The women's competition took two days, and the total was considered to decide qualification for the team.  Sydney Olympian and current national champion, Miho Takenaka, will lead the team with '99 Worlds members Aya Manabe, Naoko Nakase and Olympic alternate Kumi Fujiwara. Veteran Yumi Osuga, 22 years old, has joined the national team for the first time. The women's team  includes young gymnasts. Ayaka Sahara, 15 years of age, who uses a triple twisting back somersault  dismount on the uneven bars. This will be a crowd favorite in her hometown, Osaka. The only Japanese woman's all-around finalist at the  Sydney Olympics, Kana Yamawaki, withdrew from this trials.

The men's team includes some new faces of collegiate gymnasts. Hiroyuki Tomita is the current Intercollege champion and won the trials. Takehiro Kashima is a former national champion on pommel horse and will be a very strong medal contender in the games. Sydney Olympian Norimasa Iwai, Akihiro Kasamatsu, and Yoshihiro Saito will represent Japan. Two time Olympian Naoya Tsukahara failed to make the team with two falls on pommel horse. (Tsukahara finished tenth).