* If you have a local distributor / agent, you may wish to arrange with them to deliver the wines ex-Japan stock (remember to complete the form stating you have done this) by forwarding your Outer Carton Label or asking your agent to get in contact with the Japan Wine Challenge.
* Please also mark on each case of wine "Samples - No commercial value".
* All duty, carriage, clearance, storage charges and taxes payable on wines must be pre-paid for by the Submitter. Failure to pay these duties will result in your wines not being entered.
* Please complete the courier documentation carefully, remembering to agree on DDP term - tick the appropriate duty and prepaid freight charges .
ENTRY FORM
- For 2025 competition -
Please submit your Entry Form by Wednesday 10th September.
CIDER FORM
Please download the Cider Form here and send it to
by Wednesday 10th September.
Thank you.
FUJI CIDER CHALLENGE
2024 RESULTS
The 8th Fuji Cider Challenge was held on Thursday 29th August 2024 at Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku.
A total of over 45 ciders were entered and judged by a panel of leading cider/wine professionals from Japan and international.
6 Trophy medals were awarded, 8 Gold medals, 7 Silver medals, and 9 Bronze medals.
This reflects the outstanding quality of the ciders entered.
The Trophy Awards Ceremony for the Fuji Cider Challenge 2024 will take place on Friday 7th February 2025 at Conrad Tokyo Hotel.
Click HERE for more details and application form.
＊The Marking System of Fuji Cider Challenge
We adopt a 20 point scale to allocate Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
Trophy winning ciders are chosen from the Gold Medal ciders.
- Ciders that receive 18.0 - 20.00 get a Gold Medal
- Ciders that receive 17.0 - 17.5 get a Silver Medal
- Ciders that receive 15.5 - 16.5 get a Bronze Medal
＊ Please note that wines that are not listed in the results did not receive any award.
＊ Results for all the entries will be sent to each participant by email along with digital award certificates.
DOWNLOAD MEDAL DATA
AI (Adobe Illustrator) data will be downloaded when you click the medal image.
The FCC award medals remain the property of the Fuji Cider Challenge and any unauthorized reproduction or alteration of medals is strictly prohibited (enlarging/shrinking is fine).
Should any trophy or medal be used for promotional purposes (e.g. on printed material or on TV/radio advertising), the award must be attributed to the Fuji Cider Challenge.
Official dimension of the medal stickers: W 29mm x H 25mm
If you wish to obtain medal data for Best Value awards please contact us at info@japanwinechallenge.com. We will send you the appropriate data.
Over the last 10 years, the Japan market (and indeed the international market) has witnessed an astonishing explosion in the general consumer demand for cider, and in the number of cider brands (both domestic and international) featured in Japan.
We firmly expect that this trend will continue, and that cider will continue to play an increasingly important role in this sophisticated and trend-setting market place.
We believe there is room for every style of cider - sweet or dry, aged or recently fermented, still or sparkling.
Accordingly, we have decided to organise our very first Fuji Cider Challenge in 2017, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of our Japan Wine Challenge - the latter is seen as quite simply THE BEST wine competition in Japan, and is the oldest and most prestigious wine competition in Asia.
Our results will be posted on our website, and winning ciders will be promoted to Japanese trade and consumer through a variety of high-profile events. We will focus particular attention on making sure that importers in Japan are aware of quality award winning ciders which do not yet have representation in Japan.