Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Office Worker
Languages Japanese
Higher education Sports Science - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN
License number 19121996000
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He first tried the sport at age four in Taito, Japan.
Why this sport? He and his older brother were encouraged to go to a fencing class by their mother. "I chose foil, because at that time foil was the most popular event in Japan. I just followed what others were doing without question."
Club / Team JTB: Tokyo, JPN
Name of coach Erwann Le Pechoux [national], FRA
Handedness Left
General Interest
Nicknames Kyochan (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015)
Hobbies Football, watching Japanese baseball team the Saitama Seibu Lions, music, surfing, hot springs, vintage clothing. (Twitter profile, 27 Apr 2021; Instagram profile, 25 Apr 2021)
Most influential person in career His older brother and his parents. (jtbcorp.jp, 22 Dec 2023)
Hero / Idol Japanese fencer Yuki Ota. (olympicchannel.com, 14 Jan 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto "The boughs that bear most hang lowest." (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015)
Milestones Along with Kazuki Iimura, Takahiro Shikine, and Kenta Suzumura, he was part of the first men's foil team representing Japan to win gold at the world championships when they were victorious at the 2023 edition of the tournament in Milan, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 May 2024; jtbcorp.jp, 22 Dec 2023)
Ambitions To win gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nikkansports.com, 17 Sep 2021)
