Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting [DTC]: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University : Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Lee Wook-Jae [national], KOR; Yusuke Aoki [national], JPN |
| Handedness |
Left |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, Japanese, Korean |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Twitter profile, 15 May 2019) |
| Awards and honours |
He received an Excellence Award at the 2013 Fukui Newspaper Sports Award Ceremony in Japan. (fukuishimbun.co.jp, 02 Feb 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Visiting saunas, yoga, golf. (Twitter profile, 04 May 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He was involved in kendo for three years while at middle school. He was encouraged to switch to fencing by a coach, Katsuaki Moroe, at his high school. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in grade 10 at Takefu Commercial High School in Echizen, Japan. |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Toku (fencingfan.net, 27 Nov 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Be grateful." (fencingfan.net, 27 Nov 2015) |
International Debut |
| Year |
2007 |
| Competing for |
Japan |
| Tournament |
World Cup |
| Location |
Logroņo, ESP |
