{{short description|Japanese male curler}} {{Infobox curler | name = Ryotaro Shukuya | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|6}} | birth_place = [[Sapporo]], [[Japan]] | Curling club = [[Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium|Hokkaido Bank CS]], <br> [[Hokkaido]] | Skip = [[Yusuke Morozumi]] | Third = [[Yuta Matsumura (curler)|Yuta Matsumura]] | Second = '''Ryotaro Shukuya''' | Lead = [[Masaki Iwai]] | Alternate = [[Kosuke Morozumi]] | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{JPN}} | World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WWCC|2018}}) | Pacific Championship appearances = 1 ({{PACC|2021}}) | Other appearances = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2021 Almaty]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Hokkaido Prefecture.svg|24px]] [[Hokkaido]] }} {{MedalCompetition| [[Japan Curling Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | 2018 Nayoro | }} {{MedalBronze | 2019 Sapporo | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg|24px]] [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] }} {{MedalCompetition| [[Japan Curling Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | 2020 Karuizawa | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2021 Japan Curling Championships|2021 Wakkanai]] | }} }}
{{Nihongo|'''Ryotaro Shukuya'''|宿谷 涼太郎|Shukutani Ryōtarō|}}, born September 6, 1995 in [[Hokkaido]], Japan, is a Japanese male [[curling|curler]] from [[Sapporo]].<ref>{{worldcurling}}</ref>
He plays for Team Iwai at the Hokkaido Bank CS curling club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=第356回 全農日本カーリング選手権大会 - 公益社団法人 日本カーリング協会 |url=http://www.curling.or.jp/result/jcc/jcc2018/jcc2018-team.html |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.curling.or.jp}}</ref>
At the national level, he is a 2018 [[Japan Men's Curling Championship|Japan men's champion]] curler.
== National career == Shukuya has won medals four times at the Japan Curling Championships, A gold medal in 2018, and a bronze medal in 2019 in teams representing Hokkaido, and a silver medal in 2020, and a bronze medal in 2021 in teams representing Nagano.
== International career == At the national level, Shukuya represented Japan at the 2021 Pacific Asia Championships, where his team won a silver medal.
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Coach ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | [[Go Aoki]] (fourth) || [[Masaki Iwai]] (skip) || Ryotaro Shukuya || [[Yutaka Aoyama (curler)|Yutaka Aoyama]] || [[Koji Nisato]] (WCC) || [[J. D. Lind]] (WCC) || [[Japan Men's Curling Championship|JMCC]] 2018 {{Gold1}}<br>{{WMCC|2018|WCC 2018}} (11th) |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Go Aoki (fourth) || Masaki Iwai (skip) || Ryotaro Shukuya || [[Kouki Ogiwara]] || [[Kei Kamada]] (CWC) || [[Takayuki Doi]] || [[2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg|CWC/1]] (8th)<br>[[2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg|CWC/3]] (7th)<br>JMCC 2019 {{Bronze3}} |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | [[Yusuke Morozumi]] || Masaki Iwai || Ryotaro Shukuya || [[Kosuke Morozumi]] || || || |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Yusuke Morozumi || Masaki Iwai || Ryotaro Shukuya || Kosuke Morozumi || || || |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Yusuke Morozumi || Masaki Iwai || Ryotaro Shukuya || Kosuke Morozumi || || || {{PACC|2021|PACC 2021}} {{silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Yusuke Morozumi || [[Yuta Matsumura (curler)|Yuta Matsumura]] || Ryotaro Shukuya || Kosuke Morozumi || Masaki Iwai || || |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Yusuke Morozumi || Yuta Matsumura || Ryotaro Shukuya || Masaki Iwai || Kosuke Morozumi || || |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Yusuke Morozumi || Yuta Matsumura || Ryotaro Shukuya || Masaki Iwai || Kosuke Morozumi || || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Sports links}} *[https://www.curlingworldcup.com/players/ryotaro-shukuya Ryotaro Shukuya - Curling World Cup] *Video: {{youTube|6q7-Qil5A-c|2018 World Men's Curling Championship - round robin - Canada vs Japan}}
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