Japan at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Japan competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Alpine skiing
;MenBiathlon
;Men| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
| 20 km | Kazuo Sasakubo | 1'21:35.31 | 6 | 1'27:35.31 | 41 |
| 20 km | Manabu Suzuki | 1'19:35.79 | 7 | 1'26:35.79 | 38 |
| 20 km | Hiroyuki Deguchi | 1'20:53.84 | 4 | 1'24:53.84 | 30 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Women
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Mitsuru Matsumura | 16 | 12 | 11 | 172.48 | 99 | 11 |
| Minoru Sano | 9 | 7 | 10 | 178.72 | 79 | 9 |
;Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Emi Watanabe | 11 | 12 | 15 | 171.72 | 118.5 | 13 |
Ice hockey
First Round
Winners entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.Consolation Round
| Contestants Toshimitsu Otsubo Minoru Misawa Hiroshi Hori Iwao Nakayama Hitoshi Nakamura Kiyoshi Esashika Takeshi Akiba Koji Wakasa Hideo Urabe Yoshiaki Kyoya Minoru Ito Takeshi Azuma Sadaki Honma Hideo Sakurai Tsutomu Hanzawa Osamu Wakabayashi Yasushio Tanaka Yoshio Hoshino |
Luge
;MenDoubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Events:- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men;Women