Miss Earth Japan
Annual beauty contest held in Japan
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Miss Earth Japan (Japanese: ミス・アース・ジャパン) is a beauty pageant held annually in Japan. The titleholder represents Japan in the international Miss Earth pageant.[1][2]
| Formation | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss Earth |
Official language | Japanese |
National Director | Osamu Sakata |
| Website | miss-earth.com |
History
Miss Earth Japan, based in Shinjuku, 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 pageant, to further charity donations and philanthropic activities, and to promote environmental awareness and protection.[3]
Japan was first represented in 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.[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. 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 |