Nickname
Kayakun (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Hobbies
Reading, cooking. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Sports Science - Juntendo University : Tokyo, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Central Sports: Japan
Coach
Yoshihiro Saito [club], JPN; Hisashi Mizutori [national], JPN
International senior debut
2015
Start sporting career
He began training in gymnastics in 2004.
Reason for taking up the sport
He was inspired by the Japanese artistic gymnastics team after watching them on television winning gold in the team event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Ambitions
To win gold on pommel horse at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sanspo.com, 14 Aug 2021; zakzak.co.jp, 02 Aug 2021)
Hero / Idol
Japanese samurai Toyotomi Hideyoshi. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Most influential person in career
Japanese artistic gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita, and his mother Keiko. (yomiuri.co.jp, 27 Jul 2021; taisou-nippon.jp, 04 Jun 2016)
Philosophy / Motto
"Win the battle against yourself." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2021 he received the Chiba Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (chiba-tv.com, 02 Sep 2021)
In 2015 and 2021 he was presented with the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (hokkoku.co.jp, 08 Sep 2021; chiicomi.com, 15 Jan 2016)
He received the Narashino Mayor Award in Japan in 2014. (city.narashino.lg.jp, 13 Feb 2015)
Additional information
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a PhD in sports science at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan. (Instagram profile, 25 Aug 2023; juntendo.ac.jp, 24 Apr 2023, 02 Aug 2021, 18 Jul 2019)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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