Boulder Japan Cup 2026

Boulder Japan Cup 2026
VenueKomazawa Indoor Ball Sports Field
LocationTokyo, Japan
Date31 January – 1 February 2026
Websitehttps://www.jma-climbing.org/competition/2026/bjc/
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 

The 2026 Boulder Japan Cup (BJC) was the 21st edition of the annual competition bouldering event organised by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA), held in Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo.[1]

BJC is the sole selection event for Japan’s national bouldering team.[2] Athletes who place highly at the BJC are eligible to compete in the Boulder World Cups, subject to JMSCA's prevailing selection criteria.[3] BJC 2026 was the first domestic competition of the 2026 season. 50 men and 50 women competed, with Meichi Narasaki and Futaba Ito winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively, repeating their victories from the Boulder Japan Cup 2023.[4]

Results

Finals

The men's bouldering finals took place on 1 February 2026.[5][6]

Rank Athlete Boulder Total
1 2 3 4
1 Meichi Narasaki 24.9 25 25 10 84.9
2 Tomoa Narasaki 24.9 25 9.6 9.8 69.3
3 Sorato Anraku 24.9 25 0 10 59.9
4 Keita Dohi 24.8 24.7 10 0 59.5
5 Rei Kawamata 10 25 0 10 45
6 Daiki Sano 24.4 9.8 9.8 0 44
7 Yusuke Sugimoto 24.8 0 0 9.9 34.7
8 Aki Shinozawa 10 9.9 0 0 19.9

The women's bouldering finals took place on 1 February 2026.[7][8]

Rank Athlete Boulder Total
1 2 3 4
1 Futaba Ito 25 24.9 24.9 10 84.8
2 Miho Nonaka 25 24.7 24.8 10 84.5
3 Melody Sekikawa 10 24.9 24.8 9.9 69.6
4 Mao Nakamura 10 24.9 24.7 0 59.6
5 Ai Mori 24.9 9.2 24.8 0 58.9
6 Anon Matsufuji 10 9.4 24.6 10 54
7 Mia Aoyagi 9.9 0 0 24.9 34.8
8 Nanako Kura 10 0 0 0 10

Semifinals

The men's bouldering semifinals took place on 1 February 2026.[9][10]

Rank Athlete Boulder Total
1 2 3 4
1 Sorato Anraku 0 24.9 25 25 74.9
2 Meichi Narasaki 0 25 24.9 25 74.9
3 Yusuke Sugimoto 0 24.8 24.6 24.8 74.2
4 Rei Kawamata 9.4 24.6 9.9 24.8 68.7
5 Tomoa Narasaki 25 24.8 10 0 59.8
6 Daiki Sano 24.7 24.9 0 10 59.6
7 Keita Dohi 0 25 9.5 24.9 59.4
8 Aki Shinozawa 24.5 10 9.8 10 54.3
9 Kento Yamaguchi 9.2 24.7 9.7 10 53.6
10 Kodai Yamada 0 24.9 10 9.9 44.8
11 Yoshiyuki Ogata 0 24.9 9.8 10 44.7
12 Yuji Fujiwaki 9 24.8 0 9.8 43.6
13 Ao Yurikusa 0 24 9.3 10 43.3
14 Ryo Omasa 0 9.9 9.9 10 29.8
15 Manato Kurashiki 0 10 9.7 10 29.7
16 Keita Watabe 10 10 0 0 20
17 Yuta Imaizumi 0 0 9.9 10 19.9
18 Junta Sekiguchi 0 0 9.8 9.9 19.7
19 Hiroto Shimizu 0 9.6 9.8 0 19.4
20 Kokoro Fujii 0 0 9.6 9.8 19.4
21 Taiga Sakamoto 0 9.2 0 10 19.2
22 Yosui Sasahara 0 0 0 10 10
23 Yuta Kayotani 0 0 9.8 0 9.8
24 Eito Tamiya 0 9.8 0 0 9.8

The women's bouldering semifinals took place on 1 February 2026.[11][12]

Rank Athlete Boulder Total
1 2 3 4
1 Melody Sekikawa 25 24.9 24.6 24.9 99.4
2 Mao Nakamura 25 25 24.8 10 84.8
3 Futaba Ito 25 25 24.7 10 84.7
4 Anon Matsufuji 25 25 24.5 10 84.5
5 Nanako Kura 24.9 24.9 24.7 9.9 84.4
6 Ai Mori 25 25 0 24.8 74.8
7 Mia Aoyagi 25 0 24.8 24.9 74.7
8 Miho Nonaka 25 24.8 9.8 10 69.6
9 Manami Yama 9.6 24.9 24.5 10 69
10 Yui Suezawa 9.3 24.8 24.5 9.9 68.5
11 Kaho Murakoshi 24.7 0 25 9.9 59.6
12 Akane Matsuura 9.9 24.8 9.5 9.9 54.1
13 Moka Mochizuki 9.9 0 24.8 10 44.7
14 Ren Koyamatsu 25 9.7 9.8 0 44.5
15 Nanami Nobe 10 24.8 9.6 0 44.4
16 Chihiro Kaneko 9.9 0 24.4 10 44.3
17 Nagi Karino 9.5 24.8 0 9.7 44
18 Momoka Kaneko 9.2 9.8 24.4 0 43.4
19 Kohana Mugishima 0 0 24.8 10 34.8
20 Miku Ishii 24.7 0 9.4 0 34.1
21 Sora Ito 9.9 9.4 0 9.8 29.1
22 Ai Takeuchi 9.7 9.9 9.5 0 29.1
23 Serika Okawachi 9.9 0 9.3 0 19.2
24 Yuno Harigae 9.1 0 0 10 19.1
25 Yuno Tokutake 9.4 0 9.4 0 18.8

Qualifications

The men's bouldering qualifications took place on 31 January 2026.[13][14]

Rank Athlete Boulder Total
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sorato Anraku 25 25 25 24.9 25 124.9
2 Kodai Yamada 25 24.8 24.9 25 25 124.7
3 Rei Kawamata 25 24.8 24.6 25 24.9 124.3
4 Keita Dohi 25 24.9 24.7 24.7 24.8 124.1
5 Yuji Fujiwaki 24.5 24.8 10 24.9 25 109.2
6 Yusuke Sugimoto 25 24.8 9.4 24.9 24.9 109
7 Tomoa Narasaki 10 24.7 10 25 25 94.7
8 Junta Sekiguchi 25 9.8 24.5 10 24.7 94
9 Taiga Sakamoto 10 0 24.7 25 25 84.7
10 Ryo Omasa 24.9 9.8 0 24.9 24.9 84.5
11 Ao Yurikusa 24.9 9.7 24.5 0 25 84.1
12 Yuta Kayotani 24.7 0 9.6 24.7 24.9 83.9
13 Manato Kurashiki 25 0 9.2 24.8 24.6 83.6
14 Keita Watabe 9.8 24.9 24.8 10 10 79.5
15 Eito Tamiya 25 24.6 10 10 9.8 79.4
16 Hiroto Shimizu 24.9 9.6 9.6 9.5 24.8 78.4
17 Yoshiyuki Ogata 25 0 10 24.8 10 69.8
18 Kokoro Fujii 9.9 0 10 24.8 25 69.7
19 Yosui Sasahara 9.8 0 10 24.9 24.9 69.6
Yuta Imaizumi 9.8 0 10 24.9 24.9 69.6
21 Meichi Narasaki 9.8 24.8 9.8 0 25 69.4
22 Daiki Sano 25 0 9.4 9.9 25 69.4
23 Kento Yamaguchi 24.7 0 9.9 9.8 24.8 69.2
Aki Shinozawa 9.9 0 9.9 24.5 24.9 69.2
25 Sohta Amagasa 9.8 0 9.4 24.8 25 69
26 Rei Sasaki 10 0 9.2 24.8 24.9 68.9
27 Mahiro Takami 24.9 9.7 9.9 9.8 10 64.3
28 Ema Kurita 24.9 0 9.8 24.9 0 59.6
Kaede Fujita 25 0 9.6 0 25 59.6
30 Hayato Tsuru 24.7 0 9.4 0 24.9 59
31 Airu Kanbara 9.7 0 9.7 10 25 54.4
32 Ryoei Nukui 9.8 24.8 9.6 9.9 0 54.1
33 Ryusei Hamada 24.6 9.8 0 9.7 9.8 53.9
Shion Omata 10 0 9.6 9.6 24.7 53.9
35 Soran Koyama 25 0 0 9.8 10 44.8
36 Genbu Uehara 9.9 24.8 0 9.9 0 44.6
37 Takata Tomoaki 9.9 9.5 0 0 24.8 44.2
38 Akira Tsunoda 9.5 9.4 9 0 9.5 37.4
39 Ryota Toda 24.7 0 0 9.9 0 34.6
40 Hayato Nakamura 9.9 0 9.9 10 0 29.8
41 Satoki Tanaka 9.9 0 0 9.9 9.8 29.6
Reo Matsuoka 10 0 0 9.6 10 29.6
43 Haruto Imai 9.9 9.9 9.6 0 0 29.4
44 Shoya Arakawa 0 0 24.3 0 0 24.3
45 Haruyoshi Morimoto 10 0 0 10 0 20
Yuuki Hoshi 10 0 0 0 10 20
47 Zenta Bansho 9.7 0 0 9.9 0 19.6
48 Masaki Saito 10 0 9.5 0 0 19.5
49 Hareru Nagamori 9.9 0 0 0 0 9.9
50 Shintaro Takeshita 9.7 0 0 0 0 9.7

The women's bouldering qualifications took place on 31 January 2026.[15][16]

Rank Athlete Boulder Total
1 2 3 4 5
1 Anon Matsufuji 25 25 25 25 25 125
Futaba Ito 25 25 25 25 25 125
Nanako Kura 25 25 25 25 25 125
4 Mao Nakamura 25 25 24.9 25 25 124.9
Miho Nonaka 25 24.9 25 25 25 124.9
Ai Mori 25 25 24.9 25 25 124.9
Mia Aoyagi 25 25 24.9 25 25 124.9
8 Melody Sekikawa 25 25 25 25 24.8 124.8
9 Yuno Harigae 25 24.9 24.8 25 25 124.7
10 Sora Ito 25 24.8 24.9 25 24.9 124.6
Yuno Tokutake 25 24.9 24.7 25 25 124.6
12 Momoka Kaneko 24.9 25 24.7 25 24.9 124.5
13 Miku Ishii 25 24.9 24.6 24.9 25 124.4
14 Yui Suezawa 25 25 24.4 25 24.9 124.3
15 Moka Mochizuki 25 25 24.9 25 10 109.9
16 Nanami Nobe 25 25 24.7 25 10 109.7
17 Serika Okawachi 24.9 24.9 9.9 25 24.9 109.6
Chihiro Kaneko 25 24.9 24.8 10 24.9 109.6
19 Kaho Murakoshi 25 24.8 24.7 25 10 109.5
Nagi Karino 24.9 25 9.8 25 24.8 109.5
Akane Matsuura 25 25 9.6 25 24.9 109.5
Kohana Mugishima 25 25 9.8 25 24.7 109.5
23 Manami Yama 25 24.9 24.8 25 9.7 109.4
24 Ai Takeuchi 24.9 24.8 24.6 9.9 24.9 109.1
Ren Koyamatsu 24.9 24.9 24.5 24.8 10 109.1
26 Natsumi Oda 25 24.9 9.8 25 10 94.7
27 Souka Hasegawa 25 24.8 24.7 10 10 94.5
28 Towako Nakata 25 24.7 9.8 9.7 25 94.2
29 Ayaka Kaji 24.8 24.7 9.7 9.9 25 94.1
30 Kiki Matsuda 25 24.8 9.1 25 10 93.9
31 Iroha Yamazaki 25 24.8 8.9 25 10 93.7
32 Ryo Nakajima 25 24.8 9.9 0 25 84.7
33 Hina Sato 25 25 10 10 10 80
34 Sakura Okuzaki 24.9 25 9.7 10 10 79.6
35 Mio Nukui 10 24.7 24.9 10 9.8 79.4
36 Sarii Saito 25 9.8 10 9.7 24.8 79.3
37 Tsukushi Yamauchi 25 24.6 9.4 10 10 79
38 Mia Nishikawa 25 9.8 10 10 10 64.8
39 Mitsu Yamada 24.9 10 9.8 10 10 64.7
40 Rin Ninomiya 24.8 10 9.8 10 10 64.6
41 Chihiro Saito 9.7 24.9 9.5 10 10 64.1
Serina Koyama 10 24.6 10 9.6 9.9 64.1
43 Komi Yamatani 9.9 24.8 9.3 10 9.7 63.7
44 Misa Inoue 9.9 24.9 9.9 9.9 0 54.6
45 Koko Masuda 10 24.8 9.3 10 0 54.1
Hanaha Takahashi 10 24.7 9.4 10 0 54.1
47 Kinoshita Mei 10 9.8 9.3 9.9 10 49
48 Hisana Kuya 10 10 0 0 0 20
Neo Onishi 10 10 0 0 0 20
50 Yuka Higuchi 0 10 0 0 9.7 19.7

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