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Revision as of 12:09, 19 January 2021
Toshikazu 'Bonkura' Nagai (5 December 1985-13 September 2007) was a famous JEB spinner. He was one of the first spinners to be televised, along with the likes of SEVEN and Ryo and was vice chairman of Pen Spinning Association Japan, an organization aiming to teach and spread awareness of pen spinning. Competitively he took part in the Pen Spinning World Tournament 2007. He features in famous early Collaboration Videos such as JapEn 1st and JapEn 2nd.
Bonkura's influence on the hobby across many facets has resulted in him being considered one of the first 'legendary' spinners, and he consistently ranks high on lists of the best spinners of all time.
Spinning
Solo videos
1st Solo
2nd Solo
Influential work
I-Sonic
String tricks
Magnet tricks
2 Hands
Collaboration videos
Vice Chairmanship of PSAJ
Competitive Spinning
World Tournament 2007
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Death
Bonkura died of cardiac failure on the 13th of September 2007, aged 21. The news was announced to the pen spinning community on the 21st of September 2007, with a eulogy of his contributions to PSAJ and the pen spinning community as a whole.[1]