Kashima Antlers lit the touchpaper in the second half to beat Gamba Osaka 3-0 and win the Nabisco Cup for a record sixth time on Saturday.
Kashima dominated the match in front of 50,828 at Saitama Stadium but had to wait until the 60th minute before Hwang Seok-ho broke the deadlock after evading the Gamba defense at a corner.
Mu Kanazaki then scored a second in the 84th minute following another corner from man-of-the-match Mitsuo Ogasawara, before substitute Caio added gloss to the scoreline with a third four minutes from time.