{{Short description|Japanese beauty pageant}} {{distinguish|Miss Nippon|Miss Universe Japan}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss Japan<br />ミスジャパン |formation = 1952–1995; 2019 |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Tokyo]] |location = [[Japan]] |membership = {{Ubl|[[Miss Universe]]|(1952–1995)|[[Miss and Mister Supranational|Miss Supranational]]|(2010–present)}} |language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]] |leader_title = Senior Directors |leader_name = {{Hlist|Akihiro Yoshida|Takako Hashimura|Ichiro Tahara|Takahide Kitai}} |parent_organization = {{Ubl|Yoshinaga|(1952–1995);|HDR Corporation (2019–present)}} |budget = |website = [http://www.missjapan.org/ Official website] }}
'''Miss Japan''' ({{langx|ja|ミスジャパン}}) is a national [[beauty pageant]] in Japan. The pageant first ran from 1952 to 1995 and was led by Yoshinaga (Japanese-American Press). In 2019, the Miss Japan pageant returned with Akihiro Yoshida, Takako Hashimura, Ichiro Tahara and Takahide Kitai, from the HDR Corporation, all as senior directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missjapan.org/partner|title=2019ミス・ジャパンパートナー企業及び評議員|website=2020 Miss Japan ミス・ジャパン公式|language=ja-JP|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref> The HDR Corporation started the new Miss Japan competition after they lost the franchises for both [[Miss Universe]] and [[Miss Earth]].<ref name="2020A">{{Cite web|last=聯合新聞網|date=2020-10-02|title=2020 Miss Japan｜21歲日本最美護士學生奪冠 曾自製口罩抗疫|url=https://www.hk01.com/世界專題/530985/2020-miss-japan-21歲日本最美護士學生奪冠-曾自製口罩抗疫|access-date=2021-08-12|website=香港01|language=zh-HK}}</ref><ref name="2020B">{{Cite web|last=沉默是柑|date=2020-09-30|title=日本「2020 Miss Japan」35縣派女生參賽 網民大讚冠軍驚為天人｜今日日本|url=https://www.hk01.com/開罐/530322/日本-2020-miss-japan-35縣派女生參賽-網民大讚冠軍驚為天人|access-date=2021-08-12|website=香港01|language=zh-HK}}</ref>
The HDR Corporation also operates the [[Miss and Mister Supranational]] contest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missjapan.org/|title=2020 Miss Japan ミス・ジャパン公式|website=2020 Miss Japan ミス・ジャパン公式|language=ja-JP|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref>
==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Japan !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Japanese Name !width="180" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Prefecture |- | 1952 || Himeko Kojima || [[:ja:小島日女子|小島 日女子]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1953 || Kinuko Ito || [[:ja:伊東絹子|伊東 絹子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1954 || Mieko Kondo || [[:ja:近藤美恵子|近藤 美恵子]] || [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |- | 1955 || Keiko Takahashi || [[:ja:高橋敬緯子|高橋 敬緯子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1956 || Yoshie Baba || [[:ja:馬場祥江|馬場 祥江]] || [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |- | 1957 || Kyoko Otani || [[:ja:大谷享子|大谷 享子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1958 || Tomoko Moritake || [[:ja:森武知子|森武 知子]] || [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] |- | 1959 || [[Akiko Kojima]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19590725&id=b3osAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1846,3235023&hl=en|website=news.google.com|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> || [[:ja:児島明子|児島 明子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1960 || Yayoi Furuno || [[:ja:古野弥生|古野 弥生]] || [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] |- | 1961 || Akemi Toyama || [[:ja:遠山明美|遠山 明美]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1962 || Kazuko Hirano || [[:ja:平野和子|平野 和子]] || [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] |- | 1963 || Noriko Ando || [[:ja:安藤矩子|安藤 矩子]] || [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]] |- | 1964 || Chizuko Matsumoto || [[:ja:松本千都子|松本 千都子]] || [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |- | 1965 || Mari Katayama || [[:ja:片山まり|片山 まり]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1966 || Atsumi Ikeno || [[:ja:池野温美|池野 温美]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1967 || Kayoko Fujikawa || [[:ja:藤川香代子|藤川 香代子]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1968 || Yasuyo Iino || [[:ja:飯野矢住代|飯野 矢住代]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1969 || Kikuyo Osuka || [[:ja:大須賀喜久代|大須賀 