Climbing Japan Cup or Japan Climbing Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the JMSCA (Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association). The athletes compete in three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. The first Lead Japan Cup was held in 1987. The first Bouldering Japan Cup was held in 2005. The first Combined Japan Cup was held in 2018. The first Speed Japan Cup was held in 2019. [1] [2]
Edition | Y.M.D | Location | Women | Men |
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11 | 1997.10.04-05 | Ōtake city, Hiroshima Prefecture | Rie Kimura | Dai Koyamada |
12 | 1998.10.03-04 | Katano city, Osaka Prefecture | Hoshiko Nakagai | Tomohiro Shibata |
13 | 1999.10.10-11 | Hadano city, Kanagawa Prefecture | Rie Kimura | Takaaki Tsuiki |
14 | 2000.11.04-05 | Kazo city, Saitama Prefecture | Yasue Minamiura | Akito Matsushima |
15 | 2001.08.18-19 | Nanto city, Toyama Prefecture | Yuka Kobayashi | Takuya Takeda |
16 | 2002.09.15-16 | Sendai city, Miyagi Prefecture | Yuka Kobayashi | Hidekazu Ito |
17 | 2003.09.27-28 | Nagaoka district, Kōchi Prefecture | Yuko Hirohata | Keita Mogaki |
18 | 2004.06.12-13 | Sapporo city, Hokkaido Prefecture | Yuka Kobayashi | Yoshinobu Shinozaki |
19 | 2005.11.05-06 | Kazo city, Saitama Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Yuji Hirayama |
20 | 2006.09.02-03 | Maniwa city, Okayama Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Sachi Amma |
21 | 2007.06.02-03 | Hadano city, Kanagawa Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Sachi Amma |
22 | 2008.06.07-08 | Taketa city, Ōita Prefecture | Momoka Oda | Hidekazu Ito |
23 | 2009.06.06-07 | Joetsu city, Niigata Prefecture | Yuka Kobayashi | Sachi Amma |
24 | 2010.06.05-06 | Inzai city, Chiba Prefecture | Momoka Oda | Sachi Amma |
25 | 2011.06.04-05 | Yamaguchi city, Yamaguchi Prefecture | Momoka Oda | Sachi Amma |
26 | 2012.06.09-10 | Gifu city, Gifu Prefecture | Momoka Oda | Masahiro Higuchi |
27 | 2013.06.01-02 | Higashikurume city, Tokyo | Yuka Kobayashi | Daisuke Kasahara |
28 | 2014.06.07-08 | Omura city, Nagasaki Prefecture | Risa Ota | Akito Matsushima |
29 | 2015.06.06-07 | Minabe town, Wakayama Prefecture | Aika Tajima | Masahiro Higuchi |
30 | 2016.06.11-12 | Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture | Ai Mori | Keiichiro Korenaga |
31 [3] | 2017.06.10-11 | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture | Ai Mori | Taisei Homma |
32 [4] | 2019.03.02-03 | Inzai city, Chiba Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Kokoro Fujii |
33 [5] | 2020.08.09-11 | Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture | Ai Mori | Hidemasa Nishida |
34 [6] | 2021.03.26-28 | Inzai city, Chiba Prefecture | Ai Mori | Satone Yoshida |
35 [7] | 2022.02.12-13 | Inzai city, Chiba Prefecture | Ai Mori | Taisei Homma |
36 [8] | 2023.02.25-26 | Inzai city, Chiba Prefecture | Ai Mori | Shion Omata |
37 [9] | 2024.02.23-24 | Taku city, Saba Prefecture | Ai Mori | Shion Omata |
Bouldering Japan Cup (in Japanese)
Akiyo Noguchi won the most, with 9 consecutive wins from 2005 to 2014 (1st-9th). In 2017, Futaba Ito then 14-year-old, became the youngest athlete to win the Bouldering Japan Cup. [10] There were no male athletes who won more than once until Kokoro Fujii won three times consecutively from 2016 to 2018 and then again in 2021. [11]
Edition | Y.M.D | Location | Women | Men |
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1 | 2005.09.23-24 | Kobe city, Hyogo Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Keita Mogaki |
2 | 2006.12.23-24 | Kazo city, Saitama Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Tatsuya Muraoka |
3 | 2007.12.01-02 | Taketa city, Oita Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Kazuma Watanabe |
4 | 2009.02.28-03.01 | Kawagoe city, Saitama Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Masatoshi Sugita |
5 | 2009.11.21-22 | Fukaya city, Saitama Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Tsukuru Hori |
6 | 2011.02.26-27 | Nagasaki city, Nagasaki Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Atsushi Shimizu |
7 | 2012.02.25-26 | Nagasaki city, Nagasaki Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Tatsumi Nitta |
8 | 2013.02.23-24 | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo | Akiyo Noguchi | Sachi Amma |
9 | 2014.02.22-23 | Shizuoka city, Shizuoka Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Makoto Yamauchi |
10 | 2015.02.21-22 | Fukaya city, Saitama Prefecture | Aika Tajima | Rei Sugimoto |
11 | 2016.01.30-31 | Kazo city, Saitama Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Kokoro Fujii |
12 [12] | 2017.01.28-29 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya ward, Tokyo | Futaba Ito | Kokoro Fujii |
13 [13] | 2018.02.03-04 | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo | Akiyo Noguchi | Kokoro Fujii |
14 [14] | 2019.01.26-27 | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo | Miho Nonaka | Taisei Ishimatsu |
15 [15] | 2020.02.08-09 | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo | Futaba Ito | Kai Harada |
16 [16] | 2021.01.30-31 | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo | Ai Mori | Kokoro Fujii |
17 [17] | 2022.02.5-6 | Yokkaichi Dome, Mie Prefecture | Nanako Kura | Tomoa Narasaki |
18 [18] | 2023.02.4-5 | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo | Futaba Ito | Meichi Narasaki |
19 [19] | 2024.02.10-12 | Taku city, Saga Prefecture | Mao Nakamura | Yoshiyuki Ogata |
Edition | Y.M.D | Location | Women | Men |
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1 [20] | 2019.02.10 | Akishima city, Tokyo | Miho Nonaka | Yudai Ikeda |
2 [21] | 2020.02.22 | Akishima city, Tokyo | Futaba Ito | Keita Dohi |
3 [22] | 2021.03.06 | Kameoka city, Kyoto | Akiyo Noguchi | Tomoa Narasaki |
Combined Japan Cup (in Japanese)
Edition | Y.M.D | Location | Women | Men |
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1 [23] | 2018.06.23-24 | Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Tomoa Narasaki |
2 [24] | 2019.05.25-26 | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture | Miho Nonaka | Tomoa Narasaki |
3 [25] | 2020.12.26-27 | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture | Miho Nonaka | Kokoro Fujii |
4 [26] | 2021.06.18-19 | Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture | Akiyo Noguchi | Tomoa Narasaki |
5 [27] | 2022.11.12-13 | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture | Ai Mori | Sorato Anraku |
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