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Survivor 4 (サバイバー4) is the fourth season of Survivor (Japan).

After 39 days in Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, Kōshin Gunji, a prefecture carpenter from Ibaraki, defeated Atsuko Koizumi, a prefecture studio photographer from Kanagawa, in a 5-2 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor.

Production[]

The season took place on the island of Rota, in the Northern Mariana Islands. Filming began in November to December 2002.

A total of nine episodes aired, making Survivor 4 the shortest season in the Survivor (Japan) franchise.

Twists/Changes[]

  • Tribe Composition: The sixteen castaways were divided into two tribes of eight.
  • Tribe Switch: At the final thirteen, a tribe switch occurred.
  • Merge: The tribes merged with ten contestants remaining.
  • Final Tribal Council Format: Two finalists faced a jury comprised of seven people.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
JPS4 ryouka t Ryouka Yamada
22, Aichi Prefecture
Waitress
Manglo 1st Voted Out
Day 4
4
JPS4 izumi t Izumi Kabayama
24, Tokyo
Café Clerk
Somnak 2nd Voted Out
Day 7
6
JPS4 takeshi t Takeshi Kanbara
27, Gunma Prefecture
River Rafting Guide
Somnak 3rd Voted Out
Day 10
5
JPS4 eiichi t Eiichi Kishimoto
35, Saitama Prefecture
Motorcycle Mechanic
Somnak Somnak 4th Voted Out
Day 13
4
JPS4 emiko t Emiko Takahashi
27, Tokyo
Hairdresser
Manglo Somnak 5th Voted Out
Day 16
7
JPS4 toshihiro t Toshihiro Kuriki
44, Fukuoka Prefecture
Construction Company President
Somnak Manglo 6th Voted Out
Day 19
6
JPS4 yuka t Yuka Ito
29, Saitama Prefecture
Event Host
Somnak Somnak Langet 7th Voted Out
Day 23
8
JPS4 youju t Youju Kobayashi
45, Tochigi Prefecture
Milk Store Manager
Manglo Manglo 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 26
4
JPS4 hiroaki t Hiroaki Mano
27, Tokyo
Graduate Student
Manglo Somnak 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 29
5
JPS4 kaoru t Kaoru Kamioka
39, Kyoto Prefecture
Housewife
Manglo Manglo 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 32
5
JPS4 takae t Takae Shimazaki
28, Kanagawa Prefecture
Former Office Worker
Somnak Manglo 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 34
6
JPS4 kayo t Kayo Shibuya
24, Niigata Prefecture
Former Swimming Coach
Somnak Somnak 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 36
6
JPS4 keita t Keita Inoue
22, Hyogo Prefecture
Part-Time Employee
Manglo Somnak 13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
2
JPS4 motoki t Motoki Fukami
22, Tokyo
Actor
Somnak Manglo 14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
7
JPS4 atsuko t Atsuko Koizumi
24, Kanagawa Prefecture
Studio Photographer
Manglo Manglo Runner-Up 6
JPS4 koshin t Kōshin Gunji
37, Ibaraki Prefecture
Carpenter
Manglo Manglo Sole Survivor 7

Season Summary[]

Episode Air Date Challenges Eliminated
(vote)
Finish
Immunity
1 January 14, 2003 Somnak Ryouka
(4-3-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 4
2 January 21, 2003 Manglo Izumi
(6-2)
2nd Voted Out
Day 7
Manglo Takeshi
(5-1-1)
3rd Voted Out
Day 10
3 January 28, 2003
Manglo Eiichi
(3-2-1)
4th Voted Out
Day 13
4 February 4, 2003 Manglo Emiko
(6-1)
5th Voted Out
Day 16
Somnak Toshihiro
(6-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 19
5 February 18, 2003 Hiroaki Yuka
(5-5;
tiebreaker)1
7th Voted Out
Day 23
6 February 25, 2003 Hiroaki Youju
(4-2-2-1)
8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 26
Keita Hiroaki
(4-3-1)
9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 29
7 March 4, 2003 Takae Kaoru
(5-2)
10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 32
Keita Takae
(3-2-1)
11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 34
Keita Kayo
(3-2)
12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 36
8 March 11, 2003 Atsuko Keita
(2-1-1)
13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
Atsuko Motoki
(1-0)
14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
Jury Vote Atsuko
(5-2)
Runner-Up
Kōshin
(5-2)
Sole Survivor
Notes:
^1 Per Survivor (Japan) rules, in case of a tie, past votes were taken into account. The player with more past votes would be eliminated.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Voted Out JPS4 ryouka t
Ryouka
JPS4 izumi t
Izumi
JPS4 takeshi t
Takeshi
JPS4 eiichi t
Eiichi
JPS4 emiko t
Emiko
JPS4 toshihiro t
Toshihiro
Tie JPS4 yuka t
Yuka
JPS4 youju t
Youju
JPS4 hiroaki t
Hiroaki
JPS4 kaoru t
Kaoru
JPS4 takae t
Takae
JPS4 kayo t
Kayo
JPS4 keita t
Keita
JPS4 motoki t
Motoki
JPS4 atsuko t
Atsuko
JPS4 kōshin t
Kōshin
Vote 4-3-1 6-2 5-1-1 3-2-1 4-1 6-1 5-51 Past votes2 4-2-2-1 4-3-1 5-2 3-2-1 3-2 2-1-1 1-03 5-2
Kōshin Emiko Toshihiro Yuka Youju Hiroaki Kaoru Takae Kayo Keita None Jury Vote
Atsuko Ryouka Toshihiro Kōshin Motoki Takae Kaoru Motoki Motoki Motoki Motoki
Motoki Izumi Takeshi Toshihiro Yuka Youju Hiroaki Kaoru Kayo Kayo Keita None Kōshin
Keita Ryouka Eiichi Emiko Kōshin Youju Takae Kaoru Takae Kayo Kōshin Kōshin
Kayo Izumi Eiichi Emiko Emiko Kōshin Motoki Kaoru Kaoru Takae Motoki Kōshin
Takae Izumi Takeshi Toshihiro Yuka Youju Hiroaki Atsuko Kayo Kōshin
Kaoru Atsuko Toshihiro Yuka Atsuko Hiroaki Atsuko Kōshin
Hiroaki Ryouka Eiichi Emiko Kōshin Kōshin Takae Atsuko
Youju Ryouka Toshihiro Yuka Kōshin Atsuko
Yuka Izumi Takeshi Emiko Emiko Kōshin Voted Out
Toshihiro Izumi Takeshi Kōshin
Emiko Atsuko Eiichi Kayo
Eiichi Yuka Takeshi Hiroaki
Takeshi Izumi Yuka
Izumi Yuka
Ryouka Atsuko
Notes:
^1 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie.
^2 Per Survivor rules, in case of a tie, past votes were taken into account. The player with more past votes would be eliminated.
^3 Kōshin and Motoki did not vote, as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Atsuko voted.

Trivia[]

References[]

Survivor (Japan) Seasons
Survivor 1 · Survivor 2 · Survivor 3 · Survivor 4
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