Yamato Tamura

is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th. In 2025, he began coaching at the LYS Skate Academy in Niigata alongside Mihoko Higuchi.

His students have included: Mariko Kihara Satoko Miyahara, 2015 World silver medalist and 4-time Japanese National champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Yuna Shiraiwa, two time Japanese Junior silver medallist (2016, 2017) Rika Kihira, 2017-18 Japanese Junior national champion as well as Senior national bronze and silver medallist. She was the first lady to land a 3A+3T combination in international competition (at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final). Young You, 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, 4-time South Korean National champion (2015, 18–20) and 2019 Skate Canada Bronze medalist Taichi Honda Marin Honda, 2016 Junior World Champion, 2017 Junior World silver medallist Kana Muramoto (as a singles skater) Satsuki Muramoto

Programs Season Short program Free skating 2003–04