喜久代]] || [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |- | 1970 || Jun Shimada<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19700822&id=gOtNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h4oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=931,5531863|website=news.google.com|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> || [[:ja:嶋田じゅん|島田 純]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1971 || Shigeko Taketomi || [[:ja:武富茂子|武富 茂子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1972 || Harumi Maeda || [[:ja:前田晴美 (ミス・ユニバース・ジャパン)|前田 晴美]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1973 || Miyoko Sometani || [[:ja:染谷美代子|染谷 美代子]] || [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] |- | 1974 || Eriko Tsuboi || [[:ja:坪井江里子|坪井 江里子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1975 || Sachiko Nakayama || [[:ja:中山幸子|中山 幸子]] || [[Hokkaido]] |- | 1976 || Miyako Iwakuni || [[:ja:岩国美弥子|岩国 美弥子]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1977 || Kyoko Sato || [[:ja:佐藤恭子|佐藤 恭子]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1978 || Hisako Manda || [[:ja:萬田久子|萬田 久子]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1979 || Yurika Kuroda || [[:ja:黒田百合香|黒田 百合香]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1980 || Hisae Hiyama || [[:ja:檜山久恵|檜山 久恵]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1981 || Mineko Orisaku || [[:ja:織作峰子|織作 峰子]] || [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] |- | 1982 || Eri Okuwaki || [[:ja:奥脇絵里|奥脇 絵里]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1983 || Yuko Yamaguchi || [[:ja:山口遊子|山口 遊子]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1984 || Megumi Niiyama || [[:ja:新山恵|新山 恵]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 1985 || Hatsumi Furusawa || [[:ja:古沢初美|古沢 初美]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1986 || Hiroko Esaki || [[:ja:江崎普子|江崎 普子]] || [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] |- | 1987 || Hiroe Namba || [[:ja:難波央江|難波 央江]] || [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]] |- | 1988 || Mizuho Sakaguchi || [[:ja:坂口美津穂|坂口 美津穂]] || [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |- | 1989 || Eri Tashiro || [[:ja:田代絵里|田代 絵里]] || [[Hokkaido]] |- | 1990 || Hiroko Miyoshi || [[:ja:三好浩子|三好 浩子]] || [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]] |- | 1991 || Atsuko Yamamoto || [[:ja:山本亜津子|山本 亜津子]] || [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | 1992 || Akiko Ando || [[:ja:安藤あき子|安藤 晃子]] || [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |- | 1993 || Yukiko Shiki || [[:ja:志岐幸子|志岐 幸子]] || [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |- | 1994 || Chiaki Kawando || [[:ja:川人千明|川人 千明]] || [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]] |- | 1995 || Narumi Saeki || [[:ja:佐伯成美|佐伯 成美]] || [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |- | colspan=4 {{n/a|No Miss Japan from 1996 to 2018}} |- | [[Miss Japan 2019|2019]] || Honoka Tsuchiya<ref>{{Cite web|title=「2019 MISS JAPAN」選美東京代表公布 土屋太鳳胞姊土屋炎伽獲獎 -- 上報 / 生活|url=https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=64613|website=[[Up Media]]|language=chinese|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> || [[:ja:土屋炎伽|土屋 炎伽]] || [[Tokyo]] |- | 2020 || Senna Ogawa<ref name="2020A"/><ref name="2020B"/> || [[:ja:小川千奈|小川 千奈]] || [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] |}
===Winners by prefectures=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; " !Prefecture !Titles !Years |- |Tokyo |style="text-align:center;" | 17 |1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2019 |- |Osaka |style="text-align:center;" | 8 |1952, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1991 |- |Aichi |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 3 |1954, 1969, 1992 |- |Hyōgo |1964, 1988, 1993 |- |Fukuoka |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2 |1958, 1960 |- |Hokkaido |1975, 1989 |- |Kyoto |1962, 1981 |- |Ehime |rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | 1 |1990 |- |Fukushima |1956 |- |Gifu |1986 |- |Ibaraki |1973 |- |Iwate |2020 |- |Kagawa |1994 |- |Miyagi |1963 |- |Okayama |1987 |- |Saitama |1995 |- |}
