Miss Grand Japan () is a national female beauty pageant in Japan, held annually since 2015, aiming to select the country representative for Miss Grand International, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts. The pageant has been being organized by Miss Grand Japan Co., Ltd., headed by the first Miss Grand Japan , since its establishment.
Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, Japan holds a record of 6 placements; in 2014 – 2015, 2018 – 2020 and 2024. The highest achievement is the fourth runner-up, obtained by Haruka Oda of Saitama in 2018. Japan also won the best evening gown award in 2015 and the best national costume award in 2020 and 2023.
Eriko Yoshii won the Silver Grand Award in 2022 for being one of the top three national directors and the Golden Grand Award in 2024, which is awarded for being the best national director.
History Japan has participated in Miss Grand International since 2013. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Japan was organized by , Miss Grand Japan 2013, acquired the license in 2013. In 2015, The first event was arranged at in Minato, featuring 20 national finalists, of which, a 25-year-old registered nurse from Saitama, Ayaka Tanaka, was named the winner. Since then, the pageant had been held annually in Greater Tokyo Area.
In 2021, the original winner, Sarina Chanana of Chiba, was forced to resign due to some documents problems, which caused the organizer to cancel all results of such an edition and hold the contest again to determine the replacement. In 2023, Yayoi Machida won the title of Miss Grand Japan.
Edition Location and date The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Japan contest, since its inception in 2015.
Year Edition Date Final venue Host Prefecture Entrants Ref. 2015 1st24 Aug, MinatoTokyo22 2016 2nd11 SepBunka Fashion College, Shibuya 2017 3rd12 SepSelene Studio, Minato 2018 4th31 JulWOMB Night Club, Shibuya 2019 5th16 JulyYokohama Kannai Hall, Naka-kuYokohama30 2020 6th11 SepThe Grand Hall Tokyo, MinatoTokyo362021 7th24 SepHotel Gajoen Tokyo, Meguro 21 Octcolspan=2 2022 8th6 AugYokosuka Arts Theater, YokosukaKanagawa22 2023 9th16 Jul, ChiyodaTokyo14 2024 10th20 JulNew Piea Hall, Minato 2025 11th10 SepMSC Bellissima Cruise18 2026 12th10 Aug Hulic Hall, YurakuchoTokyo 17
Competition result Year Miss Grand Japan Runners-up Ref. 1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up2013(Akita) rowspan=2 colspan=4 2014(Hyōgo)2015Ayaka Tanaka(Saitama)(Aichi)(Chiba)2016Ayaka Sato(Aichi)(Okinawa)Ruri Yoshida(Chiba)2017Erika Tsuji(Kyoto)Arisa Katsumoto(Fukui)Aya Kitoya(Kumamoto)2018Haruka Oda(Saitama)Rie Kuroki(Aichi)Kanami Tobita(Miyagi)2019Adeline Minatoya(Nagano)Daina Itagaki(Fukuoka)Miho Omori(Kanagawa)Honomi Sekine(Tochigi)Hina Taniguchi(Osaka)2020(Saga)Karin Kyotan(Toyama)Makaha Oguma(Nara)Arika Wakabayashi(Tokyo)Yuri Koezuka(Kanagawa)2021Sarina Chanana(Chiba)Kayo Kishikawa(Tokyo)Karen Ishigaki(Yamagata)Chika Mizuno(Tokyo)Rika Kinoshita(Hyōgo)Yumiko Nishimori(Tokyo)Yuka Sano(Kyoto)Fumika Kiryu(Tokyo)2022Seira Inoue(Tokyo)Maria Nasu(Yamagata)Mizuki Takashima(Chiba)Anna Yamanouchi(Kanagawa)Yukino Jahana(Okinawa) 2023Yayoi Machida(Tokyo)Karina Yamada(Chiba)Yuka Oyama(Nara)Taeko Yoshida(Osaka)Yuki Furihata(Chiba) 2024Naomi Shigemitsu(Aichi)Erika Ishibashi(Japanese in USA)Anna Hayakawa(Kanagawa)Sayo Nodake(Hokkaido)Miho Ogawa(Tochigi) 2025 Erika Ishibashi(Japanese in USA) Yuka Oyama(Nara) Miyu Onodera(Fukuoka) Mio Yamamoto(Gunma) Hazuki Ogino(Hyogo) 2026 Sara Chiba(Aichi) Chieko Ishibashi(Japanese in USA) Yuka Oyama(Nara) Reika Nakatsu(Japanese in China) Maria Sano(Tottori) Note 1. Later Miss Supranational Japan 2015.
International competition The following is a list of Japanese representatives at the Miss Grand International contest. Color keys
YearPrefectureMiss Grand JapanNational qualificationPlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director2026AichiSara ChibaMiss Grand Japan 2026Eriko Yoshii2025 Japanese in USA Erika Ishibashi Miss Grand Japan 2025 Top 22 Grand Talent Award2024AichiLuma Naomi ShigemitsuMiss Grand Japan 2024Top 202023 Tokyo Yayoi Machida Miss Grand Japan 2023 Unplaced Best National Costume2022 Tokyo Seira Inoue Miss Grand Japan 2022 Unplaced2021 Tokyo Chika MizunoMiss Grand Japan 2021 Unplaced Chiba Sarina Chanana colspan=2 2020 Saga Ruri Saji Miss Grand Japan 2020 Top 20 Best National Costume2019 Nagano Adeline Minatoya Miss Grand Japan 2019 Top 202018 Saitama Haruka Oda Miss Grand Japan 2018 4th runner-up2017 Kyoto Erika Tsuji Miss Grand Japan 2017 Unplaced2016 Aichi Ayaka Sato Miss Grand Japan 2016 Unplaced2015SaitamaAyaka TanakaMiss Grand Japan 2015Top 10Best Evening GownStephen Diáz2014 Hyōgo Mieko Takeuchi rowspan=2 Top 20 Best in Social Media2013 Akita Eriko Yoshii Unplaced
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References
External links
2015 official website