Success in Post 2004-Olympics World Championships
The next year, in the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Tomita established himself as the top gymnast in the world by claiming the all-around title. Tomita's win made him the first Japanese gymnast in 31 years to win the men's World Championship. Tomita went into the final rotation more than one point ahead and finished on the high bar routine, with a total of 56.698 points. Tomita's teammate, Hisashi Mizutori, claimed the men's all-around silver medal, establishing Japan as a serious men's gymnastics power.
In the 2006 World Championships, Tomita missed a full-twisting Kovacs on high bar in the team competition. The Japanese men's team wound up third. In the all-around competition, Tomita was ranked third after five apparatus events. His last event was the high bar where he fell in the team competition. Tomita gave an inspired performance and won the silver, behind Chinese gymnast, Yang Wei. He also won a silver on parallel bars, with the Japanese team winning the bronze team medal.
In the 2007 World Championships, the men's teams of Japan and China established a rivalry for the top men's team spot that would find China at the top and Japan with the silver team medal. Tomita did not fare well in the all-around competition, placing 12th, with teammate Hisashi Mizutori claiming the all-around bronze. Tomita qualified for the event finals in the high bar, rings and pommel horse, but did not win a medal in these events.
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