Japanese models at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027
18 Japanese models walked at least one show in Paris for Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026. The week closed on 6 October 2026. Kou Kuroda and Naoki Sumiya share the most shows, 5 each.
1,017 of 1,116 models in this edition have a nationality on record. Casts are on record for 67 of the 67 Paris runway shows this season.
Updated 22 October 2026 · Every season since 2002 · Methodology
Every Japanese model at Paris Fashion Week SS27
Ranked by shows walked in Paris for Spring/Summer 2027, every category. Ties keep alphabetical order.
18 models on record for Spring/Summer 2027.
| Rank | Model | Shows this season | All Paris shows | Shows and houses this season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kou Kuroda New to Paris | 5 | 5 | Celine (menswear), Dior Men (menswear), Dries Van Noten (menswear), Kiko Kostadinov (menswear), Louis Vuitton (menswear) |
| 2 | Naoki Sumiya | 5 | 7 | Agnès b. , Alainpaul , Soshi Otsuki (menswear), Studio Nicholson (menswear), Études (menswear) |
| 3 | Shoichi Tamaki | 4 | 5 | Casablanca , Matières Fécales , Rick Owens (menswear), Ziggy Chen (menswear) |
| 4 | Suzune Oda | 3 | 29 | CFCL , Issey Miyake , Shiatzy Chen (coed) |
| 5 | Akitsugu Tominaga | 2 | 8 | Amiri (menswear), Soshi Otsuki (menswear) |
| 6 | Kayako Higuchi | 2 | 45 | Schiaparelli , Tom Ford (coed) |
| 7 | Kemmei Watanabe | 2 | 7 | Soshi Otsuki (menswear), Studio Nicholson (menswear) |
| 8 | Towa Kanayama | 2 | 4 | Bed J.W. Ford (menswear), Louis Vuitton (menswear) |
| 9 | Akito Mizutani | 1 | 37 | EGONlab. (menswear) |
| 10 | Daisuke Ueda | 1 | 24 | Soshi Otsuki (menswear) |
| 11 | Gendai Funato | 1 | 36 | ssstein (menswear) |
| 12 | Kai Wijers | 1 | 6 | Louis Vuitton (menswear) |
| 13 | Kinari Tamukai | 1 | 7 | UJOH |
| 14 | Kuyuri Murata | 1 | 8 | Yohji Yamamoto Closed |
| 15 | Kyosuke Akiyoshi | 1 | 18 | Yohji Yamamoto (menswear) |
| 16 | Marika Ota | 1 | 5 | Burç Akyol |
| 17 | Yuto Ebihara | 1 | 44 | Rick Owens (menswear) |
| 18 | Yuya Otsuka | 1 | 16 | Yohji Yamamoto (menswear) |
Japanese models new to Paris Fashion Week
First Paris season on record is Spring/Summer 2027.
Houses in Paris that cast the most Japanese models, SS27
21 more houses cast one Japanese model each.
Japanese models who opened or closed a show, SS27
Where the running order is on record.
Questions this page answers
Which Japanese models walked Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027?
18 Japanese models have a show on record in Paris for Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026. Kou Kuroda and Naoki Sumiya share the most shows, 5 each.
Which houses cast the most Japanese models at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027?
Soshi Otsuki cast 4 Japanese models in Paris for Spring/Summer 2027.
Cite as: Tectova, “Japanese models at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/japan/paris/ss2027.