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
;WomenBiathlon
;Men
Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
20 km | Hajime Yoshimura | 1'23:05.5 | 9 | 1'32:05.5 | 43 |
20 km | Shozo Okuyama | 1'21:51.0 | 7 | 1'28:51.0 | 34 |
20 km | Isao Ono | 1'20:47.8 | 8 | 1'28:47.8 | 33 |
20 km | Miki Shibuya | 1'21:37.1 | 6 | 1'27:37.1 | 28 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay;Men
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;WomenFigure skating
;Men
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
Yutaka Higuchi | 23 | 26 | 1529.6 | 218 | 25 |
Tsuguhiko Kozuka | 24 | 19 | 1584.0 | 189 | 21 |
;Women
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
Haruko Ishida | 18 | 25 | 1552.7 | 218 | 26 |
Kazumi Yamashita | 15 | 14 | 1639.0 | 139 | 14 |
Kumiko Okawa | 8 | 5 | 1763.6 | 61 | 8 |
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.Events:
Speed skating
;Men
;Women