# List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Japan

The list of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Japan consisted of 90 skaters and 9 goaltenders. Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920 (it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924). Japan has participated in eight tournaments, the first in 1936 and the most recent in 1998. Japan's best finish is eighth overall, at the 1960 Winter Olympics, while their lowest finish was thirteenth place in 1998.
Koji Iwamoto has scored the most points, 20, and points, 16, while Masahiro Sato has the most goals, with 13; Koji Iwamoto and Akiyoshi Segawa are tied for the most assists, with 8 each. Eleven players have appeared in three Olympics, the most by a Japanese player; one of them, Mamoru Takashima, played in 19 games, the most of any player.
One player, Shoichi Tomita, has been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, though as a builder and not for his playing career.

## Key

General terms :
| Term | Definition |
| GP | Games played |
| IIHFHOF | International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame |
| Olympics | Number of Olympic Games tournaments |
| Ref(s) | Reference(s) |
Goaltender statistical abbreviations :
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| Min | Minutes played |
| SO | Shutouts |
| GA | Goals against |
| GAA | Goals against average |
Skater statistical abbreviations :
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| G | Goals |
| A | Assists |
| P | Points |
| PIM | Penalty minutes |

## Goaltenders

Goaltenders :
| Player | Olympics | Tournament(s) | GP | W | L | T | Min | SO | GA | GAA | Notes |
| Teiji Honma | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |
| Toshiei Honma | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 60 | – | |
| Dusty Imoo | 1 | 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | |
| Takeshi Iwamoto | 1 | 1980 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 22 | – | |
| Shinichi Iwasaki | 1 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | |
| Minoru Misawa | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Katsuji Morishima | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Toshimitsu Otsubo | 3 | 1968, 1972, 1976 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Shoichi Tomita | 1 | 1960 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | IIHFHOF (2006) |

## Skaters

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
Skaters :
| Player | Olympics | Tournaments | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
| Chikashi Akazawa | 1 | 1960 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Takeshi Akiba | 3 | 1968, 1972, 1976 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Nobuhiro Araki | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Isao Asai | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Takeshi Azuma | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Yutaka Ebina | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Kiyoshi Esashika | 1 | 1976 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tadamitsu Fujii | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kiyoshi Fujita | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kenichi Furuya | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsutomu Hanzawa | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Masahiro Hayama | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takao Hikigi | 2 | 1968, 1972 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| Susumu Hirano | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadaki Honma | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Shinichi Honma | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Teruyasu Honma | 1 | 1972 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hiroshi Hori | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Yoshio Hoshino | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Mikio Hosoi | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsuo Ichikawa | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuji Iga | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hidenori Inatsu | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Atsuo Irie | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Toru Itabashi | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Minoru Ito | 3 | 1968, 1972, 1976 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Norio Ito | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koji Iwamoto | 3 | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| Joji Iwaoka | 1 | 1960 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Kabayama | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isao Kakihara | 1 | 1972 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takashi Kakihara | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Shinkichi Kamei | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takaaki Kaneiri | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Hisashi Kasai | 1 | 1968 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsuki Katayama | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Isao Kawabuchi | 1 | 1964 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yutaka Kawaguchi | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makoto Kawahira | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Katsutoshi Kawamura | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimio Kazahari | 1 | 1964 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kozue Kinoshita | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masatatsu Kitazawa | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takayuki Kobori | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Atsuo Kudo | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kimihisa Kudo | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Hideaki Kurokawa | 1 | 1972 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Kuwabara | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yoshiaki Kyoya | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kazuo Matsuda | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mikio Matsuda | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hiroshi Matsuura | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiroyuki Matsuura | 1 | 1964 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satoru Misawa | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Hiroyuki Miura | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Takayuki Miura | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yoshihiro Miyazaki | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Masao Murano | 1 | 1960 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Hitoshi Nakamura | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Minoru Nakano | 1 | 1964 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Iwao Nakayama | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jiro Ogawa | 1 | 1964 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Toru Okajima | 2 | 1968, 1972 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Isao Ono | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| Tsutsumi Otomo | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Toshiyuki Sakai | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Hideo Sakurai | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Kunihiko Sakurai | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Masahiro Sato | 1 | 1964 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Michihiro Sato | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Akiyoshi Segawa | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Shigeru Shimada | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Toshihiko Shoji | 1 | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akihito Sugisawa | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Hideo Suzuki | 1 | 1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kunito Takagi | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mamoru Takashima | 3 | 1960, 1964, 1968 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Masami Tanabu | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Yasushin Tanaka | 2 | 1972, 1976 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Kenji Toriyabe | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Takashi Tsuburai | 1 | 1972 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Tsujiura | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Hideo Urabe | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Herb Wakabayashi | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Koji Wakasa | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Shin Yahata | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Toshihiko Yamada | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Takeshi Yamanaka | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tomio Yamazaki | 1 | 1972 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chris Yule | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |