Yuji Fujiwaki

Yuji Fujiwaki (藤脇 祐二, Fujiwaki Yuji, born October 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition bouldering.

Early life Yuji Fujiwaki was born in Osaka on 24 October 1995. At his mother’s suggestion, he took up climbing, as she believed it suited his abilities. He had enjoyed climbing trees from a young age and began training in climbing gyms at age 14.

Climbing career

Competition climbing

In June 2018, Fujiwaki clinched a Silver in the Bouldering and Bronze in the Combined discipline at the FISU University Championships in Bratislava.

In August 2018, Fujiwaki placed fifth in his first IFSC Bouldering World Cup final in Munich.

Fujiwaki won the IFSC Climbing Asian Cup in bouldering in 2022.

In 2025, Fujiwaki finished second at the Boulder Japan Cup. During the 2025 Boulder World Cup season, he reached the finals in two out of the three events he competed in, marking his return to the Bouldering World Cup finals after a seven-year absence. He placed fifth and seventh in Curitiba and Salt Lake City respectively. He ended the season in tenth place at his first World Championships in Seoul.

Rankings World Championships Discipline Seoul2025 Bouldering 10

World Cup Discipline 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025 Bouldering 37 23 9 29 17 28 12 14

Japan Cup Discipline 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Bouldering 59 16 7 9 10 3 17 5 5 3 2 12 Lead - - - - 20 28 12 26 17 9 12 25