| Country: | Japan |
| Weight Class: | 60 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 2 |
| Worlds Year: | 1999 |
| Worlds Weight: | Men's 60 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AS |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 1995 |
| Regionals Year2: | 1998 |
| Regionals Weight2: | Men's 60 kg |
| Updated: | 8 April 2024 |
is a Japanese judoka. He is the current trainer of the Turkmenistan National Judo team.[1]
Tokuno was born in Iyo, Ehime,[2] and began judo at the age of 6.[2] He entered the Kanagawa Prefectural Police after graduating from Tokai University.[3]
Tokuno was good at Seoinage[2] and got medals of world championships twice. He was also known as a rival of three-time Olympic champion Tadahiro Nomura for long time.[3]
As of 2010, Tokuno coaches judo at Komatsu Limited and among his students are Mika Sugimoto, Ayumi Tanimoto, and Mina Watanabe.[4]
Since 2023 Tokuno has been coaching the Turkmenistan judo team.