Cross-country Skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Motoharu Matsumura | 50:43.76 | 51 |
| Akiyoshi Matsuoka | 49:50.72 | 43 | |
| Kunio Shibata | 49:38.95 | 41 | |
| Hideo Tanifuji | 49:06.97 | 37 | |
| 30 km | Tomio Okamura | 1'47:50.22 | 47 |
| Seiji Kudo | 1'47:00.40 | 44 | |
| Hideo Tanifuji | 1'45:37.13 | 37 | |
| Kunio Shibata | 1'42:30.83 | 23 | |
| 50 km | Motoharu Matsumura | DNF | – |
| Seiji Kudo | 2'57:42.62 | 29 | |
- Men's 4 x 10km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Hideo Tanifuji Kunio Shibata Akiyoshi Matsuoka Tomio Okamura |
2'13:59.14 | 10 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Akiko Akasaka | 19:49.74 | 43 |
| Harumi Imai | 19:05.73 | 38 | |
| Tokiko Ozeki | 19:00.82 | 37 | |
| Hiroko Takahashi | 18:32.75 | 34 | |
| 10 km | Hideko Saito | 39:51.61 | 38 |
| Harumi Imai | 39:33.13 | 37 | |
| Tokiko Ozeki | 38:07.24 | 33 | |
| Hiroko Takahashi | 36:53.84 | 25 | |
- Women's 3 x 5km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Tokiko Ozeki Hiroko Takahashi Hideko Saito |
53:20.75 | 9 |
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