Hobbies
Gaming. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 17 Sep 2022)
Education
Sports Science - Juntendo University: Tokyo, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Central Sports: Japan
Coach
Yoshihiro Saito [club], JPN; Hisashi Mizutori [national], JPN
Sporting relatives
His younger brother Kakeru has represented Japan in artistic gymnastics, and won bronze [2018 and 2019] and silver [2022] in the team event at the world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Oct 2022; sanspo.com, 10 Oct 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age six at Kenshin Sports Club in Funabashi, Japan.
Reason for taking up the sport
He got involved in gymnastics for fun, but a coach recognised his talent and suggested he take up the sport more seriously.
Ambitions
To win gold alongside his brother at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (bbm-japan.com, 16 Mar 2023)
Hero / Idol
Romanian artistic gymnast Marian Dragulescu. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 17 Sep 2022)
Most influential person in career
Japanese artistic gymnast Shogo Nonomura. (taisou-nippon.jp, 25 Jun 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Be confident." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 05 Sep 2019)
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