Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

participated and hosted the

2003 Asian Winter Games The 5th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Aomori 2003 (), took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Mascot The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is ''Winta'', a black woodpecker. Venues The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad w ...

held in

Aomori Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is border ...

, from February 1, 2003 to February 8, 2003. This country garnered 24 gold medals securing its top spot in the medal tally.

Participation details

Medal table

References

Nations at the 2003 Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) featuring winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested creating a winter version of the ...

Japan at the Asian Winter Games {{Asian-games-stub