Lead Japan Cup 2026
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| Lead Japan Cup 2026 | |||||||
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| Venue | DMG MORI Arena | ||||||
| Location | Iga, Mie, Japan | ||||||
| Date | 7 – 8 March 2026 | ||||||
| Website | https://www.jma-climbing.org/competition/2026/ljc/ | ||||||
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The 2026 Lead Japan Cup is the 39th edition of the annual competition lead climbing event organised by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA), held in DMG MORI Arena, Mie.[1]
LJC is the sole selection event for Japan's national lead team.[2] Athletes who place highly at the LJC are eligible to compete in the Lead World Cups, subject to JMSCA's prevailing selection criteria.[3][4] LJC 2026 was the first domestic lead competition of the 2026 season. 54 men and 50 women competed, with Neo Suzuki and Ai Mori winning the men's and women's titles respectively. Neo Suzuki won his first LJC and Ai Mori secured her seventh consecutive LJC title.[5]
Men
The men's lead finals took place on 8 March 2026.[6][7]
| Rank | Name | Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neo Suzuki | 34+ |
| 2 | Shion Omata | 34+ |
| 3 | Sorato Anraku | 33 |
| 4 | Zento Murashita | 28 |
| 5 | Ao Yurikusa | 26+ |
| 6 | Hiroto Nishio | 22+ |
| 7 | Manato Kurashiki | 22 |
| 8 | Ryusei Hamada | 5 |
Women
The women's lead finals took place on 8 March 2026.[8][9]
| Rank | Name | Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Mori | 48+ |
| 2 | Miho Nonaka | 39+ |
| 3 | Hana Koike | 39 |
| 4 | Natsumi Oda | 35+ |
| 5 | Ryu Nakagawa | 27+ |
| 6 | Mia Aoyagi | 27+ |
| 7 | Yuno Harigae | 27+ |
| 8 | Mei Kotake | 27+ |
Semifinals
Men
The men's lead semifinals took place on 8 March 2026.[10][11]
| Rank | Name | Semifinal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorato Anraku | 40+ | Q |
| 2 | Neo Suzuki | 39+ | Q |
| 3 | Shion Omata | 35+ | Q |
| 4 | Ryusei Hamada | 34+ | Q |
| 5 | Ao Yurikusa | 34+ | Q |
| 6 | Manato Kurashiki | 34+ | Q |
| 7 | Zento Murashita | 32+ | Q |
| 8 | Hiroto Nishio | 31+ | Q |
| 9 | Haru Funaki | 30+ | |
| 10 | Rikuto Inohana | 29+ | |
| 11 | Hiroto Shimizu | 28 | |
| 12 | Taisei Homma | 26+ | |
| 13 | Hareru Nagamori | 26+ | |
| 14 | Kokoro Fujii | 25+ | |
| 15 | Satoki Tanaka | 25+ | |
| 16 | Masahiro Higuchi | 25+ | |
| 17 | Ryota Toda | 25+ | |
| 18 | Satone Yoshida | 25 | |
| 19 | Rei Sasaki | 24+ | |
| 20 | Hidemasa Nishida | 24+ | |
| 21 | Yusuke Sugimoto | 24+ | |
| 22 | Genbu Uehara | 24+ | |
| 23 | Kaede Fujita | 22+ | |
| 24 | Yuta Imaizumi | 17+ | |
Women
The women's lead semifinals took place on 8 March 2026.[12][13]
| Rank | Name | Semifinal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Mori | 39+ | Q |
| 2 | Ryu Nakagawa | 38+ | Q |
| 3 | Hana Koike | 36+ | Q |
| 4 | Natsumi Oda | 35 | Q |
| 5 | Mia Aoyagi | 29+ | Q |
| 6 | Yuno Harigae | 28+ | Q |
| 7 | Mei Kotake | 28+ | Q |
| Miho Nonaka | 28+ | Q | |
| 9 | Mai Kobayashi | 28+ | |
| 10 | Kohana Mugishima | 27+ | |
| 11 | Hirano Natsumi | 26+ | |
| Natsuki Tanii | 26+ | ||
| 13 | Tomona Takao | 26+ | |
| 14 | Miu Kakizaki | 26+ | |
| 15 | Moka Mochizuki | 25+ | |
| 16 | Towako Nakata | 25+ | |
| 17 | Risa Ota | 25+ | |
| 18 | Nanako Kura | 25+ | |
| 19 | Shiori Murasugi | 22+ | |
| 20 | Karino Nagi | 22+ | |
| 21 | Manami Yama | 21+ | |
| 22 | Serika Okawachi | 21 | |
| 23 | Karin Yokomichi | 20 | |
| 24 | Ai Takeuchi | 20 | |