Nothing but Ski
I started skiing when I was about 2 years old.ใI was influenced by his parents who worked at a ski resort and his grandparents who ran an inn at the foot of Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort. I have been skiing since I was old enough to remember. When I was in elementary and junior high school, I did alpine racing and baseball, and I was ranked first in the prefectural tournament in skiing. In baseball, I was a regular player and also cheered on the team from the bench. When I was in elementary school, I also liked alpine racing, and after practice I would go to the park with my friends or fly down the undulating slopes on my competition skis almost every day.
ในใญใผใๅงใใใฎใฏ2ๆญณใใใใในใญใผๅ ดใซๅคใใฆใใไธก่ฆชใฎๅฝฑ้ฟใจ็ฅ็ถๆฏใ็ณๆไธธๅฑฑในใญใผๅ ดใฎ้บใงๆ ้คจใๅถใใงใใฆ็ฉๅฟใคใใๆใใในใญใผๆฟใๅฑฅใใฆใใใๅฐไธญๅญฆๆ กใฎ้ ใฏใขใซใใณใฌใผในใจ้็ใใใฆใใฆใในใญใผใฎๅฎๅใฏ็ๅคงไผ๏ผไฝใ้็ใฏใฌใฎใฅใฉใผใ ใฃใใใใณใใงๅฟๆดใใใฆใใใๅฐๅญฆ็ใฎ้ ใฏใขใซใใณใฌใผในใๅฅฝใใ ใฃใใใ็ทด็ฟใ็ตใใใจๅ้ใจใใผใฏใซๅ ฅใฃใใใฒใฌใณใใฎ่ตทไผใง้ฃใใ ใใจ็ซถๆ็จใฎๆฟใงๆฏๆฅใฎใใใซๆปใฃใฆใใใ
When I was in the second year of junior high school, I saw members of Team YBI, a local freeskiing group, skiing in the park at Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort and was struck by how cool they looked. I was fascinated by freestyle skiing because I wanted to be as good as these people and look cool. When I was in my second year of high school, Kyohei Miyata from team YBI asked me to join YBI, so I joined the team. From then on, I joined the seniors in filming and learned how to make films. When I graduated from high school, I had to choose between finding a job or going to college. I wanted to stay in my hometown, which I loved, and since the mountains were close by, I got a job at a local sake brewery.
ไธญๅญฆ2ๅนด็ใฎๆใซๅฐๅ ใฎใใชใผในใญใผ้ๅฃใฎTeam YBIใฎไบบ้ใ็ณๆไธธๅฑฑในใญใผๅ ดใฎใใผใฏใๆปใฃใฆใใฆใใฎใซใใณใใใซ่กๆใๅใใใ่ชๅใใใฎไบบ้ใฟใใใซไธๆใใชใใใใใใซใใณ่ฏใใชใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใชใผในใฟใคใซในใญใผใซ้ญ ไบใใใฆใใใ้ซๆ ก2ๅนด็ใฎๆใซteam YBIใฎๅฎฎ็ฐๆญๅนณใใใซใYBIใซๅ ฅใใชใใใฃใฆๅฃฐใใใใฆใใใใใผใ ใซๅ ฅใใใใใใๅ ่ผฉ้ใๆฎๅฝฑใใฆใใฆ่ชๅใๅ ใใๆ ๅใไฝใฃใใใใไบใๅญฆใใ ใ้ซๆ กๅๆฅญใใๆใฏไปไบใๆขใใใๅคงๅญฆใซ่กใใใ้ธๆใใ่ชๅใฏๅคงๅฅฝใใชๅฐๅ ใซใใใใฃใใใๅฑฑใ่ฟใใใๅฐๅ ใฎ้ ้ ไผ็คพใซๅฐฑ่ทใใใ
When I was looking for a job, I couldn't imagine becoming a professional skier or how I would make a living, and there was no one else doing it. Winter is the busiest season for the brewer, and I only had one day off a week, so I couldn't go skiing, but I just went to work and received a salary. I didn't dislike the job of a master brewer; in fact I liked it, but I felt like I would regret it if I didn't do what I loved the most, so I quit after working at the sake brewery for a year.
ๅฐฑๆดปใใฆใใๆใฏใใญในใญใผใคใผใซใชใใใใจใใฉใใใฃใฆใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใฆใใใใชใใฆๆณๅๅบๆฅใชใใฃใใใใใฃใฆใไบบใฏ่ชฐใๅฑ ใชใใฃใใๅฌใ1็ชๅฟใใๆๆฐใฏไผใฟใ้ฑใซ1ๅใใใชใๆปใใซใ่กใใๅฝใใๅใฎๆงใซไปไบใใฆใ็ตฆๆใใใใใชใใๅใใฆใใใๆๆฐใฎไปไบใฏๅซใใใใชใใฃใใใใใๅฅฝใใ ใฃใใใ1็ชๅฅฝใใชไบใใใชใใจๅพๆใใๆฐใใใฆใใใใใ1ๅนด้ ้ ไผ็คพใซๅคใใฆ้่ทใใใ
What I learned after getting a job and the frustration of not being able to ski made me even more passionate about skiing, so I decided to go to Whistler in Canada for a season. At that time, I didn't think about what I wanted to be in the future, I just went to the slopes every day and enjoyed doing what I loved to the fullest.Whistler, one of the largest ski resorts in North America, is filled with tons of skilled skiers and every day was truly exciting. There were times when I felt keenly aware of how lacking my own skills were and it was difficult, but I realized that I wanted to challenge myself during my stay and be able to make a living from it.Top athletes always have results in tournaments, and I didn't know anyone who was living as a movie star without any results, but I had the feeling that if I really put my mind to it, I still had time and could get somewhere.
