Olive Oil & Table Olive Competition (2026 Edition)

The OLIVE JAPAN® 2026 Project is Underway（as of September 2025）

OLIVE JAPAN has BIG NEWS !
>> We are introducing a new table olive competition at OLIVE JAPAN.
>> We are offering a new Early Bird Discount rate until the end of November.

OLIVE JAPAN 2026 Feature:

▢　EXTRA VIRGIN and FLAVORED OLIVE OIL AWARDS

– Professional olive oil juries for true QUALITY AWARDS
– Participation fee is 300 euro per product
>>> Early Bird Discount rate: 250 EURO, applicable until the end of November
>>> “Buy 4 & Get 1 Free” offer: with every 4 products entered, another product may be entered FREE**
– Samples: 3 tins or glass bottles of 500ml (or 5 bottles of 250ml)
– No chemical analysis report needed
– Entry deadline will be May 15, 2026, and results will be available on June 12, 2026.

** The “Buy 4 & Get 1 Free” offer will apply for 5 items from the same company that are entered on the same entry form.

▢　TABLE OLIVE AWARDS

– Professional table olive juries for true QUALITY AWARDS
– Participation fee is 300 euro per product
>>> Early Bird Discount rate: 250 EURO, applicable until the end of November
>>> “Buy 4 & Get 1 Free” offer: with every 4 products entered, another product may be entered FREE**
– Samples: 4 tins or glass bottles of at least 250 grams each.
– Entry deadline will be May 15, 2026, and results will be available on June 12, 2026.

** The “Buy 4 & Get 1 Free” offer will apply for 5 items from the same company that are entered on the same entry form.

Key Dates;

Registration will start in early October 2025
Judging sessions will take place around late May 2026
All results will be announced June 12, 2026
OLIVE JAPAN SHOW Marche is planned for June 27 – 28 (Saturday and Sunday)

OLIVE JAPANⓇ 2026 Registrarion Information

OLIVE JAPAN 2026 Registration Information

The Competition offers the following awards;	Winners Announcement	JUNE 12th, 2026 on this website
	PREMIER MEDAL, GOLD MEDAL and SILVER MEDAL	Upon Meeting the OLIVE JAPAN Quality Standard (No defects on Sensory, etc.), SILVER or GOLD Medal will be presented. PREMIER Medal is the BEST of SHOW awarded from High Score GOLD Medal Winners. The award should be determined by each entrant classification, such as Cooperative, Private Own Producers, Packers/Bottlers and Distributors. All winners will be listed its product photo and brief introduction on the special website https://exvoliveoil.com published.
	SPECIAL PRIZES	Toshiya Tada Special Olive Oil Sommelier Award Margaret Edwards Memorial Award (Best Flavored Olive Oil) Best olive oil / table olives by Countries Other…
International Guidelines	1. Entry
	Determine the Olive Oil you wish to enter and complete entry form in this website and just send it. Deadline for the registration is MAY 15, 2026
	2. ENTRY FEE per Entry (EARLY BIRD Promotional Discount Program applicable)
	Applied from Japan	30,800Yen (Tax included) per entry (Only Applicable for domestic entries)
	Applied from EU, other European regions, US, Central/South America and Oceania	300 EURO per entry
	Early Bird Discount	Applicable by November 30 >> 27,500 Yen or 250 EURO
	>Early Bird Promotional Discount applied for the registration before Novermber 30th >”Buy 4 & get 1 free” offer: Those who enter 5 olive oils will only pay for 4 entries, and those entering 10 samples will only pay for 8 entries* Those 5 entries or 10 entries discount should be only applied for the entries at once with using same entry form. It is not accepted to be applied any additional entry later on. Entry fee Payment must be made by Credit Card or Wire Transfer within 10 days after the registration had been made Wire Transfer Information:* The MUFG BANK – Swift #: BOTKJPJT or BOTKJPJTXXX (i.e. there is no IBAN system in Japan and no VAT numbers) Branch Office: Kyobashi Branch Account #: 023-0070643 Bank: The MUFG Bank, Ltd. Kyobashi Branch 1-7-3, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN Beneficiary(Account Name): OLIVE JAPAN 3-4-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0031 JAPAN tel +81 (3) 3271-0808
	3. SHIPPING
	International Extra Virgin Olive Oil will be received from now and until no later than MAY 18, 2026. Shipments will be received weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. All olive oil entered MUST BE SHIPPED PREPAID. All samples should be packed with the confirmation e-mail of your entry on the inside and the name of the producer marked clearly on the outside. It is the contestant responsibility to make proper shipment of their samples while OLIVE JAPAN has no responsibility for delayed delivery, lost packages and broken bottles. An entry shall consist of the designated contestant samples, as per entry; Olive Oil Samples 7 bottles (or tins) if 100ml – 150ml bottle (or tin) contents, or 5 bottles (or tins) if 200ml – 250ml bottle (or tin) contents, or 3 bottles (or tins) if 375ml – 500ml bottle (or tin) contents, or 2 bottles (or tins) if over 750ml bottle (or tin) contents. Table Olives Samples 4 tins/bottles of at least 250 gram each All the samples should be properly labeled with brand name, product name, bottle contents etc. as the commercial product in the market. The Shipment should be recommended to use DHL or UPS. (No FedEx/TNT, please !) Samples Shipping Address: CONSIGNEE NAME: OLIVE JAPAN Competition Office IN CARE OF: THE OLIVE OIL SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN 3-4-1, KYOBASHI, CHUO-KU, TOKYO 104-0031, JAPAN The OLIVE JAPAN International Competition will acknowledge receipt of the samples. The OLIVE JAPAN International Competition is not responsible for any shipping or customs charges and taxes. A licensed broker with applicable importing licenses must clear international shipments of the samples. If you have an importer it is best to use your own importer. INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS REQUIRE: SAMPLE WAIVER All sample shipments to JAPAN must be clearly declared as “SAMPLE, NO COMMERCIAL VALUE, NOT FOR SALE” in the applicable commercial invoices and pro-forma invoices and the packing list attached with the samples. OLIVE JAPAN has no responsibility to make proper custom clearance nor to prepare adequate shipping documents. YOU MUST DESIGNATE THAT YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR ALL JAPANESE CUSTOMS CHARGES AND TAXES ON YOUR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DOCUMENTS OR AIRWAY BILL if your documents should not be properly prepared. The OLIVE JAPAN International Competition and the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan is not responsible for JAPANESE Customs & Brokerage Charges, Taxes and other handling charges and if this is not done properly, your shipment could be delayed until we receive payment for these charges. If the shipment is large enough for commercial airfreight, we must collect estimated tax, duty and customs charges in advance. The commercial value for samples is typically one Euro per bottle and this should be stated on a pro-forma invoice.

