See main article: article and 2016 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships.
Benjamin Mitchell and Jordan Thompson are the defending champions, but only Mitchell defending his title partnering Matthew Barton .
Mitchell and Barton withdrew before their quarterfinal match with third seeds Li Ze and Peng Hsien-yin .
Gong Maoxin and Yi Chu-huan won the title, defeating Go Soeda and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the final 6–3, 7–6(9–7) .