Team order of JIHL in 1996
| Team Name | |
| 1 | Oji |
| 2 | Seibu |
| 3 | Kokudo |
| 4 | Snow Brand |
| 5 | Crains |
| 6 | Furukawa |
The 64th All-Japan Championship - Nagano,
Big Hat
Kokudo checked 6 successive victory of Oji.
Mar. 6 Seibu 3 Snow Brand 0
Mar. 6 Furukawa 5 Cranes 1
Mar. 8 Seibu 0 Oji 3
Mar. 8 Furukawa 2 Kokudo 5
Mar. 9 3rd place game : Seibu 2 Furukawa 1
Mar. 9 Final : Kokudo 8 Oji 2