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.

List of flag bearers for Japan at the Olympics

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Table Section Text: 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

39	2018	Winter	Kasai, NoriakiNoriaki Kasai	Ski jumping

38	2016	Summer	Ushiro, KeisukeKeisuke Ushiro	Athletics

37	2014	Winter	Ogasawara, AyumiAyumi Ogasawara	Curling

36	2012	Summer	Yoshida, SaoriSaori Yoshida	Wrestling

35	2010	Winter	Okazaki, TomomiTomomi Okazaki	Speed skating

34	2008	Summer	Fukuhara, AiAi Fukuhara	Table tennis

33	2006	Winter	Kato, JojiJoji Kato	Speed skating

32	2004	Summer	Hamaguchi, KyokoKyoko Hamaguchi	Wrestling

31	2002	Winter	Sanmiya, ErikoEriko Sanmiya	Speed skating

30	2000	Summer	Inoue, KoseiKosei Inoue	Judo

29	1998	Winter	Shimizu, HiroyasuHiroyasu Shimizu	Speed skating

28	1996	Summer	Tamura, RyokoRyoko Tamura	Judo

27	1994	Winter	Mikata, ReiichiReiichi Mikata	Nordic combined

26	1992	Summer	Nakada, KumiKumi Nakada	Volleyball

25	1992	Winter	Kawasaki, TsutomuTsutomu Kawasaki	Short track speed skating

24	1988	Summer	Kotani, MikakoMikako Kotani	Synchronized swimming

23	1988	Winter	Hashimoto, SeikoSeiko Hashimoto	Speed skating

22	1984	Summer	Murofushi, ShigenobuShigenobu Murofushi	Athletics

21	1984	Winter	Takahashi, TadayukiTadayuki Takahashi	Figure skating

20	1980	Winter	Wakabayashi, OsamuOsamu Wakabayashi	Ice hockey

19	1976	Summer	Nekoda, KatsutoshiKatsutoshi Nekoda	Volleyball

18	1976	Winter	Suzuki, MasakiMasaki Suzuki	Speed skating

17	1972	Summer	Shinomaki, MasatoshiMasatoshi Shinomaki	Judo

16	1972	Winter	Mashiko, MineyukiMineyuki Mashiko	Ski jumping

15	1968	Summer	Endo, YukioYukio Endo	Gymnastics

14	1968	Winter	Kaneiri, TakaakiTakaaki Kaneiri	Ice hockey

13	1964	Summer	Fukui, MakotoMakoto Fukui	Swimming

12	1964	Winter	Kikuchi, SadaoSadao Kikuchi	Ski jumping

11	1960	Summer	Ono, TakashiTakashi Ono	Gymnastics

10	1960	Winter	Ueno, JunkoJunko Ueno	Figure skating

9	1956	Summer	Sasahara, ShozoShozo Sasahara	Wrestling

8	1956	Winter	Yoshizawa, HiroshiHiroshi Yoshizawa	Ski jumping & Nordic combined

7	1952	Summer	Sawada, BunkichiBunkichi Sawada	Athletics

6	1936	Summer	Oshima, KenkichiKenkichi Oshima	Athletics

5	1936	Winter	Oimatsu, KazuyoshiKazuyoshi Oimatsu	Figure skating

4	1932	Summer	Oda, MikioMikio Oda	Athletics

3	1928	Summer	Nakazawa, YonetaroYonetaro Nakazawa	Athletics

2	1928	Winter	Takahashi, SubaruSubaru Takahashi	Cross-country skiing

1	1912	Summer	Mishima, YahikoYahiko Mishima	Athletics

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Kenkichi Oshima was the flag bearer for Japan in 1936.

final_sentence: Kenkichi Oshima was the flag bearer for Japan in 1936.