ๅฐฑ่ทใใฆๅญฆใใ ไบใๆปใใชใใฆๆญฏ็ใๆใใใใฆใใไบใงใใในใญใผใฎ็ฑ้ใๅขใใใซใใใฎใฆใฃในใฉใผใซ1ใทใผใบใณ่กใใใจใซใใใใใฎๆใฏ่ชๅใไปๅพไฝใซใชใใใใใจใ่ใใใๆฏๆฅใฒใใใใฒใฌใณใใซ่กใใใ ๅฅฝใใชไบใๅ จๅใงๆฅฝใใใงใใใๅ็ฑณๆๅคง็ดใฎในใญใผๅ ดใฆใฃในใฉใผใซใฏไธๆใๆปใใฆ้ใๅฑฑ็จใใฆๆฏๆฅใๆฌๅฝใซๅบๆฟ็ใ ใฃใใ่ชๅใฎในใญใซใฎ่ถณใใชใใ็ๆใใ่พใใฃใไบใใใฃใใใๆปๅจใใฆใใ้ใซใใฃใฑใใใใงๆๆฆใใใใใ้ฃในใฆใใใๆงใซใชใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใใใ้ธๆ้ใฏๅฟ ใๅคงไผใชใฉใฎใชใถใซใใใใใใชใถใซใ็กใใงใ ใผใใผในใฟใผใงๆฎใใใฆใใไบบใฏ1ไบบใ็ฅใใชใใฃใใใฉใๆฌๆฐใง่ใใฆใใใฐใพใ ้ใซๅใใใใฉใใใงใใใใฃใฆ่จใๆ่ฆใใใฃใใ
After that, I started helping out at my mother's shop in the winter, skiing and filming during the day, and helping out at the shop at night, and I continued this for five years.Because I had no name recognition, my acquaintances and strangers often told me to quit skiing and get a job, and that only a handful of people could make a living as a professional skier. If you think about it normally, it makes sense to say that, but I was doing it seriously and I had always had that sense of piercing, so it didn't really affect me when other people said it.
ใใใใๅฌใฏๆฏ่ฆชใฎใๅบใๆไผใใใฆ่ฒฐใใๆผ้ใฏๆปใใจๆฎๅฝฑใๅคใฏใๅบใฎๆไผใใ5ๅนด้็ถใใใใชใใฎ็ฅๅๅบฆใ็กใ่ชๅใซ็ฅไบบใไปไบบใฏใใในใญใผ่พใใฆๅฐฑ่ทใใใใฃใฆ่ฏใ่จใใใฆใใใใใญในใญใผใคใผใง้ฃในใฆใใชใใฆไธๆกใใ ใใฃใฆ่จใใใฆใใใๆฎ้ใซ่ใใใใใ่จใใใฆใใใใใใชใใใ่ชๅใฎไธญใใๆฌๆฐใงใใฃใฆใใฆ็ชใๅบใๆ่ฆใฏใใฃใจๆใฃใฆใใใใใไปไบบใซ่จใใใฆใ่ชๅใซใฏ้ฟใใชใใฃใใ
I just wanted my precious family and friends to understand me, so I did my best not to disappoint them. So I was flying while thinking about and praying for those precious people. I've always had that mindset, and I think it's my strongest weapon.Now I'm finally able to make a living from skiing, and I'd be happy if young people could look up to me and realize that if they put their mind to what they love and keep at it, it's definitely within their reach. I also want the profession of professional skier to become more popular.That's why I want to be a pioneer and lead the scene, and although it's not easy, I believe I have to keep doing it.
ใใ ๅคงๅใชๅฎถๆใๅ้ใซๅใใฃใฆใใใใฆใใใฐ่ฏใใจๆใใๆๅพ ใ่ฃๅใใชใๆงใซๅ จๅใ ใฃใใใ ใใใใฎๅคงไบใชไบบ้ใฎไบใๆใใชใใ็ฅใใชใใ้ฃใใงใใใใใฎๅฟใฏใใฃใจๆใฃใฆใใใใ่ชๅใฎ1็ชใฎๅผทใๆญฆๅจใงใใใใจๆใใไปใฏใใฃใจในใญใผใง็ๆดปใงใใใใใซใชใใ่ชๅใฎๅฅฝใใชไบใๆฌๆฐใง่ใใใใ็ถใใใ็ตถๅฏพใซๆใๅฑใใจ่ฅใๅญ้ใซ่ชๅใ่ฆใฆใใใชใฃใฆ่ฒฐใใใๅฌใใใใใใญในใญใผใคใผใจใใ่ทๆฅญใใใฃใจ็ขบ็ซใใใฆๆฌฒใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใ ใใใใฎๅ ้ง่ ใงใทใผใณใใชใผใใใใใจ่ใใฆใใฆใๆฑบใใฆ็ฐกๅใใ็กใใใฉใใ็ถใใชใใใใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใใ
Of course, there are some fears ahead.But if you believe in yourself and keep trying seriously, it will work out, and that's how I've been able to do my makeup so far.I will just continue to do so.
ใใฎๅ ใๆใใไธๅฎใฏๅฝ็ถใใใใใใฉ่ชๅใไฟกใใฆๆฌๆฐใงใใ็ถใใใฐใใพใใใใใไปใพใงใใใใใฆใกใคใฏๅบๆฅใฆใใใใใใใใใใใใใ ใใ
Written by Koga Hoshino
Shot by Kohei Adachi
Thatโs Life
December 2024. I write down what I think is important.
