The Nakayama Kimpai (Japanese 中山金杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over run in January over a distance of 2000 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.

[1] The race was first run in 1952 and was promoted to Grade 3 level in 1984.

The race was initially contested over 2600 metres before being moved down to 2000 metres in 1961.

1 The 2002 race took place at Tokyo Racecourse.