Climbing Japan Cup


Climbing Japan Cup or Japan Climbing Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the JMSCA. 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.

Lead

Lead Japan Cup
EditionY.M.DLocationWomenMen
111997.10.04-05Ōtake city, Hiroshima PrefectureRie KimuraDai Koyamada
121998.10.03-04Katano city, Osaka PrefectureHoshiko NakagaiTomohiro Shibata
131999.10.10-11Hadano city, Kanagawa PrefectureRie KimuraTakaaki Tsuiki
142000.11.04-05Kazo city, Saitama PrefectureYasue MinamiuraAkito Matsushima
152001.08.18-19Nanto city, Toyama PrefectureYuka KobayashiTakuya Takeda
162002.09.15-16Sendai city, Miyagi PrefectureYuka KobayashiHidekazu Ito
172003.09.27-28Nagaoka district, Kōchi PrefectureYuko HirohataKeita Mogaki
182004.06.12-13Sapporo city, Hokkaido PrefectureYuka KobayashiYoshinobu Shinozaki
192005.11.05-06Kazo city, Saitama PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiYuji Hirayama
202006.09.02-03Maniwa city, Okayama PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiSachi Amma
212007.06.02-03Hadano city, Kanagawa PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiSachi Amma
222008.06.07-08Taketa city, Ōita PrefectureMomoka OdaHidekazu Ito
232009.06.06-07Joetsu city, Niigata PrefectureYuka KobayashiSachi Amma
242010.06.05-06Inzai city, Chiba PrefectureMomoka OdaSachi Amma
252011.06.04-05Yamaguchi city, Yamaguchi PrefectureMomoka OdaSachi Amma
262012.06.09-10Gifu city, Gifu PrefectureMomoka OdaMasahiro Higuchi
272013.06.01-02Higashikurume city, TokyoYuka KobayashiDaisuke Kasahara
282014.06.07-08Omura city, Nagasaki PrefectureRisa OtaAkito Matsushima
292015.06.06-07Minabe town, Wakayama PrefectureAika TajimaMasahiro Higuchi
302016.06.11-12Morioka city, Iwate PrefectureAi MoriKeiichiro Korenaga
312017.06.10-11Saijo city, Ehime PrefectureAi MoriTaisei Homma
322019.03.02-03Inzai city, Chiba PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiKokoro Fujii
332020.08.09-11Morioka city, Iwate PrefectureAi MoriHidemasa Nishida
342021.03.26-28Inzai city, Chiba PrefectureAi MoriSatone Yoshida
352022.02.12-13Inzai city, Chiba PrefectureAi MoriTaisei Homma
362023.02.25-26Inzai city, Chiba PrefectureAi MoriShion Omata
372024.02.23-24Taku city, Saga PrefectureAi MoriShion Omata
382025.03.1-2Iga city, Mie PrefectureAi MoriSorato Anraku
392026.03.07-8Iga city, Mie Prefecture

Bouldering

Bouldering Japan Cup
Akiyo Noguchi won the most, with 9 consecutive wins from 2005 to 2014. In 2017, Futaba Ito then 14-year-old, became the youngest athlete to win the Bouldering Japan Cup. 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.
EditionY.M.DLocationWomenMen
12005.09.23-24Kobe city, Hyogo PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiKeita Mogaki
22006.12.23-24Kazo city, Saitama PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiTatsuya Muraoka
32007.12.01-02Taketa city, Oita PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiKazuma Watanabe
42009.02.28-03.01Kawagoe city, Saitama PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiMasatoshi Sugita
52009.11.21-22Fukaya city, Saitama PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiTsukuru Hori
62011.02.26-27Nagasaki city, Nagasaki PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiAtsushi Shimizu
72012.02.25-26Nagasaki city, Nagasaki PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiTatsumi Nitta
82013.02.23-24Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoAkiyo NoguchiSachi Amma
92014.02.22-23Shizuoka city, Shizuoka PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiMakoto Yamauchi
102015.02.21-22Fukaya city, Saitama PrefectureAika TajimaRei Sugimoto
112016.01.30-31Kazo city, Saitama PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiKokoro Fujii
122017.01.28-29Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya ward, TokyoFutaba ItoKokoro Fujii
132018.02.03-04Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoAkiyo NoguchiKokoro Fujii
142019.01.26-27Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoMiho NonakaTaisei Ishimatsu
152020.02.08-09Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoFutaba ItoKai Harada
162021.01.30-31Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoAi MoriKokoro Fujii
172022.02.5-6Yokkaichi Dome, Mie PrefectureNanako KuraTomoa Narasaki
182023.02.4-5Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoFutaba ItoMeichi Narasaki
192024.02.10-12Taku city, Saga PrefectureMao NakamuraYoshiyuki Ogata
202025.02.1-2Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoMiho NonakaSorato Anraku
212026.01.31-2026.02.01Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya ward, TokyoFutaba ItoMeichi Narasaki

Speed

Speed Japan Cup
EditionY.M.DLocationWomenMen
12019.02.10Akishima city, TokyoMiho NonakaYudai Ikeda
22020.02.22Akishima city, TokyoFutaba ItoKeita Dohi
32021.03.06Kameoka city, KyotoAkiyo NoguchiTomoa Narasaki
42022.03.06Kameoka city, KyotoFumika KawakamiRyo Omasa
52023.03.12Chiba (city), ChibaKarin HayashiJun Yasukawa
62024.02.25Taku city, SagaAi TakeuchiJun Yasukawa
72025.02.15-16Taku city, SagaKarin HayashiShuto Fujino

Combined

Combined Japan Cup
EditionY.M.DLocationWomenMen
12018.06.23-24Morioka city, Iwate PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiTomoa Narasaki
22019.05.25-26Saijo city, Ehime PrefectureMiho NonakaTomoa Narasaki
32020.12.26-27Saijo city, Ehime PrefectureMiho NonakaKokoro Fujii
42021.06.18-19Morioka city, Iwate PrefectureAkiyo NoguchiTomoa Narasaki
52022.11.12-13Saijo city, Ehime PrefectureAi MoriSorato Anraku