Master Wato

Master Wato
Master Wato in November 2023
Birth name	Hirai Kawato
Born	(1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27) Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Hirai Kawato Kawato Kawato San Kawato-San Master Wato
Billed height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Billed weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Trained by	NJPW Dojo Junji Hirata Hiroshi Tanahashi[1] Hiroyoshi Tenzan[1]
Debut	January 3, 2016

Hirai Kawato (川人 拓来, Kawato Hirai, born March 13, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Master Wato (マスター・ワト Masutā Wato). He was previously on an international learning excursion, working for NJPW's Mexican partner Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Kawato-San (or Kawato San). He is a former CMLL World Lightweight Champion and competed in the main event of CMLL's 2020 Sin Piedad supercard show.

He was trained in the NJPW Noge Dojo in the Tokyo Prefecture. From 2016 until 2019 he worked as a Young Lion in NJPW, gaining in ring experience while still training. As a Young Lion he mainly faced other trainees early on, moving on to participate in various tournaments such as the 2017 Super Junior Tag Tournament (with Kushida) and finishing second in the 2017 Young Lion Cup.