Izawa Takushi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Izawa.
Izawa Takushi
伊沢拓司
Izawa in 2023
Born (1994-05-16) May 16, 1994
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other namesQuiz King of Tokyo University, Quiz King
EducationUniversity of Tokyo (MS)
Occupations
  • Quiz contest player
  • YouTuber
  • entrepreneur
  • television personality
Years active2016 – present
Known forFounding QuizKnock

Izawa Takushi (Japanese: 伊沢拓司; born May 16, 1994) is a Japanese quiz contest player, YouTuber, entrepreneur and television personality. He is the founder of the YouTube group QuizKnock. He was nicknamed as "Quiz King of Tokyo University" (東大出身のクイズ王) or simply Quiz King.[1][2][3]

Early life and Education

Izawa was born on May 16, 1994 in Saitama Prefecture,[4] Izawa later moved to Ibaraki Prefecture and was an only child in a dual-income household. His father is Takashi Izawa, a former office worker at Yomeishu Seizo Manufacturing Company. His father introduced him to reading.[5][6]

He attends Gyosei Elementary School.[7] He said during this time he was interested in football and wanted to be a professional football player but he said that he lacks the skills to do it.[8] He researched various topics including World Cup participants. He said this was the first time he discovered the "fun in gathering knowledge".[9] He attends the Kaisei Middle School after his friends said that there were taking the entrance exam for that middle school,[7] This was where he first joined a quiz club that has eight members.[10][8] He graduated from Kaisei High School in Tokyo, at which he became the first person to win the solo division of the All Japan High School Quiz Championship two consecutive times, doing so in 2010 and 2011. He enrolled in the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Economics, where he became part of the university's Quiz Club.[11] He tried to enroll for a Master's degree in economics but was rejected, and instead went to the Faculty of Agriculture.[12][13] He was in a three-month relationship when he was 20.[14]

QuizKnock

Main article: QuizKnock

On October 2, 2016, after being persuaded by Fukura P, he founded the media and YouTube group QuizKnock with his fellow club members at the University of Tokyo, becoming its editor-in-chief.[8][15] The group started by creating online quizzes. He said in an interview with The Japan News he founded the group because he "wanted to create a system that would encourage people to proactively seek out information."[11][16] Izawa dropped out of university in March 2019; he then founded QuizKnock Co., Ltd. and graduated in the TBS show Toudai King.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "東大出身のクイズ王"伊沢拓司さんが学校で特別授業 高松｜NHK 香川県のニュース. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  2. ^ 「一目惚れはファストフード」「クリスマスディナーに並ぶ男女になりたくない」クイズ王・伊沢拓司の強固すぎる恋愛観に若槻千夏「恋愛偏差値は普通」（めざましmedia）. Yahoo News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. ^ 皇居東御苑で「謎解き」、3月から開催 クイズ王伊沢さんの解説も：朝日新聞. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). February 12, 2025. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "『勉強大全』構想から1年、東大生クイズ王・伊沢拓司が伝えたい勉強法の全て【前編】". Da Vinci (in Japanese). February 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  5. ^ Tsugawa, Ayako (October 31, 2018). "【父の教え】クイズの東大王伊沢拓司さん 「絶対」はない…広い視野で". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  6. ^ クイズの東大王伊沢拓司さん 「絶対」はない…広い視野で. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 31, 2018. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "「東大卒クイズ王」伊沢拓司さんの中学受験勉強法 「直前こそ基礎」で自信を". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). November 7, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Nishimoto, Yuka (January 8, 2021). クイズ王伊沢拓司はCEOになった ついに見つけた戦略：朝日新聞. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  9. ^ 頭のいい子に共通する小学校時代の過ごし方. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). September 24, 2017. Archived from the original on March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  10. ^ "東大生クイズ王 伊沢拓司インタビュー。彼はなぜ時代の寵児となり得たのか？". Da Vinci (in Japanese). September 14, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Asakawa, Takamichi (July 26, 2024). "QuizKnock Entertains and Informs with 'Correct' Quizzes; Meet the Group Bound by 'Respect for Knowledge'". The Japan News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  12. ^ 東大王のヒミツを完全公開！ 初の公式本、超難問クイズが1冊に！. Da Vinci (in Japanese). March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  13. ^ 伊沢拓司という"生き物"はみんなを魅了する 垣間見える努力と感謝に大宮エリーも納得. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). January 15, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  14. ^ 「一目惚れはファストフード」「クリスマスディナーに並ぶ男女になりたくない」クイズ王・伊沢拓司の強固すぎる恋愛観に若槻千夏「恋愛偏差値は普通」（めざましmedia）. Yahoo News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  15. ^ 伊沢拓司 | ワタナベエンターテインメント. www.watanabepro.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  16. ^ QuizKnock5周年の展望を伊沢拓司が明かす 佐藤健、カズレーザー、高山一実からメッセージも. Real Sound (in Japanese). September 30, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  17. ^ 『東大王』伊沢拓司がチーム卒業を発表「いいタイミング」. Oricon (in Japanese). June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  18. ^ 『東大王』卒業の伊沢拓司が送るYouTubeチャンネル「QuizKnock」 "知識自慢"にとどまらない、その魅力とは？. Real Sound (in Japanese). April 3, 2019. Archived from the original on March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  19. ^ 「東大王」７年半の歴史に幕…最終回の頂上決戦で「元祖・東大王」伊沢拓司が優勝「感謝しかないです」. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). September 18, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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