Survivor Japan: North Mariana, was the fourth and final season of Survivor Japan and it aired from January 14, 2003, to March 11, 2003. This season was set in Rota, in the Northern Mariana Islands.
The original tribes this season were named Somnak (ソムナック, Somunakku) and Manglo (マングル, Manguru), and the merged tribe was named Langet (ランヘット, Ranhetto). The major twist this season took place after the first three contestants had been eliminated. A challenge called 'Shuffle Challenge' was held, and as a result, three members from each tribe were switched to the opposing tribe. Midway through the season, a typhoon hit the island and the remaining contestants were forced to live in a cave for several days. Ultimately, it was Kōshin Gunji who won the season by a jury vote of 5-2 over Atsuko Koizumi.
Finishing order ContestantOriginalTribeEpisode 3TribeMergedTribe FinishRyouka Yamada22, AichiMangloIzumi Kabayama24, TokyoSomnakTakeshi Kanbara27,SomnakEiichi Kishimoto35, SaitamaSomnakSomnakEmiko Takahashi27, TokyoMangloSomnak Toshihiro Kuriki44, FukuokaSomnakMangloYuka Ito29, SaitamaSomnakSomnak LangetYouju Kobayashi45, TochigiMangloMangloHiroaki Mano27, TokyoMangloSomnakKaoru Kamioka27, KyotoMangloMangloTakae Shimazaki28, KanagawaSomnakMangloKayo Shibuya24, NiigataSomnakSomnakKeita Inoue22, HyōgoMangloSomnakMotoki Fukami22, TokyoSomnakMangloAtsuko Koizumi24, KanagawaMangloMangloKōshin Gunji37, IbarakiMangloManglo
Voting history Original TribesMixed TribesMerged TribeEpisode #:12345678ReunionEliminated:RyoukaTakeshiEiichiEmikoToshiroYukaYoujuHiroakiKaoruTakaeKayoKeitaMotokiAtsukoKōshinVoterVote KōshinEmikoToshiroYukaYoujuHiroakiKaoruTakaeKayoKeitaJury Vote AtsukoRyoukaToshiroKōshinMotokiTakaeKaoruMotokiMotokiMotokiMotoki MotokiIzumiTakeshiToshiroYukaYoujuHiroakiKaoruKayoKayoKeitaKōshin KeitaRyoukaEiichiEmikoKōshinYoujuTakaeKaoruTakaeKayoKōshinKōshin KayoIzumiEiichiEmikoEmikoKōshinMotokiKaoruKaoruTakaeMotokiKōshin TakaeIzumiTakeshiToshiroYukaYoujuHiroakiAtsukoKayoKōshin KaoruAtsukoToshiroYukaAtsukoHiroakiAtsukoKōshin HiroakiRyoukaEiichiEmikoKōshinKōshinTakaeAtsuko YoujuRyoukaToshiroYukaKōshinAtsuko YukaIzumiTakeshiEmikoEmikoKōshin ToshiroIzumiTakeshiKōshin EmikoAtsukoEiichiKayo EiichiYukaTakeshiHiroaki TakeshiIzumiYuka IzumiYuka RyoukaAtsuko
As Kōshin and Yuka both received five votes at the seventh tribal council, the number of votes each had received at previous tribal councils was taken into account. Kōshin had one previous vote, but Yuka had three therefore Yuka was eliminated.
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20040610021215/http://www.tbs.co.jp/survivor/4/profile-kamioka.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000148/http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~seiya-mu/survivor/survivor4.ja.episode.html