Vissel Kobe, who lifted the Emperor's Cup two weeks ago, started the day one point ahead of nearest challengers Sanfrecce Hiroshima and sealed the deal with a dominant 3-0 win at home against Shonan Bellmare.

Kobe lined up against lowly Shonan knowing that a win would guarantee them a second title, and Taisei Miyashiro put them in front in the 26th minute.

Muto forced a save from Shonan goalkeeper Naoto Kamifukumoto with a powerful header and Miyashiro swept home the rebound from close range.

Muto made it two just minutes before half time, finishing off a fast break.

Takahiro Ogihara put the icing on the cake with a stunning long-range effort in the 70th minute, his first goal of the season.

Hiroshima crashed 3-1 against Gamba Osaka while third-placed Machida Zelvia, who went into the final day with a slim chance of winning the title in their first season in the top flight, lost 3-1 to Kashima Antlers.

Tainan City, who secured their fifth consecutive Chinese Taipei Premier League title last week with one match to spare, signed off their campaign in style after putting 10 unanswered goals past bottom placed Taipei Vikings.

Tainan finished with 49 points, six more than second placed Taichung Futuro, who had a good run leading the title race but faltered in the final weeks.

Hang Yuen finished third with 39 points, followed by AC Taipei (36) with Taipower (30) completing the top five.