Miss Grand Japan 2016 () was the second edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on September 11, 2016, at the Bunka Fashion College, Shibuya, Tokyo. Twenty contestants from different prefectures competed for the title. At the end of the event, a 27-year-old company employee from Aichi, Ayaka Sato, was announced the winner. Her court included Erea Taira of Okinawa and Riri Yoshida of Chiba. The event was also attended Miss Grand International 2015, Claire Elizabeth Parker of Australia.
Ayaka Sato later represented Japan at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, but was unplaced.
In this edition, the regional preliminary rounds to select the national finalist was also held in Hokkaido, Tōhoku, and Tokyo.
Result PositionDelegateMiss Grand Japan 2016 11. Aichi – Ayako Sato1st runner-up 15. Okinawa − Erea Taira2nd runner-up 01. Chiba – Riri YoshidaTop 518. Aichi – Yurika Watanabe 19. Aichi – Shiori TakashimaTop 10 03. Iwate – Aya Shishido 05. Kanagawa – Natsuki Suzuki 09. Nara – Maria Nakayama 13. Akita – Ayumi Sato 17. Chiba – Natsuki SatoSpecial awardsMiss Friendship 01. Chiba – Riri YoshidaMiss Photogenic19. Aichi – Shiori TakashimaMiss Popular 13. Akita – Ayumi SatoMiss Social Media 08. Kanagawa – Rika MatsuoMiss Bikini20. Kyoto – Chizu Yokoe
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Contestants Twenty contestants competed for the title.
No.PrefectureCandidateAgeHeightRomanized nameJapanese name01.ChibaRiri Yoshida吉田 吏里2602.HokkaidoMai Miyata宮田 真衣2503.IwateAya Shishido宍戸 亜弥2704.MiyagiHiromi Morita森田 博美2705.KanagawaNatsuki Suzuki鈴木 夏生2406.KagoshimaLina Tobimatsu飛松 利菜2107.MiyagiHitimi Sato佐藤 仁美2608.KanagawaRika Matsuo松尾 梨華2209.NaraMaria Nakayama中山 まりあ2310.HokkaidoSaori Kawahara川原 沙織2611.AichiAyako Sato佐藤 彩花2712.HokkaidoAyako Momiyama籾山 采子2113.AkitaAyumi Sato佐藤 歩美2514.AichiShiori Suzuki鈴木 詩織2515.OkinawaErea Taira平良 絵玲亜2716.KanagawaRuri Chikuma竹間 瑠莉2417.ChibaNatsuki Sato佐藤 夏希2519.AichiYurika Watanabe渡辺 由梨佳2519.AichiShiori Takashima高島 詩緒莉2620.KyotoChizu Yokoe横江 千寿27
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