List of Japanese astronauts
Fourteen citizens of Japan have participated in space flights. Of these, eleven— nine men and two women—were professional astronauts, two were space tourists, and one was a journalist who participated in a commercial Soyuz space flight.
Two Japanese astronauts have been in space at the same time on three occasions :
- Soichi Noguchi and Naoko Yamazaki from 5 April 2010 to 20 April 2010
- Soichi Noguchi and Akihiko Hoshide from 23 April 2021 to 2 May 2021
- Takuya Onishi and Kimiya Yui from 2 August 2025 to 7 August 2025
| # | Name | Photo | Mission | Launch times | Total duration | Spacewalk times | Spacewalk duration | Notes |
| 1 | Toyohiro Akiyama born 22 July 1942 | Soyuz TM-11, 1990-12-02 - 1990-12-10 | 1 | 7 days 21 hours 54 minutes | 0 | 0 | The first journalist in space, first Japanese in space, first civilian on a commercial space flight, cosmonaut researcher, professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design | |
| 2 | Mamoru Mohri born 29 January 1948 | Endeavour STS-47, 1992-09-12 - 1992-09-20 Endeavour STS-99, 2000-02-11 - 2000-02-22 | 2 | 19 days 04 hours 08 minutes | 0 | 0 | The first Japanese astronaut of an official Japanese space program, Doctor of Science in Chemistry, Payload specialist, specialist in flying. | |
| 3 | Chiaki Mukai born 6 May 1952 | Columbia STS-65, 1994-07-08 - 1994-07-23 Discovery STS-95, 1998-10-29 - 1998-11-07 | 2 | 23 days 15 hours 39 minutes | 0 | 0 | The first female astronaut of Japan, cardiosurgeon, specialist in payload. | |
| 4 | Koichi Wakata born 1 August 1963 | Endeavour STS-72, 1996-01-11 - 1996-01-20 Discovery STS-92, 2000-10-11 - 2000-10-24 Discovery STS-119, ISS-18, 19, 20, Endeavour STS-127, 2009-03-15-2009-07-31 Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS-38, 39, 2013-11-07 - 2014-05-14 SpaceX Crew-5, ISS-68, 69, 2022-10-05 - 2023-03-12 | 5 | 504 days 18 hours 33 minutes | 2 | 14 hours 02 minutes | Flight specialist, flight engineer, commander of ISS-39. | |
| 5 | Takao Doi born 18 September 1954 | Columbia STS-87, 1997-11-19 - 1997-12-05 Endeavour STS-123, 2008-03-11 - 2008-03-25 | 2 | 31 days 10 hours 45 minutes | 2 | 12 hours 42 minutes | Doctor of Science in aerospace engineering Doctor of Astronomy; specialist in flying. | |
| 6 | Soichi Noguchi born 15 April 1965 | Discovery STS-114, 2005-07-26 - 2005-08-09 Soyuz TMA-17, ISS-22, 23, 2009-12-20 - 2010-06-02 SpaceX Crew-1, ISS-64, ISS-65 | 3 | 344 days 9 hours 33 minutes | 3 | 20 hours 05 minutes | Aeronautical engineer, flight specialist, flight engineer. | |
| 7 | Akihiko Hoshide born 28 December 1968 | Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS-32, 33, 2012-07-15 - 2012-11-19, SpaceX Crew-2, ISS-65, 2021-04-23 - 2021-11-09 | 3 | 340 days 11 hours 41 minutes | 3 | 21 hours 03 minutes | Flight specialist, flight engineer. | |
| 8 | Naoko Yamazaki born 27 December 1970 | Discovery STS-131, 2010-04-05 - 2010-04-20 | 1 | 15 days 02 hours 47 minutes | 0 | 0 | Aeronautical engineer, specialist in flying. | |
| 9 | Satoshi Furukawa born 4 April 1964 | Soyuz TMA-02M, ISS-28, 29, 2011-07-07 - 2011-11-22 SpaceX Crew-7, ISS-69 / 70, 2023-08-26 - 2024-03-12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Surgeon, flight engineer. | ||
| 10 | Kimiya Yui born 30 January 1970 | Soyuz TMA-17M, ISS-44, 45, 2015-07-22 - 2015-12-11 SpaceX Crew-11, ISS-73 / 74, 2025-07-31 - Present | 2 | 0 | 0 | Colonel of the Air Force of Japan, flight engineer. | ||
| 11 | Takuya Onishi born 22 December 1975 | Soyuz MS-01, ISS-48, ISS49, 2016-07-07 - 2016-10-30 SpaceX Crew-10, ISS-72, ISS-73, 2025-03-14 - 2025-08-09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Flight engineer. | ||
| 12 | Norishige Kanai born 5 December 1976 | Soyuz MS-07, ISS-54, 55, 2017-12-17 - 2018-06-03 | 1 | 168 days 05 hours 18 minutes | 1 | 5 hours 57 minutes | Doctor, flight engineer. | |
| 13 | Yusaku Maezawa born 22 November 1975 | Soyuz MS-20, 2021-12-08 - 2021-12-20 | 1 | 11 days 10 hours 9 minutes | 0 | 0 | Space tourist | |
| 14 | Yozo Hirano born 1985 | Soyuz MS-20, 2021-12-08 - 2021-12-20 | 1 | 11 days 10 hours 9 minutes | 0 | 0 | Space tourist |