# Japan at the 2023 East Asian Youth Games

Japan participated in the 2023 East Asian Youth Games in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 16–23 August 2023. The nation sent 48 athletes competing in 7 sports. Japan finished second in the medal table with 22 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 13 bronze medals. 42 of the 48 delegated athletes won medals.

## Medal summary
### Medal by sports

| Rank | Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Wrestling | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Athletics | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Boxing | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Judo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Esports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 22 | 6 | 13 | 41 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Keisho Mitsuishi | Judo | Boys' -66 kg | August 17 |
| Gold | Kanae Kurata | Judo | Girls' -52 kg | August 17 |
| Gold | Katsuhiro Kaburagi | Judo | Boys' +81 kg | August 18 |
| Gold | Fuma Kumamoto | Boxing | Boys' 54–57 kg | August 19 |
| Gold | Shoma Okumura | Boxing | Boys' 57–60 kg | August 19 |
| Gold | Ryuki Waga | Boxing | Boys' 63.5–67 kg | August 19 |
| Gold | Riku Saito | Esports | The King of Fighter XV | August 19 |
| Gold | Sari Kamei | Athletics | Girls' 800 m | August 20 |
| Gold | Haruna Seta | Athletics | Girls' 400 m | August 21 |
| Gold | Mona Ezaka | Wrestling | Girls' 43 kg | August 21 |
| Gold | Sowaka Uchida | Wrestling | Girls' 57 kg | August 21 |
| Gold | Yamato Furusawa | Wrestling | Boys' 48 kg | August 21 |
| Gold | Ariya Yoshida | Wrestling | Boys' 55 kg | August 21 |
| Gold | Keyvan Gharehdaghi | Wrestling | Boys' 65 kg | August 21 |
| Gold | Ko Ochiai | Athletics | Boys' 1500 m | August 22 |
| Gold | Natsumi Masuda | Wrestling | Girls' 46 kg | August 22 |
| Gold | Sakura Onishi | Wrestling | Girls' 53 kg | August 22 |
| Gold | Yamato Ogawa | Wrestling | Boys' 51 kg | August 22 |
| Gold | Akito Maehara | Wrestling | Boys' 60 kg | August 22 |
| Gold | Natsura Okazawa | Wrestling | Boys' 80 kg | August 22 |
| Gold | Momoko Yamada | Athletics | Girls' cross-country 5 km | August 22 |
| Gold | Daiki Sasaki | Athletics | Boys' cross-country 5 km | August 22 |
| Silver | Misuzu Takeya Saya Yamamuro Senri Tsukasa Sachi Aoki | Table tennis | Girls' team | August 18 |
| Silver | Miku Oikawa | Boxing | Girls' 52–54 kg | August 19 |
| Silver | Riku Takamaru | Taekwondo | Boys' 48 kg | August 19 |
| Silver | Kotoha Nakano | Athletics | Girls' 100 m | August 20 |
| Silver | Rinka Ogawa | Wrestling | Girls' 49 kg | August 21 |
| Silver | Chisato Yoshida | Wrestling | Girls' 65 kg | August 22 |
| Bronze | Yuna Fukushima | Judo | Girls' +63 kg | August 18 |
| Bronze | Otoa Ishida | Taekwondo | Girls' 49–55 kg | August 19 |
| Bronze | Takato Kato | Taekwondo | Boys' 55–63 kg | August 19 |
| Bronze | Jo Oikawa | Boxing | Boys' 48–51 kg | August 19 |
| Bronze | Ryota Ajiki | Boxing | Boys' 46–48 kg | August 19 |
| Bronze | Keisuke Akimoto | Boxing | Boys' 60–63.5 kg | August 19 |
| Bronze | Haruki Arai | Esports | The King of Fighter XV | August 19 |
| Bronze | Ion Kondo | Athletics | Girls' long jump | August 20 |
| Bronze | Ruka Okamoto | Taekwondo | Girls' 44–49 kg | August 20 |
| Bronze | Sachi Aoki | Table tennis | Girls' singles | August 21 |
| Bronze | Sachi Aoki Misuzu Takeya | Table tennis | Girls' doubles | August 21 |
| Bronze | Saya Yamamuro Senri Tsukasa | Table tennis | Girls' doubles | August 21 |
| Bronze | Kazuki Yoshiyama Tamito Watanabe | Table tennis | Boys' doubles | August 21 |

## Athletics

Momoko Yamada Ion Kondo Sari Kamei Haruna Seta Kotoha Nakano Daiki Sasaki Ko Ochiai Wakushi Narukawa

## Boxing

Miku Oikawa Amu Ota Ryuki Waga Keisuke Akimoto Shoma Okumura Fuma Kumamoto Jo Oikawa Ryota Ajiki

## Esports

Riku Saito Haruki Arai

## Judo

Keisho Mitsuishi Kanae Kurata Yuna Fukushima Katsuhiro Kaburagi

## Table Tennis

Misuzu Takeya Saya Yamamuro Senri Tsukasa Sachi Aoki Takumi Tanimoto Daito Masaki Tamito Watanabe Kazuki Yoshiyama

## Taekwondo

Otoa Ishida Ruka Okamoto Koharu Suzuki Takato Kato Ryusei Ohara Riku Takamaru

## Wrestling

Chisato Yoshida Sowaka Uchida Sakura Onishi Rinka Ogawa Natsumi Masuda Mona Ezaka Natsura Okazawa Keyvan Gharehdaghi Akito Maehara Ariya Yoshida Yamato Ogawa Yamato Furusawa