Damn Am Japan 2018 Qualifiers Photos

Damn Am with Mt. Fuji in the background, ain’t that a trip?
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Went big on the BW “banner work” on this one.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Pact House.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Yamato Kosuzu

Yamato Kosuzu is like the young Japanese Hewitt.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Toki Kakitani

As Toki Kakitani is the Japanese Dee Ostrander doppleganger.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

2020 Olympic hopefuls.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Raimu Sasaki

The Japanese version of the Euro Gap is gigantic. Raimu Sasaki gets the Tre up.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Taihou Tokura

SSSKKKKRRRRR!!!!!! Taihou Tokura screeches a Backlip down the Hubs.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Heat your meat.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Victor Cascariguy

There was one Frenchman in the comp and he fit in just fine with KF Indy Fakes.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Did not bother to get this kid's name as I thought he was one of the Kobayashi twins, but turns out he’s a Frontside Flipping decoy!!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

You’ve now entered the… DRONE ZONE!!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Kento Urano

Apparently KF Frontside Boards on this rail is second nature for a lot of these kids. Kento Urano is one of them.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Nao Aida

Nao Aida comes through with a solid Bluntslide.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Ginpei Saito

Some things never change wherever you go: little padded air babies doin’ Canadian Flyouts alive and well way out East.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Daiki Ikeda

Big Ramp, Lil Kid. Daiki Ikeda makes the Front Blunt Exchange.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

They call this one an American Dog.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Taihou Tokura

Tahiou Tokura can put on a hell of show, seen here spinning a 540.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Sena Watanabe

As far as we our concerned, Sena Watanabe is the future! Elusive Frontside 180 Heelflip on the qp.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Hey check me side straddle this guy, while his friend films it!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Yamato Kosuzu

We’ve been kinda runnin’ Frontside Air overkill here and had to call it quits but had to relapse on this one done by Yamato Kosuzu as he went F&%kin Huge!!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Yuto Kojima!! You gotta let us know whats up with the porno mags, pretty sure I’ve seen you on a T-shirt holding a Porn mag and now here you are again. What’s up with it?!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Daisuke Ikeda

Vert Attack 2018! Daisuke Ikeda goes 540 mid-heavy run.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

NHS booth steady chilling courtside.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Taihou Tokura

Taihou Tokura did the giant transfer today again in his run, here’s a another angle of it.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Keyaki Ike

Our two Golden Ticket winners, goin’ straight to the Finals. Keyaki Ike & Daisuke Ikeda
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Daisuke Ikeda

Congrats Daisuke on Qualifying 1st, now get your foot out of the Gawt Dang Water Cooler!!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

The kids have made their way into the rafters for a good view of the Best Trick Contest.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

In our 25 years of doing this we have never seen such a well-behaved Best Trick contest in our lives. It was as if these dudes had a sixth sense to know when who was going, as there were no pile-ups as everyone patiently waited their turn; also, not to mention, no media goons and/or crazed fans in the landing.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Toki Kakitani

Toki Kakitani gets Best Trick Comp started of with a Varial Heel.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Yukito Aoki

Yukito Aoki bangs out a Tre Lip no prob, he also stuck it with Bigspin Out as well but suffered from some classic board breakage.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Tamano Tatsuma

Tamano Tatsuma puttin’ in work.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Tamano Tatsuma

Hard work pays of and Tamano puts down a picture perfect Kickflip B/S 5-O.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Sena Watanabe

Young gun, Sena Watanabe handles the Heelflip FSBS To Fakie for 4th Place in Best Trick.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Sora Shirai

Sora Shirai got 3rd Place in BT with a Blizzard Flip but a photo of that would just be obnoxious so here’s a photo of a Frontside 180 to S/S Backside 50/50 instead.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Keyaki Ike

Keyaki Ike midway through Switch 270 F/S Board, milliseconds before Bigspinning Out; ultimately granting him with 2nd Place in the BT contest.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Daisuke Ikeda

Daisuke Ikeda holds down a spot in the BT comp with a Double Tre before moving on.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Daisuke Ikeda

Then Daisuke had to go ahead and duped everybody with the Back 270 Flip Lip for the win via Best Trick Competition.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Keyaki Ike

Our top 5 of pinnacle trickery and the crew!
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

Daisuke Ikeda

Once again congrats to Daisuke Ikeda with the double win yesterday, and stay tuned for coverage of the Finals coming soon.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones

They call this one an American Dog.
Date: May 04, 2018
Photographer: Bart Jones