List of flag bearers for Japan at the Olympics

Japan at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

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Japan at the 1912 Summer 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
35	2014	Winter	Ayumi Ogasawara	Curling
36	2012	Summer	Saori Yoshida	Wrestling
35	2010	Winter	Tomomi Okazaki	Speed skating
34	2008	Summer	Ai Fukuhara	Table tennis
33	2006	Winter	Joji Kato	Speed skating
32	2004	Summer	Kyoko Hamaguchi	Wrestling
31	2002	Winter	Eriko Sanmiya	Speed skating
30	2000	Summer	Kosei Inoue	Judo
29	1998	Winter	Hiroyasu Shimizu	Speed skating
28	1996	Summer	Ryoko Tamura	Judo
27	1994	Winter	Reiichi Mikata	Nordic combined
26	1992	Summer	Kumi Nakada	Volleyball
25	1992	Winter	Tsutomu Kawasaki	Short track speed skating
24	1988	Summer	Mikako Kotani	Synchronized swimming
23	1988	Winter	Seiko Hashimoto	Speed skating
22	1984	Summer	Shigenobu Murofushi	Athletics
21	1984	Winter	Tadayuki Takahashi	Figure skating
20	1980	Winter	Osamu Wakabayashi	Ice hockey
19	1976	Summer	Katsutoshi Nekoda	Volleyball
18	1976	Winter	Masaki Suzuki	Speed skating
17	1972	Summer	Masatoshi Shinomaki	Judo
16	1972	Winter	Mineyuki Mashiko	Ski jumping
15	1968	Summer	Yukio Endo	Gymnastics
14	1968	Winter	Takaaki Kaneiri	Ice hockey
13	1964	Summer	Makoto Fukui	Swimming
12	1964	Winter	Sadao Kikuchi	Ski jumping
11	1960	Summer	Takashi Ono	Gymnastics
10	1960	Winter	Junko Ueno	Figure skating
9	1956	Summer	Shozo Sasahara	Wrestling
8	1956	Winter	Hiroshi Yoshizawa	Ski jumping & Nordic combined
7	1952	Summer	Bunkichi Sawada	Athletics
6	1936	Summer	Kenkichi Oshima	Athletics
5	1936	Winter	Kazuyoshi Oimatsu	Figure skating
4	1932	Summer	Mikio Oda	Athletics
3	1928	Summer	Yonetaro Nakazawa	Athletics
2	1928	Winter	Subaru Takahashi	Cross-country skiing
1	1912	Summer	Yahiko Mishima	Athletics

See also

• Japan at the Olympics