Japan at the 1968 Winter Olympics


Japan competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
As Sapporo would be the host city for the following Winter Olympics, a Japanese segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Alpine skiing

;Men
;Men's slalom
;Women

Biathlon

;Men
EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank
20 kmHajime Yoshimura1'23:05.591'32:05.543
20 kmShozo Okuyama1'21:51.071'28:51.034
20 kmIsao Ono1'20:47.881'28:47.833
20 kmMiki Shibuya1'21:37.161'27:37.128

;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Cross-country skiing

;Men
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women

Figure skating

;Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Yutaka Higuchi23261529.621825
Tsuguhiko Kozuka24191584.018921

;Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Haruko Ishida18251552.721826
Kazumi Yamashita15141639.013914
Kumiko Okawa851763.6618

Ice hockey

Consolation Round

Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. Japan entered in this round, from the start they did not play for a medal.
Yugoslavia – Japan 5:1

Goalscorers: Tisler 2, Beravs, Felc, Mlakar – Iwamoto.
Japan – Norway 4:0

Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki.
Japan – Romania 5:4

Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu.
Japan – Austria 11:1

Goalscorers: Itoh 2, Okajima 2, Hikigi 2, Araki, Kudo, Takashima, Toriyabe, Iwamoto – Puschnig.
France – Japan 2:6

Goalscorers: Mazza, Faucomprez – Ebina 2, Hikigi, Itoh, Okajima, Araki.

Contestants

10. JAPAN

Goaltenders: Kazudži Morišima, Tošimitsu Ótsubo

Defence: Isao Asai, Mičihiro Sató, Hisaši Kasai, Toru Itabaši, Takaaki Kaneiri, Kendži Toriyanbe.

Forwards: Mamoru Takašima, Kimihisa Kudó, Kodži Iwamoto, Takao Hikigi, Toru Okadžima, Minoru Itó, Takeši Akiba, Yutaka Ebina, Kazuo Matsuda, Nobuhiro Araki.

Nordic combined

Events:

Speed skating

;Men
;Women