(D)：Difending Champion
| Date | Championships | Course | Venue | Champion | |
| 4/18 – 4/21 | Asian Tour Kirin Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki Golf Club East Course | IBARAKI | Yoshinori Kaneko | |
| 6/20 – 6/23 |  |
29th 1996 Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship | Ryugasaki Country Club | IBARAKI | Aki Takamura |
| 7/9 – 7/12 | 81st 1996 Japan Amateur Golf Championship | Nikko Country Club | TOCHIGI | Hidemasa Hoshino | |
| 8/7 – 8/9 | 2nd 1996 Japan Junior Golf Championship Boy’s 15-17 Division | Kasumigaseki Country Club East Course | SAITAMA | Tatsuhiko Ichihara | |
| 8/8 – 8/9 | 2nd 1996 Japan Junior Golf Championship Boy’s 12-14 Division | Kasumigaseki Country Club East Course | SAITAMA | Yukinori Takayama | |
| 8/8 – 8/9 | 2nd 1996 Japan Junior Golf Championship Girl’s 15-17 Division | Kasumigaseki Country Club East Course | SAITAMA | Kimiyo Yoshida | |
| 8/8 – 8/9 | 2nd 1996 Japan Junior Golf Championship Girl’s 12-14 Division | Kasumigaseki Country Club East Course | SAITAMA | Miho Koga | |
| 8/20 – 8/23 | 50th 1996 Japan Collegiate Golf Championship | Nukata Golf Club East Course | AICHI | Yumihiko Hatone | |
| 8/21 – 8/23 | 33rd 1996 Japan Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship | Nukata Golf Club East Course | AICHI | Yasuko Otake | |
| 9/11 – 9/13 | 38th 1996 Japan Women’s Amateur Golf Championship | Bridgestone Country Club | SAGA | Mayumi Nakajima | |
| 9/26 – 9/29 | |
61st 1996 Japan Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki Country Club West Course | OSAKA | Peter Teravainen |
| 10/16 – 10/18 | 18th 1996 Japan Senior Golf Championship | Tosa Country Club Katsurahama/Muroto Course | KOCHI | Isamu Kanamoto | |
| 10/17 – 10/18 | 3rd 1996 Japan Mid-Senior Golf Championship | Tosa Country Club Ashizuri Course | KOCHI | Fumio Uchida | |
| 10/17 – 10/18 | 3rd 1996 Japan Grand-Senior Golf Championship | Tosa Country Club Ashizuri Course | KOCHI | Takayuki Misawa | |
| 10/24 – 10/25 | 4th 1996 Japan Women’s Senior Golf Championship | Musashi Country Club Toyooka Course | SAITAMA | Ayako Inudo | |
| 10/29 – 11/1 | 5th 1996 Japan Amateur Match Play Golf Championship | Hirono Golf Club | HYOGO | Tetsuya Haraguchi | |
| 10/29 – 11/1 | 5th 1996 Japan Women’s Amateur Match Play Golf Championship | Hirono Golf Club | HYOGO | Mayumi Nakajima | |
| 11/6 – 11/8 | 1st 1996 Japan Mid-Amateur Golf Championship | Hidaka Country Club East/West Course | SAITAMA | Hiroshi Wada | |
| 11/14 – 11/15 | 1st 1996 Japan Women’s Mid-Amateur Golf Championship | Gifu Country Club | GIFU | Keiko Watanabe | |
| 11/21 – 11/24 | |
6th 1996 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship | Fuji Country Shuga Club | GIFU | Isao Aoki |