# Japan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022. In total, 29 athletes were scheduled to compete.
Team captain and para-alpine skier, Momoka Muraoka, became the most successful athlete after winning four medals at once. She won the downhill, Super-G, and giant slalom events. She also won silver in the super combined event.

## Medalists

The following Japanese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill, sitting | 5 March |
| Gold | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G, sitting | 6 March |
| Gold | Taiki Kawayoke | Cross country skiing | Men's 20 kilometre classical free, standing | 7 March |
| Gold | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom, sitting | 11 March |
| Silver | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's super combined, sitting | 7 March |
| Bronze | Taiki Morii | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill, sitting | 5 March |
| Bronze | Taiki Morii | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G, sitting | 6 March |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

## Administration

President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee Junichi Kawai served as Chef de Mission.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Biathlon | 1* | 2* | 3* |
| Cross-country skiing | 6* | 3* | 9* |
| Snowboarding | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 29 |

## Alpine skiing

Japan competed in alpine skiing.

## Biathlon

Japan competed in biathlon.

### Men

| Athlete | Events | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Missed Shots | Result | Rank |
| Keiichi Sato | 6 km, standing | 2 | 19:15.3 | 11 |
| Keiichi Sato | 10 km, standing | 1 | 34:49.2 | 9 |
| Keiichi Sato | 12.5 km, standing | 1 | 45:15.7 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Missed Shots | Result | Rank |
| Momoko Dekijima | 6 km, standing | 2 | 22:35.5 | 14 |
| Momoko Dekijima | 10 km, standing | 3 | 41:59.1 | 10 |
| Momoko Dekijima | 12.5 km, standing | 4 | 56:29.2 | 12 |
| Yurika Abe | 6 km, standing | 7 | 26:13.1 | 16 |
| Yurika Abe | 12.5 km, standing | 8 | 1:03:34.3 | 13 |

## Cross-country skiing

Japan competed in cross-country skiing.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yurika Abe | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 3:46.04 | 12 Q | 4:57.1 | 6 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Yurika Abe | 15 km classic, standing | — | — | — | — | 56:45.7 | 8 |
| Momoko Dekijima | 7.5 km, standing | — | — | — | — | 46:55.3 | 14 |
| Mika Iwamoto | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 4:11.96 | 15 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Mika Iwamoto | 7.5 km, standing | — | — | — | — | 55:17.0 | 15 |

### Relay

| Athletes | Event | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank |
| Keigo Iwamoto Momoko Dekijima Hiroaki Mori Yurika Abe | 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay | 31:17.7 | 7 |
| Yoshihiro Nitta Taiki Kawayoke | 4 x 2.5 km open relay | 31:38.1 | 7 |

## Snowboarding

Japan competed in snowboarding.

### Banked slalom

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
| Daichi Oguri | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:15.55 | 1:14.42 | 1:14.42 | 7 |
| Junta Kosuda | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:16.32 | DNF | 1:16.32 | 10 |
| Takahito Ichikawa | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:11.31 | 1:12.35 | 1:11.31 | 8 |
| Keiji Okamoto | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:13.38 | 1:14.34 | 1:13.38 | 13 |
| Shinji Tabuchi | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:14.82 | 1:14.57 | 1:14.57 | 18 |
| Masataka Oiwane | Men's SB-UL | 1:14.39 | 1:14.45 | 1:14.39 | 13 |

### Snowboard cross

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Position | Position | Position |
| Daichi Oguri | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:08.34 | 1:07.69 | 6 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 5 |
| Junta Kosuda | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:08.89 | DNF | 7 Q | 2 Q | 3 FB | 7 |
| Takahito Ichikawa | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:04.33 | 1:03.63 | 6 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 5 |
| Keiji Okamoto | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:04.77 | 1:03.95 | 8 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |
| Shinji Tabuchi | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:07.36 | 1:07.72 | 16 Q | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Masataka Oiwane | Men's SB-UL | 1:04.18 | 1:12.10 | 11 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |
Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final