First of all, athletes are in competition with themselves. I discovered climbing when I was 7 years old, and 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye, never getting tired of its charm and the joy of exploring it. It's still fun, educational, and I've experienced a lot of growth through climbing. After graduating from high school and deciding to pursue a professional career, I began to face the sense of responsibility and tension that comes with having everything decided by my own choices. I'm often asked in interviews whether it's difficult to compete against myself, but since climbing is something I love, I'm basically happy with the pain of training in harsh conditions to reach my goals. I've never felt it.
2024ๅนด12ๆใๅคงๅใ ใจๆใฃใใใจใๆธใ็ใใฆใใใ
ใพใใใขในใชใผใใฏ่ชๅ่ช่บซใจใฎๅ่ฒ ใใใใจใใใใจใ็งใฏ๏ผๆญณใฎ้ ใซใฏใฉใคใใณใฐใซๅบไผใใใใฎ้ญ ๅใจๆขๆฑใใฆใใใใจใธใฎๆฅฝใใใใ้ฃฝใใใใจใชใใใฃใจใใ้ใซ20ๅนดใ็ตใฃใใไปใๅคใใใใๆฅฝใใใฆใๅญฆใณใใใฃใฆใใฏใฉใคใใณใฐใ้ใใฆๆฒขๅฑฑใฎๆ้ทใๅฎๆใงใใฆใใใ้ซๆ กใๅๆฅญใใฆใใญใฎ้ใธ้ฒใใใจใๆฑบๆใใฆใใใ่ชๅใฎ้ธๆใงๅ จใฆใๆฑบใพใใใจใฎ่ฒฌไปปๆใ็ทๅผตๆใซๅใๅใใฏใใใใใคใณใฟใใฅใผใชใฉใงใใ่ชๅใจใฎๅ่ฒ ใฏๅคงๅคใใใชใใใจ่ณชๅใใใใใฉใใฏใฉใคใใณใฐใฏ่ชๅใฎๅฅฝใใชใใจใ ใใใๅบๆฌ็ใซ็ฎๆจใซใใใฃใฆ้้ ทใช็ถๆณใฎไธญใงใใฌใผใใณใฐใใใฆใใใใจใซ่ฆใใใๆใใใใจใฏใชใใ
But what is essential for growth is understanding my weaknesses and things I don't understand, and facing them head-on. This seems easy but is difficult. Of course there are things that are difficult for everyone to accept, and there are also things that take time to be able to accept. There are things that make me want to turn away. If I don't choose to face it, in my mind it's the same as defeat, and there will be no growth beyond that. It's important to regularly ask myself, "Is this really okay?"
ใงใๆ้ทใซๅฟ ่ฆไธๅฏๆฌ ใชใฎใฏ่ชๅใฎๅผฑใฟใๅใใใชใใใจใ็่งฃใใฆใใใฃใใใจๆญฃ้ขใใๅใๅใใใจใใใใฏ็ฐกๅใชใใใง้ฃใใใ่ชฐใซใงใๅใๅ ฅใ้ฃใใใจใฏใใกใใใใใใๅใๅ ฅใใใใใใใซใชใใพใงๆ้ใ่ฆใใใใฎใใใใ็ฎใ่ใใใใชใใใใชไบใใไปฎใซ่ชๅใใใใงๅใๅใใจใใ้ธๆใๅใใชใใใฐใ็งใฎไธญใงใฏ่ฒ ใใๅ็ถใใใฎๅ ใซใฏๆ้ทใฏใชใใๅฎๆ็ใซใๆฌๅฝใซใใใงๅคงไธๅคซใชใฎ๏ผใใฃใฆ่ชๅใซๅใไบใฃใฆๅคงๅใ
Secondly, new challenges involve discoveries. Lately, I've been interested in how I feel, what emotions I have, and how I react.ใIn other words, if I pay attention to such realizations, I may encounter parts of myself that I didn't know existed, and my own reactions may deepen my understanding of myself. Especially when I take on new challenges, I realize a lot, which is also fun. In the process of moving toward my ideal image of what I want to be, I can constantly correct the gap between reality and ideal that I gain from such awareness. And my next challenge now is to create my own climbing gym. So that I can create a wonderful space filled with my passion and ideals.
ๆฌกใซใๆฐใใๆๆฆใซใฏ็บ่ฆใใใใจใใใใจใๆ่ฟ่ชๅใใฉใๆใใใใจใใใฉใใใๆๆ ใๆฑใใฎใใใฉใๅๅฟใใใฎใใซ่ๅณใใใฃใฆใใจใใใใใใใใๆฐใฅใใซ็ฎใๅใใใใใซใใใจ่ชๅใฎ็ฅใใชใใฃใ่ชๅใซๅบ้ขใใใใ่ชๅใฎๅๅฟใงๅทฑใฎ็่งฃใใพใๆทฑใพใฃใใใใใ็นใซๆฐใใๆๆฆใใใใจใใฏๆฐใฅใใๅคใใฆใใใใใพใๆฅฝใใใ่ชๅใใใฉใใชใใใใฎใใใใฉใใใใใใฎใใใจใใ็ๆณๅใซๅใใฃใฆใใ้็จใงใใใใใฃใๆฐใฅใใใๅพใ็พๅฎใจ็ๆณใฎใฎใฃใใใๅธธใซ่ป้ไฟฎๆญฃใใฆใใใใใใใฆ็งใฎไปใฎใใฏในใใใฃใฌใณใธใฏ่ชๅใฎใฏใฉใคใใณใฐใธใ ใใคใใใใจใๅญๅใซๅฅฝใใจ็ๆณใ่ฉฐใ่พผใใ ็ด ๆตใช็ฉบ้ใใงใใใใใซใใใใใชๆฐใฅใใจๅใๅใใชใใๆฐใใๆๆฆใใพใๅงใพใฃใฆใใใ
Finally, people tend to forget about freedom. But really, it's better to remember freedom. My mother has always given me some freedom of choice. Regardless of whether the future is a failure or a success, I was able to be myself because I was able to freely choose various things and situations as I wanted. I just hate being tied down. But if I live a normal life, I naturally live within all the rules of the world. School rules, uniforms, what an athlete should be like, my own fixed ideas, things like that. Of course, if something goes too far, it's not worth talking about, but as long as it leads to the result within the range of common sense, the process up to that point is free, and anything is fine. Thatโs how it should be. If my body is tired, I can go to a hot spring for a day trip, or if I want to eat, I can have potato chips and a big cup of ramen in the morning. Then, I am totally fine to go to bed right after. Before I know it, Iโm bound to even think, "That's right, right?" I always want to be strong and continue to achieve the goal. Before I knew it, I started thinking that I had to be strong and produce results, and I found myself restricting myself to inconvenient rules again.
