SPEED SKATING PRIZE MONEY · 3RD OF 22 NATIONS
Japan speed skating prize money
Japan's skaters have won £326,556 between 24 skaters, 10.3% of all the speed skating prize money we hold. Miho Takagi leads on £166,111.
PRIZE MONEY£327k
SKATERS24
TITLES53
NATION RANK3rd
Japan's skaters
By career speed skating prize money
| # | SKATER | WORLD | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miho Takagi | 2 | 35 | £166,111£166k |
| 2 | Wataru Morishige | 30 | 6 | £33,111£33k |
| 3 | Tatsuya Shinhama | 39 | 2 | £22,963£23k |
| 4 | Yuma Murakami | 45 | 2 | £19,667£20k |
| 5 | Yukino Yoshida | 61 | 3 | £11,704£12k |
| 6 | Kazuya Yamada | 66 | 0 | £10,074£10k |
| 7 | Kurumi Inagawa | 69 | 0 | £8,852£9k |
| 8 | Rio Yamada | 75 | 0 | £8,000£8k |
| 9 | Ryota Kojima | 76 | 0 | £7,815£8k |
| 10 | Ayano Sato | 78 | 0 | £7,037£7k |
| 11 | Taiyo Nonomura | 81 | 0 | £6,296£6k |
| 12 | Momoka Horikawa | 97 | 2 | £4,444£4k |
| 13 | Takuya Morimoto | 114 | 0 | £2,963£3k |
| 14 | Seitaro Ichinohe | 115 | 0 | £2,778£3k |
| 15 | Masaya Yamada | 122 | 2 | £2,222£2k |
| 16 | Shomu Sasaki | 126 | 1 | £2,037£2k |
| 17 | Kota Kikuchi | 131 | 0 | £1,852£2k |
| 18 | Ryosuke Tsuchiya | 134 | 0 | £1,852£2k |
| 19 | Yuta Hirose | 137 | 0 | £1,778£2k |
| 20 | Sumire Kikuchi | 147 | 0 | £1,481£1k |
| 21 | Yudai Yamamoto | 151 | 0 | £1,111£1k |
| 22 | Riku Tsuchiya | 153 | 0 | £926£926 |
| 23 | Konami Soga | 158 | 0 | £926£926 |
| 24 | Kyoko Nitta | 163 | 0 | £556£556 |
Japan's top 15
Where Japan's money was won
Japan prize money by event, all 15
Japan's titles
53 wins, newest first
Japan against other nations
Speed skating prize money by nation, the countries either side
| # | NATION | SKATERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 39 | £969,481£969k |
| 2 | United States | 12 | £430,407£430k |
| 3 | Japan | 24 | £326,556£327k |
| 4 | Canada | 14 | £297,148£297k |
| 5 | Norway | 9 | £286,074£286k |
| 6 | Italy | 9 | £185,037£185k |
| 7 | China | 10 | £140,704£141k |
| 8 | South Korea | 8 | £104,852£105k |
| 9 | Poland | 10 | £101,037£101k |
| 10 | Belgium | 4 | £76,444£76k |
| 11 | Czechia | 3 | £76,185£76k |
| 12 | Austria | 3 | £31,148£31k |
| 13 | Switzerland | 3 | £31,037£31k |
| 14 | Germany | 7 | £29,926£30k |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 6 | £29,074£29k |
| 16 | France | 2 | £22,519£23k |
| 18 | Great Britain | 2 | £5,185£5k |
| 20 | Denmark | 2 | £2,963£3k |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have Japan's skaters won?
£326,556 between 24 skaters, 3rd of the 22 nations on our speed skating money list.
Who is Japan's highest earning skater?
Miho Takagi, with £166,111 and 35 titles.
How many speed skating titles has Japan won?
53 titles in the races we hold, most recently Miho Takagi at the 2025/26 World Cup women's 1500m standings.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on speed skating prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.