Olive Oil & Table Olive Competition (2026 Edition)

OLIVE JAPAN® 2025 The World’s Best Olive Oil Announced !

We received total 803 Extra virgins and infused olive oil from 29 nations, recorded highest number of nations since 2012.
Thank you so much for such great participation and support.
It is our great honor and pleasure to announce our Awards as 8 PREMIER MEDALS (BEST of SHOW), 10 FINALISTs = “Toshiya Tada Special Olive Oil Sommelier” Awards, 339 GOLD Medals and 237 SILVER MEDALs (as of June 23).

Please download the ALL award winners list below.(Last update; June 12）

OLIVE JAPAN 2025 WINNERs LIST [ EXCEL ] as of JUN 23 (ENG)

i.e. There are no BRONZE, PLATINUM nor DOUBLE GOLD awards in OLIVE JAPAN® IOOC

OLIVE JAPAN® 2025 MEDALs by Country

We received total 803 Extra virgins and infused olive oil from 29 nations.

OLIVE JAPANⓇ Competition 2025 edition

OLIVE JAPANⓇ International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is one of the premier olive oil competitions in the world, bringing together the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in awarding medals to the best oils from around the globe.

This is the thirteenth year of OLIVE JAPANⓇ International Competition, Japan as the one of the most important market for olive oil in the world. The judges are invited from key major olive oil production countries and Japan, under recommendation by the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan. (OSAJ)

This Competition will be held as a key program in the “OLIVE JAPAN 2025” and PREMIER and other Awards winners will be prized at the main event of the OLIVE JAPAN SHOW in late June, and will be carried by major papers and trade magazines. The competition is committed to educating the public about extra virgin olive oil, featuring industry experts with extensive knowledge about selection, tasting and food pairings.

OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition and its panel of tasters invite you to participate in the thirteenth annual competition open to extra virgin olive oils and flavored olive oils throughout the world. In the 2025 Competition, OLIVE JAPAN had total 803 olive oil submitted from 29 countries and 590 extra virgins got awarded.

OLIVE JAPAN 2026 International Olive Oil & Table Olive Competiton