ๆๅพใซใไบบใฏ่ช็ฑใๅฟใใฆใใพใใใใซใชใใใงใๆฌๅฝใฏ่ช็ฑใๆใๅบใใใใใๆนใใใใๆใใๆฏ่ฆชใใใ็จๅบฆ่ช็ฑใช้ธๆใไธใใฆใใใฆใใใใใฎๅ ใๅคฑๆใ ใใใๆๅใ ใใใใๅบๆฌ็งใๆใฃใใใใซ่ฒใ ใชไบใ็ถๆณใ่ช็ฑใซ้ธๆใงใใใใใใใ่ชๅใใใๅฑ ใใใใ็ธใใใใฎใใจใซใใๅซใใง ใใงใๆฎ้ใซ็ๆดปใใฆใใใไธใฎไธญใฎใใใจใใใใใซใผใซใฎไธญใง่ช็ถใจ็ใใฆใใใๆ กๅใๅถๆใใใขในใชใผใใฏใฉใใใในใใ ใจใใ่ชๅใฎๅบๅฎๆฆๅฟตใ ใจใใใใใใใใฎใใใกใใไฝไบใๅบฆใ้ใใฆใใใจ่ฉฑใซใชใใชใใใฉใใกใใใจๅธธ่ญใฎ็ฏๅฒใง็ตๆใซ็นใใฃใฆใใใฐใใใใพใงใฎใใญใปในใฏ่ช็ฑใงใใใใใชใใ ใฃใฆใใใใใใๆฌๆฅใฏใใใงใใใไฝใ็ฒใใฆใใใๅผพไธธๆฅๅธฐใๆธฉๆณใซ่กใฃใใฃใฆใใใใ้ฃในใใใๆใใใใใใซใซใใใฉใผใกใณBIGใ ใฃใฆใใใใใใงใพใใใใใใใซๆปใฃใใฃใฆใๆฐใฅใใฐใใใใใใผใงใใใใฃใฆๆใใใจใใ็ธใใใฆใใใ ใใช(็ฌ) ๅธธใซๅผทใใใใใใใ็ตๆใๅบใ็ถใใฆใใใใใใใใใคใฎ้ใซใใๅผทใใใชใใใ็ตๆใๅบใใชใใใใซๅคใใฃใฆ่ชๅใง่ชๅใฎใใจใไธ่ช็ฑใชใซใผใซใงใพใ็ธใฃใฆใใใใ
Soaking in an open-air bath under the night sky with lots of stars and an environment full of openness suddenly reminded me of this. There are always choices, and itโs fun to choose. I can feel more freedom.
ใใใใใฎๆใ่ฆใใๅค็ฉบใฎไธใงใ้ฒๅคฉ้ขจๅใซๆตธใใฃใฆ้ๆพๆใใฃใฑใใช็ฐๅขใใใใชใใจใใตใจ็งใซๆใๅบใใใฆใใใใ้ธๆใฏใใฃใจๆฅฝใใใฆใใใใใฃใจ่ช็ฑใงใใใใ ใ
Written by Miho Nonaka
Shot by Kohei Adachi
Enjoy the Pressure
ใใใใฌใใทใฃใผใๅคงไบใซ
Mr. Adachi, whom Iโve known for some time, asked me to write an article for his website called FromTheAthlete. I made a promise to write it at the end of last year, so Iโm writing this short article on my day off during training camp.
ไปฅๅใใใไปใๅใใฎใใ่ถณ็ซใใใใFromTheAthleteใจใใใฆใงใใตใคใใฎใใใซใๆ็ซ ใๆธใใฆๆฌฒใใใใจใชใฏใจในใใใใใๅปๅนดใฎๅนดๆซใซ็ดๆใใฆใใใใจใชใฎใงใ็ญใๆ็ซ ใงใใใญใฃใณใใฎใชใใฎๆฅใซๆธใใฆใใพใใ
Our team won the League Championship in 2022, but individually, I wasnโt satisfied with my results. Iโve been trying new batting forms every day in pursuit of evolution, but it doesnโt quite feel right and Iโve been repeating trial and error. However, trying something new gives me sensations only I can notice, and it gives me a sense of fulfillment every day.
2022ๅนดใใใผใ ใฏใชใผใฐๅชๅใใพใใใใๅไบบ็ใซใฏ็ดๅพใฎใใ็ตๆใงใฏใใใพใใใงใใใ้ฒๅใๆฑใใฆๆฐใใใใใใฃใณใฐใใฉใผใ ใซใใฉใคใใฆใใๆฏๆฅใงใใใๆ่ฆ็ใซใใฃใใๆฅใชใ็ถๆณใง่ฉฆ่ก้ฏ่ชคใ็นฐใ่ฟใใฆใใพใใใใใงใๆฐใใใใจใซใใฉใคใใฆใใใใใใๆฐใฅใใ่ชๅใ ใใฎๆ่ฆใใใใๆฅใ ๅ ๅฎใใฆใใพใใ
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are currently having a training camp in Urasoe, Okinawa. Personally, Iโm participating in the camp not for conditioning, but for my own growth and evolution. And as team captain, I want to look forward so that the team will be able to win as many games as possible and become the champion in Japan. I havenโt felt any major change since I became the captain, but if I were to pick something, I feel I have a stronger desire to win.
