A short interview explains the
insights of skateboarder Yuto Horigome,
a partner of 5 Sports, with his perspective
of Show your Style.
Skateboarding, which originated in street culture, is now attracting a lot of attention, but until recently it was not well known in Japan.
However, skateboarding as a competitive sport has inherited the old skating and street style.
I have great admiration for the old skateboarding and street culture.
Through skateboarding, I feel that I can now do what I really want to do and what I like.
Skateboarding is still not recognized in Japan, and although it is gradually gaining recognition, I feel that street culture itself has not yet penetrated the country.
Unlike in the U.S., it is quite difficult to skateboard on the streets of Japan, but I hope to change that situation little by little in a way that fits Japan, and I hope that street culture will spread even more.
I feel that the Tokyo Olympics marked the new start.
There are various competitions other than the Olympics, and skateboarding is not only about competitions, but also about sharing exciting images of skating on the streets of the city.
There are images that can only be shot in Japan, skating styles and skate spots unique to each country, and each country has its own way of presenting skateboarding.
Now I want to go to visit various countries. I also want to make skating videos on the streets of Europe.
I also want to challenge my limits at Paris Olympics two years from now.
Now that skateboarding has become an Olympic sport, I feel that people in Japan are gradually getting to know skateboarding.
I would like to do activities to promote skateboarding more in Japan, little by little.