Climbing Japan Cup

Japanese climbing competition series

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]

## Lead

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Lead Japan Cup (in Japanese)

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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, Saga Prefecture  | Ai Mori | Shion Omata
38[10] | 2025.03.1-2  | Iga city, Mie Prefecture  | Ai Mori | Sorato Anraku

## Bouldering

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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.[11] 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.[12]

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[13] | 2017.01.28-29  | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya ward, Tokyo  | Futaba Ito | Kokoro Fujii
13[14] | 2018.02.03-04  | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo  | Akiyo Noguchi | Kokoro Fujii
14[15] | 2019.01.26-27  | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo  | Miho Nonaka | Taisei Ishimatsu
15[16] | 2020.02.08-09  | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo  | Futaba Ito | Kai Harada
16[17] | 2021.01.30-31  | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo  | Ai Mori | Kokoro Fujii
17[18] | 2022.02.5-6  | Yokkaichi Dome, Mie Prefecture | Nanako Kura | Tomoa Narasaki
18[19] | 2023.02.4-5  | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo  | Futaba Ito | Meichi Narasaki
19[20] | 2024.02.10-12  | Taku city, Saga Prefecture  | Mao Nakamura | Yoshiyuki Ogata
20[21] | 2025.02.1-2  | Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, Tokyo  | Miho Nonaka | Sorato Anraku

## Speed

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Speed Japan Cup (in Japanese)

Edition  | Y.M.D  | Location  | Women  | Men

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1[22] | 2019.02.10  | Akishima city, Tokyo  | Miho Nonaka | Yudai Ikeda
2[23] | 2020.02.22  | Akishima city, Tokyo  | Futaba Ito | Keita Dohi
3[24] | 2021.03.06  | Kameoka city, Kyoto  | Akiyo Noguchi | Tomoa Narasaki
4[25] | 2022.03.06  | Kameoka city, Kyoto  | Fumika Kawakami | Ryo Omasa
5[26] | 2023.03.12  | Chiba (city), Chiba  | Karin Hayashi | Jun Yasukawa
6[27] | 2024.02.25  | Taku city, Saga  | Ai Takeuchi | Jun Yasukawa
7[28] | 2025.02.15-16  | Taku city, Saga  | Karin Hayashi | Shuto Fujino

## Combined

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Combined Japan Cup (in Japanese)

Edition  | Y.M.D  | Location  | Women  | Men

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1[29] | 2018.06.23-24  | Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture  | Akiyo Noguchi | Tomoa Narasaki
2[30] | 2019.05.25-26  | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture  | Miho Nonaka | Tomoa Narasaki
3[31] | 2020.12.26-27  | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture  | Miho Nonaka | Kokoro Fujii
4[32] | 2021.06.18-19  | Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture  | Akiyo Noguchi | Tomoa Narasaki
5[33] | 2022.11.12-13  | Saijo city, Ehime Prefecture  | Ai Mori | Sorato Anraku

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## External links

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