็พๅจใๆฑไบฌใคใฏใซใในใฏใญใผใบใฏๆฒ็ธใฎๆตฆๆทปๅธใงใใฌใผใใณใฐใญใฃใณใใใใฆใใพใใๅไบบ็ใซใฏใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใใใฆใใใจใใๆ่ญใงใฏใชใใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใไปใใใๆ้ทใป้ฒๅใใใใใซใญใฃใณใใซๅใ็ตใใงใใๆ่ญใงใใใใใฆใใผใ ใฎใญใฃใใใณใจใใฆใใใผใ ใใฒใจใคใงใๅคใๅๅฉใงใใใใใซใๆฅๆฌไธใซใชใใใใใซๅใๅใใฆใใฃใฆใใใใใจๆใใพใใใญใฃใใใณใซใชใฃใฆใใใฎๅคงใใชๅคๅใฏ็นใซใฏใใใพใใใใๆขใใฆไธใคใใใใจใใใฐๅๅฉใซๅฏพใใฆใฎ่ฒชๆฌฒใใซๅคๅใๆใใฆใใพใใ
Sugimura Batting Head Coach
Recently, when Iโ๏ฝ interviewed (which I almost always turn down), I get questions about the WBC. I can feel the high level of attention and expectations for the Japan national team. I simply want to turn the overwhelming pressure into energy, and do my best to contribute to the teamโs victory. Rather than just trying to ease the tension, I want to sharpen both physically and mentally while dealing with that tension. People often tell me that I perform well when it counts, but thatโs not how I see it. Iโm only focused on taking every at bat seriously, with a good sense of tension and concentration.
่ฟ้ ๅๆใๅใใใจ๏ผใปใผๅๆใฏใๆญใใใฆใใพใใ๏ผWBCใซใคใใฆ่ใใใพใใๆฅๆฌไปฃ่กจใใผใ ใธใฎๆณจ็ฎๅบฆใฎ้ซใใจๅคงใใชๆๅพ ใไผใใฃใฆใใพใใๅใจใใฆใฏใทใณใใซใซใๆผใๅฏใใฆใใใใฌใใทใฃใผใๅใซๅคใใชใใใใใผใ ใฎๅๅฉใซ่ฒข็ฎใงใใใใใซๅ จๅใงๅใ็ตใใ ใใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ็ทๅผตใ็ก็ใซ่งฃใใใจใใใฎใงใฏใชใใ็ทๅผตใจๅใๅใใชใใใใใฃใธใซใซใใกใณใฟใซใ็ ใๆพใพใใฆ่กใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใๅ่ฒ ๅผทใใจใใ่ฉฑใ่จใฃใฆใใใ ใใใจใๅคใใฎใงใใใ่ชๅใงใฏใใใใๆ่ญใฏใชใใใฉใฎ๏ผๆๅธญใใใ็ทๅผตๆใจ้ไธญๅใใใฃใฆๅคงไบใซใใใ ใใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
shot by Momoko Kaneko
Everyone, please continue to support the Japan national team and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2023!
ใฟใชใใใ2023ๅนดใๆฅๆฌไปฃ่กจใจๆฑไบฌใคใฏใซใในใฏใญใผใบใฎๅฟๆดใใใใใ้กใใใพใ๏ผ
Written by Tetsuto Yamada
Shot by Kohei Adachi
Endless Trip
ใใฃใจใใพใใใ
Looking back on the season weโve just finished, Iโm glad I was able to play without injury while taking on the new challenge of playing on an overseas club with a different culture, environment and play style. I was able to fully focus on football with thorough preparation and care every day, which I think is the reason I was able to continue playing throughout the season. However, in terms of how I played, to be honest, I think I could have done a little better. At least I was expecting more of myself. That said, it was a very good season. It just ended in May, and Iโm relieved that my body held up well, despite playing nonstop for a year and half, once I finished playing with Kawasaki Frontale.
ใพใใทใผใบใณใ็ตใใฆใใพๆใใใจใฏใๆตทๅคใฎใฏใฉใใงใใฌใผใใใจใใๆฐใใๆๆฆใซใใใฆใๆๅใ็ฐๅขใใใฆใตใใซใผใฎในใฟใคใซใ้ใๅ ดๆใงๆชๆใชใใใฌใผใใงใใใใจใ่ฏใใฃใใจๆใใฆใใพใใๆฅใ ใๆบๅใใฑใขใๆ ใใใใใฃใใใจใตใใซใผใจๅใๅใใใใจใ้ทใๆฆใๆใใ่ฆๅ ใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใ ่ชๅ่ช่บซใฎใใใฉใผใใณในใฎใฏใชใชใใฃใจใใ้จๅใซๆณจ่ฆใใใชใใฐใใใๅฐใ่ฏใใใใฉใผใใณในใๅบๆฅใใฎใใใใใชใใจๆญฃ็ดๆใใฆใใพใใๅฐใชใใจใ่ชๅใฏ่ชๅใซใใฃใจๆๅพ ใใฆใใใใใชใจใใใใใใพใใใใจใฏใใใใพใใฏใฐใใในใฟใผใใ ใฃใใจๆใใพใใ
Now I want to look back and write about what has happened since the transfer. When I first transferred to Celtic in January 2022, I was living in a hotel. After a while, I moved to my interpreterโs house. Then I was able to focus on football seriously, despite the unfamiliar environment and not having a place of my own. I think I had clear principles to simply work hard and enjoy playing football. Giving 100% to practice and games while living in a hotel room or someone elseโs house was an extraordinary and rare experience. It was an interesting opportunity that let me move forward once I was able to have a positive mindset. Football made me space to be myself.
