Japan was represented at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which took place between 6–15 March 2026. In total, 44 athletes competed.
Medallists
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Para alpine skiing Women's super-G, sitting Para alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, sitting Para snowboard Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 Para alpine skiing Men's slalom, sitting
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 3 2 5Biathlon 7* 5* 12*Cross-country skiing 7* 5* 12*Curling 1 1 2Ice hockey 17 1 18Snowboarding 6 1 7 Total 34 10 44
Para alpine skiing
AthleteClassEventRun 1Run 2Total Time Rank Time Rank Time RankGakuta KoikeLW6/8–1Men's downhill, standingcolspan=41:23.1315Men's super-G, standingcolspan=41:17.7616Men's giant slalom, standingMen's slalom, standingMen's super combined, standing1:21.951248.9592:10.9010Taiki MoriiLW11Men's downhill, sittingcolspan=4Men's super-G, sittingcolspan=41:18.3411Men's giant slalom, sittingMen's slalom, sittingMen's super combined, sitting1:17.94743.6432:01.585Takeshi SuzukiLW12–2Men's downhill, sittingcolspan=41:21.276Men's super-G, sittingcolspan=41:15.457Men's giant slalom, sittingMen's slalom, sittingMen's super combined, sitting1:18.27844.2092:02.476Ammi HondoLW6/8–2Women's downhill, standingcolspan=4Women's super-G, standingcolspan=41:16.408Women's giant slalom, standing1:19.03121:22.32112:41.3510Women's slalom, standingSuper combined, sitting1:24.621050.4292:15.049Momoka MuraokaLW10–2Women's super-G, sittingcolspan=41:24.14Women's giant slalom, sitting1:15.6621:16.2622:31.92Women's slalom, sittingWomen's super combined, sitting1:29.44453.2252:22.665
Para biathlon
AthleteClassEventQualificationFinal Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time RankRyohei AriyasuGuide: Yuhei FujitaNS3Men's individual, visually impairedcolspan=33 (1+0+1+1)42:11.511Men's sprint, visually impairedcolspan=31 (1+0)22:47.715Takaharu MinamotoLW12Men's individual, sittingcolspan=35 (3+1+0+1)43:59.519Men's sprint, sittingcolspan=36 (5+1)25:27.324Men's sprint pursuit, sittingKeiichi SatoLW8Men's individual, standingcolspan=310 (2+3+4+1)44:28.218Men's sprint, standingcolspan=34 (2+2)21:55.318Men's sprint pursuit, standingYurika AbeLW6Women's sprint, standingcolspan=37 (4+3)26:40.111Women's sprint pursuit, standing
Para cross-country skiing
Men AthleteClassEventQualificationSemifinalFinal Time Rank Time Rank Time RankRyohei AriyasuGuide: Yuhei FujitaNS3Sprint classical, visually impaired10 km classical, visually impairedcolspan=420 km freestyle, visually impairedcolspan=4Keigo IwamotoLW3Sprint classical, standing10 km classical, standingcolspan=420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=4Taiki KawayokeLW5/7Sprint classical, standing10 km classical, standingcolspan=420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=4Takaharu MinamotoLW12Sprint, sitting10 km, sittingcolspan=420 km, sittingcolspan=4Hiroaki MoriLW12Sprint, sitting10 km, sittingcolspan=4Yoshihiro NittaLW8Sprint classical, standing10 km classical, standingcolspan=420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=4Keiichi SatoLW8Sprint classical, standing10 km classical, standingcolspan=420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=4
Women AthleteClassEventQualificationSemifinalFinal Time Rank Time Rank Time RankYurika AbeLW6Sprint classical, standing10 km classical, standingcolspan=4LW610 km classical, standingcolspan=420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=4Mika IwamotoLW8Sprint classical, standing10 km classical, standingcolspan=420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=4Kotoha MatsudoGuide: Yuji ShimadaNS3Sprint classical, visually impaired10 km classical, visually impairedcolspan=420 km freestyle, visually impairedcolspan=4Nana SatoLW10.5Sprint, sitting10 km, sittingcolspan=4
Relay Athletes Event Time Rank 4 × 2.5km mixed relay 4 × 2.5km open relay
Para ice hockey
Summary Key: OT – Overtime GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout TeamEventGroup stageSemifinal / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJapanMixed tournamentL 2–3L 0–14L 1–54L 0–5L 0–18
Roster Head coach: Kojin Nakakita
Akari Fukunishi Wataru Horie Yudai Ishikawa Itsuki Ito Mikio Kaneko Yusei Kawahara Masaharu Kumagai Masahiro Matsushita Eiji Misawa Amu Morisaki Shunsuke Nakamura Norihiko Nasu Kazuyoshi Niitsu Manabu Okabe Yoshihiro Shioya Satoru Sudo Shosei Ukai Mamoru Yoshikawa
Group play
5–8th place semifinal
Seventh place game
Para snowboard
Banked slalom Men Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best RankTakahito IchikawaMen's banked slalom, SB-LL2Junta KosudaMen's banked slalom, SB-LL1Daichi OguriMen's banked slalom, SB-LL1Masataka OiwaneMen's banked slalom, SB-ULMen's banked slalom, SB-LL2Fubuki UshirodaMen's banked slalom, SB-LL2
Women Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best RankEri SakashitaWomen's banked slalom, SB-LL2
Snowboard cross
Men AthleteEventSeedingPre-heatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankTakahito IchikawaMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL251.7154Did not advanceJunta KosudaMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL153.3631 Q1 Q4Daichi OguriMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL153.8562 Q3 SF37Masataka OiwaneMen's snowboard cross, SB-UL53.5194Did not advanceKeiji OkamotoMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL253.26113Did not advanceFubuki UshirodaMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL256.24154Did not advance
Women AthleteEventSeedingPre-heatsSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPositionPositionRankEri SakashitaWomen's snowboard cross, SB-LL21:01.4871 Q SF48
Wheelchair curling
Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAki OgawaYoji NakajimaMixed doublesL 3–10W 7–5L 0–9W 6–5L 2–11W 8–3L 4–106Did not advance
Mixed doubles
Round robin
Draw 1 Wednesday, March 4, 19:05
Draw 2 Thursday, March 5, 10:05
Draw 3 Thursday, March 5, 19:05
Draw 4 Friday, March 6, 9:05
Draw 5 Saturday, March 7, 14:35
Draw 6 Sunday, March 8, 14:35
Draw 7 Monday, March 9, 14:35
See also Japan at the Paralympics Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics References