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East Japan Yo-Yo Contest (EJ-1) 2025

About the East Japan Yo-Yo Contest (EJ-1) 2025

The East Japan Yo-Yo Contest 2025 Block-1 (EJ-1) was held on March 15, 2025 at Seimei Education and Culture Hall in Higashikurume, Tokyo, presented by Cloud Native Inc. and organized by the Japan Yo-Yo Federation (JYYF). The event served as the first of two Kanto regional qualifier blocks for the 2025 Japan National Yo-Yo Contest, which was held in Yokohama in June. Seven divisions were contested including the standard freestyle categories and a B Division open to beginners and intermediate players. Ryo Igarashi took the 1A title with a score of 93.8, while South Korean competitor Lee Jaehyuk claimed 2nd in 2A — a notable international showing at a domestic regional event. Takato Sasaki won 3A, Tsubasa Takada took 4A honors, and Akira Nishiguchi topped the 5A field.

§ Results

Date
March 15, 2025
Type
Regional
Location
Seimei Education and Culture Hall, Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan

1A

  1. 1st Ryo Igarashi (Japan)
  2. 2nd Masahiro Terada (Japan)
  3. 3rd Yasutaka Maeda (Japan)
  4. 4th Koyo Hashimoto (Japan)
  5. 5th Shuichi Teruya (Japan)
  6. 6th Shun Matsuda (Japan)
  7. 7th Hiromichi Hara (Japan)
  8. 8th Eito Yonekura (Japan)
  9. 9th Ao Kanazawa (Japan)

2A

  1. 1st Yu Kizami (Japan)
  2. 2nd Lee Jaehyuk (South Korea)
  3. 3rd Ryo Sakaguchi (Japan)
  4. 4th Ken Arai (Japan)
  5. 5th Tsubasa Matsui (Japan)

3A

  1. 1st Takato Sasaki (Japan)
  2. 2nd Kenta Ino (Japan)

4A

  1. 1st Tsubasa Takada (Japan)
  2. 2nd Kentaro Muto (Japan)
  3. 3rd Yoshimi Koga (Japan)
  4. 4th Kei Hashimoto (Japan)
  5. 5th Jin Saito (Japan)

5A

  1. 1st Akira Nishiguchi (Japan)
  2. 2nd Yusuke Kudo (Japan)
  3. 3rd Kazuma Miyakawa (Japan)

B Division

  1. 1st Tomoya Shimada (Japan)
  2. 2nd Tasuku Uno (Japan)
  3. 3rd Taiyo Amada (Japan)
  4. 4th Sojiro Miura (Japan)
  5. 5th Yuki Kanai (Japan)
  6. 6th Yuki Wakasugi (Japan)
  7. 7th Tomoya Isoshima (Japan)
  8. 8th Sakuya Suzuki (Japan)
  9. 9th Tomohiro Homma (Japan)
  10. 10th Haruki Kamikura (Japan)

Organizer: Japan Yo-Yo Federation (JYYF) Presenter: Cloud Native Inc. Qualifier for: 2025 Japan National Yo-Yo Contest (Yokohama, June 21–22, 2025) Notes: Lee Jaehyuk (South Korea) placed 2nd in 2A — notable international finish at a domestic regional. Specified Trick Basic Division was held; scored results not available. Bandai sponsored prizes for all division winners.

§ Venue

Seimei Education and Culture Hall, Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan

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