็งป็ฑใใใฆใใใฎไบใๅฐใๆฏใ่ฟใใพใใ2022ๅนด1ๆใซใปใซใใฃใใฏใธ็งป็ฑใใพใใฏใใใซๆปๅจใใใชใใ่ฉฆๅใซๅบๅ ดใใฆใใพใใใใใฎๅพใ้่จณใใใฎๅฎถใซๅฑ ๅใใใฆใใใ ใๅฝขใง็ๆดปใใฆใใพใใใ่ชๅใฎๅ ดๆใใชใใจใใๆ ฃใใชใๆฎใใใฎไธญใงใใใใงใใตใใซใผใซ็้ข็ฎใซ้ไธญๅใๆใฃใฆๅใ็ตใใฆใใพใใใใทใณใใซใซใใตใใซใผใ้ ๅผตใใใใใฆใๆฅฝใใใใจใใๆ้ใๆ็ขบใ ใฃใใจๆใใพใใใใใซไฝใพใใๅฑ ๅใใใชใใๆฅใ ็ทด็ฟใ่ฉฆๅใซๅ จๅใๆณจใใใใช้ๆฅๅธธใช็ต้จใใใใฏใชใใชใใงใใชใไบใงใใใใใช็ต้จใใงใใใใจใใใใใใใฉในใซๆใใชใใ้ฒใใใใจใๅคงใใใฃใใงใใญใใตใใซใผใๅฑ ๅ ดๆใใใใใใใชๆฐใใใพใใ
I played well in my first few games in January and February, as I was in a very good condition and the opponents werenโt familiar with how I played. After a while, playing started to become more physically demanding. Also, the opponents started to pay more attention to me and mark me more tightly. February and March were tough, as I had to play continuously, with no time to recover.
1ๆใ2ๆใฎๆๅใฎๆฐ่ฉฆๅใฏใใฃใฑใใใใใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใ่ฏใใ็ธๆใใพใ ่ชๅใฎใใฌใผใซ้ขใใฆใฏๆช็ฅๆฐใจใใ็ถๆณใ ใฃใใใจใใใใ่ชฟๅญ่ฏใใใฌใผใงใใฆใใพใใใๅฐใๆ้ใ็ต้ใใฆใใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใใใฃใธใซใซ็ใซใญใใใชใฃใฆใใใใใซๆใใพใใ็ธๆใใฌใคใคใผใใใผใ ใซใใ่ฆใฃใใฃใกใใฃใใใฆๆใใใใใใผใฏใๅณใใใชใใพใใใใใกใใ้ฃๆฆใใใใ็ฒๅดใงใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใ้ฃใใไธญใง2ๆ3ๆใฏๆฆใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใใชใใใฃใฌใณใธใณใฐใชๆๆใงใใใ
The team was in second place when I joined, just a few points from the top. After we won an important game against the Rangers, we stayed on top of the standings for good. I think we excelled because everyone on the team worked hard. Personally, I felt I was able to get some momentum with two goals and one assist in that game against the Rangers. I gained new confidence, and I felt that I was finally able to contribute to the teamโs victory when it really mattered. Itโs great if my presence in the game contributes to the team, but I feel Iโm contributing more when Iโm doing everything Iโm capable of, including scoring goals, assisting, and running for the team. Thereโs a lot more I can give to the team.
ๅใ็งป็ฑใใฆใใๅฝๅใฏ2ไฝใงใใใใใจใฎๅใก็นใ2็นใใใ้ขใใฆใใใๅคงไบใชใฌใณใธใฃใผใบๆฆใงๅๅฉใใฆใใใใใใใใใฃใจ้ฆไฝ่ตฐใฃใฆใใพใใใใพใใใผใ ใกใผใๅ จๅกใใใผใใฏใผใฏใใใใ้ฆไฝใใญใผใใงใใใใใซๆใใพใใๅไบบ็ใซใฏใใใฎใฌใณใธใฃใผใบๆฆใฎ๏ผใดใผใซ๏ผใขใทในใใงๆณขใซไนใใใฃใฆใใๆ่ฆใใใใพใใๅ่ช่บซใฎ่ชไฟกใซใ็นใใใพใใใใๅคงไบใชใใคใณใใงใใใใใใผใ ใฎๅๅฉใซ่ฒข็ฎใงใใใชใจๆใใพใใใ่ฉฆๅใซๅบใใใจ่ชไฝใใใผใ ใธใฎ่ฒข็ฎใซ็นใใฃใฆใใใจใใใใจใงใใใฐใใใใใๅ้กใชใใฎใงใใใใใฏใใดใผใซใๆฑบใใใใใขใทในใใใใใจใใใใผใ ใฎใใใซ่ตฐใฃใใใใใใใใใจใใในใฆใใฃใไธใงใ่ฒข็ฎใงใใใจ่จใใใฌใใซใซใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใๅ ๅฟใใใพใ ใพใ ใงใใใใจใฏใใใใจ่จใใฎใฏๅธธใซๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
Before I knew it, May was here. I had actually played non-stop for a year and half. Iโm grateful my body could hold up and stay healthy. Although my physical condition declined towards the end of the season, Iโm proud to have played the whole season without injury. And most of all, Iโm thrilled that we won the championship. Everyone is happy - my teammates, supporters, and everyone involved - and I love seeing their excitement. But I was frustrated at the same time, because I know how much better I can play.
