Shoma is also going to Switzerland in September to work with Lambiel, so he seems to have tryouts in different places indeed.
I was talking with my friend, how about him working with Hamada's team? She has Vincent who has multiple quads (he is not always in Japan though), but maybe too many students for her? :think:
I have wondered this too.
I would love to see Deniss and Shoma in the same training environment, but Deniss does not have quads. Koshiro, not so much either. However, with Koshiro training there, Shoma would have a Japanese training mate.
I do not know Shoma as well as his longtime fans, but it appears he is clearly more comfortable in Japan, and I think that's perfectly understandable. So working with Hamada's team would allow him to stay in Japan and train with skaters with quads.
But if Sho wants to go his own way, all the more power to him