Personal Information
Languages Japanese
Higher education Business Studies - Doshisha University: Kyoto, JPN
License number 10121991001
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in grade seven of middle school.
Why this sport? He was influenced by his older brother. Being tall, he also found his height gave him an advantage in the sport.
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Uchan (fencingfan.net, 17 Nov 2015)
Hobbies Playing guitar, drums and piano. (shikoku-np.co.jp, 16 Apr 2021; Instagram profile, 24 Dec 2020)
Awards and honours In 2018 he received the Kyoto Sports Grand Award in Japan. (city.kyoto.lg.jp, 19 Dec 2018)
In 2017 he received the Kagawa Prefecture Sports Glory Award in Japan. (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, 06 Feb 2018)
He was given the 2013 Kyoto Sports Award in Japan. (kyoto.lg.jp, 05 Apr 2015)
Milestones Along with Kazuya Minobe, Masaru Yamada, and Koki Kano, he was part of the men's epee team that won Japan's first gold medal in any fencing discipline at the Olympic Games. They beat ROC in the final at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Apr 2022; mainichi.jp, 30 Jul 2021)
Other information RETIREMENT
In October 2021 he announced his retirement from competitive fencing. (nikkansports.com, 13 Oct 2021; Instagram profile, 12 Oct 2021)