ใใผใใชในใฑใธใฅใผใซใไนใ่ถใใชใใใใใฃใจใใ้ใซ๏ผๆใใใใใปใใจ1ๅนดๅไผใพใใใฌใผใใฆใใใชใใฃใฆๆใใงใใใใผใฃใจใใณในใใใใงๆฆใฃใฆใใฆใๆชๆใชใใงใใใใฃใฆใใใใซใฉใใๆใกๅ ชใใฆใใใใชใใใจๆญฃ็ดๅฎๅฟใใฆใใใใใชๆฐๆใกใงใใพใใใทใผใบใณ็ต็คใซใฌใฟใใใใใใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใ่ฝใกใพใใใใใใใงใๆชๆใชใๆฆใๆใใใใจใฏใใธใใฃใใซๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฆใใฏใใใผใ ใฎๅชๅใใใใๅฌใใใฃใใใใผใ ใกใคใใใตใใผใฟใผใ้ขไฟ่ ใใฟใใชๅใใงใใพใใใใใใใฎๅงฟใ่ฆใใจใใใๅฌใใใฆใใ ใใฉใใฃใฑใใใพใ ใพใ ใใฃใจใงใใใใจใใๆใใใ่พผใฟไธใใฆใใพใใใ
After my transfer, I realized how fortunate I am to be able to play on a pitch in front of 60,000 supporters. I think athletes can shine because of the energy from the fans. I had goosebumps when I stood on the pitch of the Celtics stadium for the first time. The overwhelming cheers I heard the moment I entered the stadium were deeply moving and unforgettable. I also felt a big difference in football culture. When Iโm walking down the street, many people talk to me, saying things like โphoto with me?โ or โsign please!โ You can tell how passionate they are about football. They have both love and toughness for football and football players.
ๆตทใๆธกใฃใฆๆใใใใจใฏใใใฏใ๏ผไธไบบใฎใตใใผใฟใผใ่ฆณๆฆใใฆใใใใใใงใใฌใผใงใใๅใณใงใใในใใผใ้ธๆใจใใฆใใใๅนธใใชใใจใ ใจ็ๆใใพใใใใใกใณใใตใใผใฟใผใฎๆน้ใใใใใใใใใใฌใคใคใผใฏ่ผใใฆ่ฆใใใใใชใจใใใใใใจๆใใพใใๅใใฆใปใซใใฃใใฏในใฟใธใขใ ใฎใใใใซ็ซใฃใๆใฏ้ณฅ่ใ็ซใกใพใใใในใฟใธใขใ ใซๅ ฅใฃใ็ฌ้ใซๆญๅฃฐใใใฎใใใใฆใใฃใจๅฟใใชใใใใชๅผทใๆๅใใใใพใใใๅๆใซใตใใซใผๆๅใฎ้ใใฃใฆใฎใใใใๆใใพใใใ่กใๆญฉใใฆใใฆใใใใฉใใฆใฃใบใใผ๏ผใใจใใใใตใคใณใใชใผใบ๏ผใใจใใใใๅฃฐใใใใใใพใใใฟใใชๆฌๅฝใซใตใใซใผใซๅฏพใใฆ็ฑ็็ใชใใ ใชใฃใฆใใใฎใฏไผใใฃใฆใใพใใใใผใ ใใใฌใคใคใผใธใฎๆๆ ใจๅณใใใๅ ฑๅญใใฆใใใใใซๆใใพใใ
Because I came to Scotland by myself, I have a lot more time to think, and Iโve had a number of realizations. I also read books and watch movies more. It feels like spending more time alone has allowed me to grow. Being a football player, I came from Japan with a strong determination to succeed in football. But at the same time, I also want to grow as a person. I think Iโve been able to gradually mature as an individual, by having new experiences, confronting cultural and language barriers and learning how to spend time alone. Of course I feel Iโm evolving every day as a football player too. There are things that worked in Japan that havenโt worked in Scotland. Whatโs common sense in Japan may not be the same here. I need to understand the play style of football here and how itโs different from Japan, and then put those learnings into practice. I think I grow as I become more aware of these differences and learn to adapt to them.
