Survivor Japan: Palau, was the first season of Survivor Japan and it aired from April 9, 2002, to June 18, 2002. This season was set in the Ngemelis Islands of Palau.
The original tribes for this season were named and , and the merge tribe was named . Prior to the tribe merge, one player was sent to the ship from each tribe, and they discussed which camp to live in after the merge. At the final tribal council there seemed to be little doubt in the jury's mind on who deserved to be the Sole Survivor.
Eventually, it was diving instructor Eri Minoshima who won the season and 10,000,000 Yen by a vote of 5-0 over priest Daisuke Yoshino. There were six members of the jury, but Junko Matsuo refused to vote for either Daisuke or Eri because she did not believe that either castaway was worthy of being the Sole Survivor.
Hiromi Goto was an associate producer.
Finishing Order ContestantOriginalTribeMergedTribe FinishKyomi Kuwano40,DelebNorikazu Sato23,BekeuTakeshi Kasuga34, TokyoBekeuTaizo Okabe26,DelebTomoko Ishige25,BekeuKazue Hirakawa31, HōfuBekeuKuniyuki Takanami23, TokyoBekeu Sage SilsMina Shibuya19, TokyoBekeuTaku Hirai26, TokyoBekeuYasue Wakamatsu27, NishioBekeuSatoshi Ono32, TokyoDelebAtsuo Kuroiwa56, TokyoDelebJunko Matsuo36, TokyoDelebMizuka Nakajima30, TokyoDelebDaisuke Yoshino30,DelebEri Minoshima28, TokyoDeleb
Voting History Original TribesMerged TribeEpisode #:123456789101112ReunionEliminated:KyomiTakeshiTaizoTomogoKazueKuniyukiMinaTakuMegumiSatoshiAtsuoJunkoMizukaDaisukeEriVoterVote EriDaisukeTaizoKuniyukiTakuMegumiSatoshiAtsuoJunkoJury Vote DaisukeKyomiTaizoKuniyukiSatoshiSatoshiSatoshiAtsuoJunkoMizuka MizukaKyomiTaizoKuniyukiTakuMegumiDaisukeAtsuoEriEri JunkoKyomiTaizoKuniyukiTakuMegumiSatoshiAtsuoEri AtsuoDaisukeJunkoKuniyukiTakuMegumiDaisukeDaisukeEri SatoshiKyomiTaizoKuniyukiTakuMegumiDaisukeEri YasueNorikazuTakeshiTomogoKazueSatoshiDaisukeSatoshiEri TakuTakeshiTomogoTomogoKazueJunkoDaisukeEri MinaTakeshiTakeshiMegumiMegumiSatoshi KuniyukiNorikazuTomogoTomogoKazueSatoshi KazueTakeshiTakeshiTomogoMegumi TomogoNorikazuTakeshiMegumi TaizoKyomiJunko TakeshiNorikazuTomogo NorikazuMina KyomiJunko
Mina was evacuated for medical reasons in episode 8. As a result, that episode's tribal council was cancelled.
As Daisuke and Satoshi both received three votes at the tenth tribal council, the number of votes each had received at previous tribal councils were counted. The person with the most votes would be eliminated. Daisuke had 4 votes and Satoshi had 6 votes. Therefore, Satoshi was eliminated
As Eri and Junko both received two votes at the twelfth tribal council, the number of votes each had received at previous tribal councils were counted. Eri had 0 votes and Junko had 4 votes. Therefore, Junko was eliminated.
In a rule specific to only the Japanese version of Survivor, if a member of the jury believed neither finalist deserved to win, they may refuse to vote. Junko was the only jury member not to vote for either Daisuke or Eri.
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20181108121822/http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milkyway-Lynx/9948/index1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040806192739/http://www.tbs.co.jp/survivor/1/loosers.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040407133157/http://www.tbs.co.jp/survivor/1/profile-takanami.html