title: List of flag bearers for Japan at the Olympics
text: # List of flag bearers for Japan at the Olympics
  
  This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Japan at the Olympics.
  
  Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
  
  | # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 42 | 2022 | Winter | Akito Watabe | Nordic combined |
  | 42 | 2022 | Winter | Arisa Go | Speed skating |
  | 41 | 2020 | Summer | Rui Hachimura | Basketball |
  | 41 | 2020 | Summer | Yui Susaki | Wrestling |
  | 40 | 2018 | Winter | Noriaki Kasai | Ski jumping |
  | 39 | 2016 | Summer | Keisuke Ushiro | Athletics |
  | 38 | 2014 | Winter | Ayumi Ogasawara | Curling |
  | 37 | 2012 | Summer | Saori Yoshida | Wrestling |
  | 36 | 2010 | Winter | Tomomi Okazaki | Speed skating |
  | 35 | 2008 | Summer | Ai Fukuhara | Table tennis |
  | 34 | 2006 | Winter | Joji Kato | Speed skating |
  | 33 | 2004 | Summer | Kyoko Hamaguchi | Wrestling |
  | 32 | 2002 | Winter | Eriko Sanmiya | Speed skating |
  | 31 | 2000 | Summer | Kosei Inoue | Judo |
  | 30 | 1998 | Winter | Hiroyasu Shimizu | Speed skating |
  | 29 | 1996 | Summer | Ryoko Tamura | Judo |
  | 28 | 1994 | Winter | Reiichi Mikata | Nordic combined |
  | 27 | 1992 | Summer | Kumi Nakada | Volleyball |
  | 26 | 1992 | Winter | Tsutomu Kawasaki | Short track speed skating |
  | 25 | 1988 | Summer | Mikako Kotani | Synchronized swimming |
  | 24 | 1988 | Winter | Seiko Hashimoto | Speed skating |
  | 23 | 1984 | Summer | Shigenobu Murofushi | Athletics |
  | 22 | 1984 | Winter | Tadayuki Takahashi | Figure skating |
  | 21 | 1980 | Winter | Osamu Wakabayashi | Ice hockey |
  | 20 | 1976 | Summer | Katsutoshi Nekoda | Volleyball |
  | 19 | 1976 | Winter | Masaki Suzuki | Speed skating |
  | 18 | 1972 | Summer | Masatoshi Shinomaki | Judo |
  | 17 | 1972 | Winter | Mineyuki Mashiko | Ski jumping |
  | 16 | 1968 | Summer | Yukio Endo | Gymnastics |
  | 15 | 1968 | Winter | Takaaki Kaneiri | Ice hockey |
  | 14 | 1964 | Summer | Makoto Fukui | Swimming |
  | 13 | 1964 | Winter | Sadao Kikuchi | Ski jumping |
  | 12 | 1960 | Summer | Takashi Ono | Gymnastics |
  | 11 | 1960 | Winter | Junko Ueno | Figure skating |
  | 10 | 1956 | Summer | Shozo Sasahara | Wrestling |
  | 9 | 1956 | Winter | Hiroshi Yoshizawa | Ski jumping & Nordic combined |
  | 8 | 1952 | Summer | Bunkichi Sawada | Athletics |
  | 7 | 1936 | Summer | Kenkichi Oshima | Athletics |
  | 6 | 1936 | Winter | Kazuyoshi Oimatsu | Figure skating |
  | 5 | 1932 | Summer | Mikio Oda | Athletics |
  | 4 | 1928 | Summer | Yonetaro Nakazawa | Athletics |
  | 3 | 1928 | Winter | Subaru Takahashi | Cross-country skiing |
  | 2 | 1920 | Summer | Gensabulo Noguchi | Athletics |
  | 1 | 1912 | Summer | Yahiko Mishima | Athletics |
  