ใใจๆใใใใจใฏใไธไบบใงในใณใใใฉใณใใซๆฅใฆใใใฎใงใ่ฏใใๆชใใ่ใใๆ้ใใใใๅคใใชใใใใใชใใจใๅท้ใซ่ใใใใใซใชใฃใใจใใใไบใงใใๆฌใ่ชญใใ ใใๆ ็ปใใใ่ฆใใใใซใชใใพใใใไธไบบใฎๆ้ใๅคใใชใฃใใใใๆๆงใ่ฑใใซใชใฃใ๏ผใใใชๆ่ฆใใใใพใใใตใใซใผใงๆๅใใใใจใใๅผทใๆใใงๆฅๆฌใใๆฅใพใใ๏ผๅฝ็ถใตใใซใผ้ธๆใงใใใ๏ผใใใ ๅๆใซไบบ้ใจใใฆใๆ้ทใใใใจใใๆใใใใใพใใๆๅใ่จ่ใฎๅฃใใไธไบบใฎๆ้ใจใฎๅใๅใๆนใชใฉใใใใใใจๆฐใใๆฐใฅใใใใใใใใฒใจใใฎไบบ้ใจใใฆใๅฐใใใคๆ้ทใงใใฆใใๅฎๆใใใใพใใใใกใใใตใใซใผใฎๆ้ทใๆฅใ ใใใๆใใฆใพใใๆฅๆฌใงใใฃใฆใใใใจใๅ จ็ถ้็จใใชใใใจใใใใพใใๆฅๆฌใงใใๅฝใใๅใๅฝใใๅใใใชใใจใใใใจใในใณใใใฉใณใใฎใตใใซใผใฎในใฟใคใซใ้ใใ็่งฃใใฆๅฎ่ทตใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใพใใใใใใใใจใๆใใชใใ้ฉๅฟใใฆใใใใญใปในใ็นฐใ่ฟใใชใใๆ้ทใใใใฎใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
I want to challenge myself more from now on. I imagine you might have similar experiences at your work. Maybe you joined your company wanting to do a certain job. Even if it ends up being different from what you expected, I think itโs good to face those challenges head on. If you hang in there for six months, you may start to enjoy it or get used to it. I donโt think itโs a good idea to judge so soon. You might enjoy it if you gave it all. I truly believe that nothing is useless when you go all out for it. I think many people believe that good experiences help you grow, but even challenging experiences can be opportunities to give you depth and character as a person. Itโs true in football too, and the more you make mistakes, the more you can learn and absorb. I think you can learn something from everything you experience. You might be thinking, โWhat the heck is this kid saying? Youโre only 24!โ (lol) But itโs still my experience that the more you fail, the more you succeed. Thatโs why Iโll keep challenging head on, without the fear of failure in the next season. It would be great if I could live up to more of my potential and have a bigger impact to help the team win.
ใใใใใฏใใใซใใฃใฌใณใธใใฆใใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใ็ใใใฎไผ็คพใชใฉใงใๅใใใใชใใจใใใใจๆณๅใใพใใใไธ็ฌใงใใใใฎไปไบใใใใใ!ใใจๆใฃใฆใใๅงใใใจๆใใพใใใใฎๅพใใใซใใกใใฃใจใคใกใผใธใจ้ใฃใใใ่พใใใใจใชใฃใฆๅฐ้ฃใใ่ไธญใๅใใฆๆใๅบใใใใใใฎใฏ่ฏใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใจๅๅนดใใฃใใๆฅฝใใใชใฃใฆใใใใใใชใใใๆ ฃใใใใใใใชใใๆฌๆฐใงใใฃใใๅคขไธญใซใชใใใใใใใชใใใใใซใธใฃใใธใใใฎใฏ่ฏใใชใใใจใใชใจๆใใพใใใใๆใใใงใใๆฌๆฐใงใใฃใฆใใใใจใง็ก้งใชใใจใฃใฆใชใใใใใชใใใชใฃใฆใ่ฏใ็ต้จใใใใจใใใๆ้ทใซ็นใใใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใๆนใๅคใใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใใไพใๆชใ็ต้จใ ใฃใใจใใฆใใไบบใจใใฆใฎๅณใ่ฑใใใซ็นใใๆฉไผใซใชใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใใตใใซใผใซใใใฆใๅคฑๆใๅคใๆนใใใใใใชใใจใๅญฆในใฆๅธๅใใงใใใ็ใใฆใใใกใซ็ก้งใช็ต้จใชใใใชใใจๅผทใๆใใใงใใใ24ๅนดใใ็ใใฆใชใใฏใฝๅไธปใไฝ่จใฃใฆใใญใw๏ผใใฃใฆ่จใใใฆใใพใใใใงใใใใใใชใใงใใไฝๅบฆใ่จใใพใใๅคฑๆใฎๆฐใๅคใใใฐๅคใใปใฉใๆๅใฎๆฐใฏๅขใใใฎใฏ้้ใใชใใงใใใ ใใๆฌกใฎใทใผใบใณใๅคฑๆใๆใใๆๆขใซใใฉใคใใใ ใใงใใใใใฆใใผใ ใธ่ฒข็ฎใใฆๅๅฉใๅใกๅใใใฐๆ้ซใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
As for the future, now that weโve earned a spot in Champions League, we need to achieve results. I think my real challenge overseas will begin when I go back to Scotland this summer. Iโve only been there six months, so I should be able to have a sense of achievement for living and playing overseas at the end of a full year. I am writing this article in mid-May, right after the season, and Iโm already excited for next season. There are many things I need to do to play throughout the entire season. Iโll continue to do my best in the next season and would appreciate your passionate support! See you at stadium.
ไปๅพใซใคใใฆใใใฃใณใใชใณใบใชใผใฐใซๅบๅ ดใใๆจฉๅฉใๅพใใฎใงใใพใใใใง็ตๆใๆฎใใชใใจใใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใฎๅคใซในใณใใใฉใณใใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใๆใใๆฌๅฝใฎๆตทๅคใงใฎๅ่ฒ ใฎๅงใพใใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใๅใฏใพใ ๆตทๅคใงๅๅนดใใใใฌใผใใฆใใชใใฎใงใ1ๅนด้ใใใจใใๆใซๅใใฆๆตทๅคใง็ๆดปใใใจใใใใใใใใฃใใฃใฆ่จใใใฏใใงใใใใใๆธใใฆใใใฎใฏใทใผใบใณ็ตใใฃใใฐใใใฎ๏ผๆไธญๆฌใงใใใๆฅใทใผใบใณใธใฎๆๅพ ใ้ซๆใใใงใซใใใพใใใทใผใบใณใๆฆใๆใใใใซใใพใ ใพใ ใใใชใใจใใใชใใใจใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใพใๆฅใทใผใบใณใๅผตใๅใฃใฆใใใพใใฎใงใ็ฑ็็ใชใตใใผใใฉใใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใในใฟใธใขใ ใงใไผใใใพใใใใ
Written by Reo Hatate
Shot by Kohei Adachi