The first round of the men's golf domestic tour tournament was held in Okayama Prefecture, and 48-year-old veteran Katsumasa Miyamoto took the lead with 9 unders.
The competition was canceled on the 27th due to bad weather, shortened to 54 holes for 3 days, and the first round was held on the 28th.
Miyamoto was 2 strokes behind 2nd place with 1 eagle, 7 birdies and 9 unders without bogies.
Daihei Sato is in second place with a 7-under, followed by Azuma Yano and four others in third place with a one-stroke difference.
Yuta Ikeda, who won the previous tournament two years ago, is 17th with 4 unders, and Ryo Ishikawa is 42nd with 2 unders.