In the mid-1990s, Kazama had its toughest time in the World Cup. In the 1995/96 season he achieved several placings among the top 20th. The highlight was again the 1996 World Championships in Ruhpolding , where he was 23rd of the individual, came 16th in the sprint and 16th with Suga, Homma and Kodate. of the relay race. The most successful season was 1996/97 . At the 1997 Biathlon World Championships in Nagano , he achieved his best international results. With a ninth place in the sprint and seventh place in the pursuit, he was among the top ten only times in individual races. He was also eighth with Yukio Mochizuki , Takeda and Hironao Meguro with the team and with Mochizuki, Suga and Homma Season 16. The high point and at the same time the end of his career were the 1998 Winter Olympics in his Japanese homeland. In Nagano he came in sprint to 61st place, was 45th of the individual and with Suga, Meguro and Shūichi Sekiya as the last runner of the season 15.
Biathlon World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline