 The next year saw a rise in Tomita's competition results with a 1st in the all-around.He participated in the 1997 All-Japan Junior Championships with a 9th in the all-around.Tomita continued to dominate the All-Japan HIghschool Games, winning 1st in the all-around in 1998, and placing 1st in the events such as the high bar (which would later become his signature event), the parallel bars (where he would later win an Olympic medal), and the pommel horse.