# Miss Earth Japan

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Annual beauty contest held in Japan

Miss Earth Japan Formation 2001; 25 years ago (2001) Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Tokyo Location Japan Members Miss Earth Official language Japanese National Director Osamu Sakata Website miss-earth.com

**Miss Earth Japan** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): ミス・アース・ジャパン) is a [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) held annually in [Japan](/source/Japan). The titleholder represents Japan in the international [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) pageant.[1][2]

## History

Miss Earth Japan, based in [Shinjuku, Tokyo](/source/Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo), is organized by *IBG Japan* (I Vesey Japan, Inc.) under its corporate name *Miss Japan Institute of Earth General*. The national director of the pageant is Osamu Sakata. The pageant was established to elect Japan's representative in the annual [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) pageant, to further charity donations and [philanthropic activities](/source/Philanthropy), and to promote [environmental awareness](/source/Environmental_awareness) and [protection](/source/Environmental_protection).[3]

Japan was first represented in [Miss Earth 2001](/source/Miss_Earth_2001) by Misuzu Hirayama, the first titleholder of Miss Earth Japan and won the Miss Friendship special award.[4]

In 2010, Japan first entered the semifinal and final round of the Miss Earth pageant, where Marina Kishira finished in the top 7 and won the Best in National Costume award in [Miss Earth 2010](/source/Miss_Earth_2010).[5][6]

## Titleholders

Year Miss Earth Japan Elemental Court Titlists Earth Air Water Fire 2025 Emilia Shimanouchi Hyogo Mao Goto Oita Reimi Shimizu Tokyo Hina Haraguchi Nagasaki 2024 Ann Furukawa Hyogo Yukina Uehara Saitama Nako Takeuchi Oita Yoshino Maruta Kagawa 2023 Kilali Oshiro Okinawa Haruna Kokubo Tokyo Arisa Nagasaka Osaka Yume Kusunoki Niigata 2022 Manae Matsumoto Saitama Higa Airi Okinawa Narumi Ota Hyōgo Riko Kato Kagawa 2021 Konatsu Yoshida Hokkaido Haruka Miura Aomori Mari Fujita Osaka Rina Takehara Tokyo Rino Yamada Ōita 2020 Anna Tode Saitama Rina Hanae Tochigi Nahu Yasukawa Osaka Nagisa Tsutsume Iwate 2019 Yuka Itoku Ōita Mioka Kuniyoshi Okinawa Yoshino Kotake Osaka Himari Ichinomoya Fukuoka 2018 Mio Tanaka Komatsu Misu Asuka Kana Kayakawa Asuka Abe 2017 Yasuko Saito Fukuoka Atsumi Tuskamoto Tokyo Kasumi Hayakawa Aichi Miori Narita Gunma 2016 Ami Hachiya Tokyo Miyu Toyoshima Manae Miyakoshi Ayana Matsuda 2015 Ayano Yamada Gunma Mai Karihura Akane Koga Seina Soushin 2014 Reina Nagata Saitama Ai Sugiura Aichi Ayaka Wakao Yamanashi Kasumi Tsunoda Aichi 2013 Yu Horikawa Tokyo Honami Kuroda Mai Yamada Akuri Besyo

## Miss Earth

**Color keys**

- : Declared as Winner

- : Ended as runner-up or Top 4/7 qualification

- : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists

- : Ended as special awards winner

The winner of Miss Earth Japan (MEJ) represents her country at [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth). On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The following are the names of the annual titleholders of Miss Earth Japan (MEJ), listed according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth:

Year Miss Earth Japan Japanese Represented Placement Special Awards 2025 Reimi Shimizu[7] 清水伶美 Tokyo Unplaced Green Leaders in Action (Asia & Oceania Group 2)[8] 2024 Ann Furukawa 古川 杏 Hyogo Unplaced 2023 Kirari Oshiro[9] 大城きらり Okinawa Unplaced 2022 Manae Matsumoto マナエ 松本 Saitama Unplaced 2021 Konatsu Yoshida 吉田こなつ Hokkaido Unplaced Dancing Category 2020 Anna Tode[10][11][12] 東出 あんな Saitama Top 20 Talent (Creative) (Asia & Oceania) Swimsuit (Asia & Oceania) 2019 Yuka Itoku[13][14] 伊徳 有加 Ōita Top 20 Miss RealMe 2018 Mio Tanaka[15][16] 田中 美緒 Komatsu Top 18 2017 Yasuko Saito[17] 斎藤 恭代 Fukuoka Unplaced Miss Friendship (Group 2) National Costume (Asia Pacific) 2016 Ami Hachiya[18][19] 蜂谷 晏海 Tokyo Unplaced National Costume (Asia & Oceania) 2015 Ayano Yamada[20][21][22] 山田 彩乃 Gunma Unplaced 2014 Reina Nagata[23][24] 永田 怜奈 Saitama Unplaced 2013 Yu Horikawa[25] 堀川 優 Tokyo Unplaced 2012 Megumi Noda[26][27] 野田 萌 Shiga Top 16 2011 Tomoko Maeda[28][29] 前田 智子 Tokyo Top 16 Best in National Costume 2010 Marina Kishira[30][31] 岸良 真利奈 Chiba Top 7 Best in National Costume Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort Miss Talent (Top 5) 2009 Tomomi Takada[32][33][34] 高田 知美 Tokyo Unplaced 2008 Akemi Fukumura[35][36][37] 福村 明美 Tokyo Unplaced 2007 Ryoko Tominaga 富永 良子 Tokyo Unplaced 2006 Noriko Ohno 大野 典子 Tokyo Unplaced 2005 Emi Suzuki 鈴木 絵実 Tokyo Unplaced 2003 Asami Saito 斉藤 麻美 Tokyo Unplaced 2001 Misuzu Hirayama 平山美鈴 Tokyo Unplaced Miss Friendship

## See also

- [Miss Universe Japan](/source/Miss_Universe_Japan)

- [Miss International Japan](/source/Miss_International_Japan)

- [Miss World Japan](/source/Miss_World_Japan)

- [Miss Japan](/source/Miss_Japan)

- [Miss Nippon](/source/Miss_Nippon)

- [Mister Japan](/source/Mister_Japan)

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## External links

- [Miss Earth Japan](http://www.miss-earth.com/)

- [Miss Earth Japan](https://www.instagram.com/missearthjapan/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

- [Miss Earth Japan](https://www.facebook.com/MISSEARTHJAPAN) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

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