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==International pageants== ===Miss Supranational Japan=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} : Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=darkgray}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Supranational Japan !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Japanese !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Represented !width="200" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement !width="300" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- |[[Miss Supranational 2026|2026]] |Sadia Nagatori |永鳥サディア |[[Saitama (city)|Saitama]] | TBA | |- |[[Miss Supranational 2025|2025]] |Nao Kawada |川田 奈緒 |[[Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Supranational 2024|2024]] |Yuki Sonoda |園田悠希 |[[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]] | '''Top 25 ''' |Top 7 at Miss Talent |-style="background-color:#FADADD |[[Miss Supranational 2023|2023]] |Mayuko Hanawa<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss Supranational Japan 2022 on Mayuko Hanawa Ibarakiasta |url=https://news-roller.com/finland/miss-supranational-japan-2022-on-mayuko-hanawa-ibarakiasta/|work=news-roller.com|date=24 September 2022}}</ref> |花輪真由子 |[[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] |Unplaced |Top 8 at Miss Talent |-style="background-color:#FADADD |[[Miss Supranational 2022|2022]] |Rina Okada<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUSR4T3pfjO/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/misssupranationaljapan/2671276165400230094 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Miss Supranational Japan 2021|publisher=Miss Supranational Japan|accessdate=26 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |岡田里奈 |[[Hokkaido]] |Unplaced |Top 3 at Miss Talent |-style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Supranational 2021|2021]] |Emiri Shimizu |清水えみり |[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] | '''Top 24 ''' | |- | 2020 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no pageant in 2020}} |- |[[Miss Supranational 2019|2019]] |Natsumi Takenaka |竹中夏美 |[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss Supranational 2018|2018]] |Yurika Nakamoto |中本ゆりか |[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] |Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Supranational 2017|2017]] |Yuki Koshikawa |越川ゆき |[[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] | '''Top 25 ''' | |-style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Supranational 2016|2016]] |Risa Nagashima |永島理沙 |[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] | '''Top 25 ''' | |-style="background:#FFFF99;" |2015 |Mieko Takeuchi |竹内美恵子 |[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] | '''Top 20 ''' | |- |2014 |Ayaka Wakao |若尾彩花 |[[Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2011—2013}} |- |2010 |Miou Fujinaga |藤永美桜 |[[Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- |}
===Mister Supranational Japan=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} : Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=darkgray}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Mister Supranational Japan !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Japanese !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Represented !width="200" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement !width="300" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2020—present}} |-style="background-color:#FADADD | 2019 | Reino Shimamura | 島村れい乃 | [[Tokyo]] | Unplaced | Top 5 at Mr Talent |- | 2018 | Jiro Matsumoto | 松本次郎 | [[Tokyo]] | Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFF99;" | 2017 | Takanori Uekusa | 植草隆則 | [[Tokyo]] | '''Top 20''' | |-style="background:#FFFF99;" | 2016 | Ricky Wakabayashi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jastrzabpost.pl/newsy/mister-supranational-2016-diego-garcy-kto-to-wiek-zdjecia_445168.html|title=Tak wygląda Mister Supranational 2016! Najprzystojniejszy mężczyzna na ziemi nie pochodzi z Europy|publisher=Jastrazab Post|date=3 December 2016}}</ref> | リッキー若林 | [[Tokyo]] | '''Top 10''' | |}
==See also== *[[Miss Universe Japan]] *[[Miss International Japan]] *[[Miss World Japan]] *[[Miss Grand Japan]] *[[Miss Earth Japan]] *[[Miss Nippon]] *[[Mister Japan]]
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Beauty pageants in Japan}} {{Miss Japan}} {{Miss Supranational countries and territories}}
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