Makoto Nagano

Makoto Nagano (長野 誠, Nagano Makoto, born March 30, 1972, in Kitakata, Miyazaki) (sometimes known as the World's Strongest Fisherman) is a Japanese commercial fisherman,[citation needed] captain, and musician. He is captain of his vessel F/V Konpira Maru 50 (第50金比羅丸), and was previously captain of the F/V Konpira Maru 28 (第28金比羅丸). He is regularly seen on the Japanese television show Sasuke (Ninja Warrior) where he was one of the "SASUKE All-Stars," a group of favored competitors who were thought to possess the greatest potential in completing the obstacle courses. He can also be seen on the lesser known spinoff to Ninja Warrior, Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course, where he was one of few competitors to make it to the final round.[citation needed]

Winning in the 17th Sasuke competition (2006) he is the second of only four victors of the competition.[1][2][3] By the time he retired in July 2017, he had competed in 26 versions of Sasuke, [4] and has since competed in a 27th version in 2020.

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2023-07-17 at the Wayback Machine April 7, 2007
  2. ^ "Sasuke-究極のサバイバルアタック『Sasuke』 サスケオフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  3. ^ Yuuji Urushihara does it again. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016 – via Youtube.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AU;SASUKE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).