He finished first in Skate America, second in the Rostelecom Cup, and participated in the Grand Prix Final for the second time in a row. He finished in third. He won the All Japan Championship for the first time. At the Four Continents Championships, he set a new personal best overall and finished 3rd. At the World Championship, he updated his personal best by 4.58 points in a short program and placed second. He finished without major mistakes in the free program, and won a silver medal. Following the results of this competition, He contributed to get three representative men's slots at the Pyeongchang Olympics the following year.