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Friday, April 1, 2022

(Head office: Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Eisho Fuyuhiro; Brand name: TOKIO Inkarami) has concluded affiliation agreements with the following five parkour athletes, effective April 1, 2022.

ASAKURA Sei
SEKI Masahito
MIYAZAKI Yurai
HIKARI IZUMI Hikari
NAGAI Nene

The "TOKIO INKALAMI Parkour Team" was established with the above five athletes as members and ZEN (Zen Shimada), the Parkour Committee Chairman of the Japan Gymnastics Association, as supervisor.
I am pleased to report to you all.
(A press conference was recently held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, to unveil the TOKIO Inkarami Parkour team.

 

Parkour is...

Parkour is a sport in which participants overcome various obstacles (obstacles) by jumping, flying, spinning, crossing, running, grabbing, swinging, climbing, descending, twisting, and other actions. It is an action sport in which competitors compete for speed, safety, agility, flow, and dynamism.

Source: Japan Parkour Commission, Japan Gymnastics Association
https://www.japanparkourcommission.jp/rules

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Player Profile

ASAKURA Sei

[Date of birth] March 27, 1999
[Birthplace] Kanagawa, Japan
[SNS (Instagram) @saintkour

In 2019, he became the first Japanese male to win a world championship, and was crowned champion in the freestyle event of the 1st Japan Parkour Championships, as well as the domestic competition ”TOP OF JAPAN” in 2021. He is a leader in the world of parkour, having established his own style of "saintkour," a light and agile style of movement that can be performed anywhere. He has many fans who love his looks, which add a touch of color to his brilliant moves, and he is attracting even more attention outside of competitions.

 

SEKI Masahito

[Date of birth] April 15, 1996
[Birthplace] Kagawa, Japan
[SNS (Instagram) @masa_3run

He is a ”Hard Trick Style” parkour athlete who specializes in difficult tricks that are rare in Japan. He represented Japan in the 2017 Air Wipp Challenge, the world's largest freestyle competition, and is highly supported by both Japanese and international players. As a representative athlete of Japan, he is expected to win the world title.

 

MIYAZAKI Yurai

[Date of birth] May 5, 2002
[Birthplace] Osaka, Japan
[SNS (Instagram) @yurai_pk

He is the second Japanese in history to participate in the Red Bull Art of Motion in Italy 2019. He is also a member of the Asian Parkour Team and is known for his wide range of activities that transcend national borders. He is a "next generation parkour athlete" who excels at dynamic feats and technique sequences, and has achieved numerous results.

 

HIKARI IZUMI Hikari

[Date of birth] November 15, 1995
[Birthplace] Osaka, Japan
[SNS (Instagram) @hhhhi02

She specializes in speed runs and won first place in the speed category at the "2nd Japan Parkour Championships" held in December 2021. She is also active as a TV personality, and her media exposure is extensive; her number of followers on social networking sites is second to none in the entire sporting world, making her a promising communicator.

 

NAGAI Nene

[Date of birth] June 17, 2006
[Birthplace] Osaka, Japan
[SNS (Instagram) @naganegionene

Despite her young age of 15 (as of May 2022), she won the most recent Japanese championships one after another, and in December 2021, she also won the Freestyle Division at the "2nd Japan Parkour Championships. She has confirmed her position as the absolute queen of the parkour world. Due to age restrictions, she has not yet competed in the World Championships, but there are overwhelming expectations for her as an athlete who will inevitably be active in the future.

 

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Supervisor - Profile of Mr. ZEN

ZEN (Zen Shimada)

[Date of birth] May 13, 1993
[SNS (Instagram) @zen_pk_official

At the age of 19, he became Japan's first professional parkour athlete, and in 2015, he became the first Asian to win a national championship, establishing himself as Japan's leading figure in the parkour world. Currently active worldwide as a player and involved in all activities related to the promotion of parkour culture, he was appointed by the President of FIG (World Gymnastics Federation) to serve as the Parkour Committee Chairman of the Japan Gymnastics Association. 236,000 followers on Instagram (as of May 2022).