Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Education
Asian Studies - Kokushikan University: Tokyo, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings: Japan
Injuries
She fractured the fifth metatarsal of her left foot during ball training at the end of January 2020 and required two months of recovery. (sp.mainichi.jp, 16 Feb 2020; gifu-np.co.jp, 09 Aug 2021)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age three.
Reason for taking up the sport
She was watching a TV programme for children and saw a lady dancing with a ribbon, which inspired her to take up gymnastics.
Hero / Idol
Japanese baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese marathon runner Naoko Takahashi. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 20 Jul 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Continuation is power." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 20 Jul 2018)
Awards
In 2016 and 2021 she was presented with the Gifu Prefecture Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (pref.gifu.lg.jp, 29 Aug 2017; asahi.com, 21 Aug 2021)
In 2019 she and her teammates [Sayuri Sugimoto, Nanami Takenaka, Ayuka Suzuki, Sakura Noshitani and Kiko Yokota] were presented with Best Gymnast Award by the Japan Gymnastics Association. They became the first Japanese team in 44 years to win a medal in the group all-around at the world championships following their silver at the 2019 edition in Baku, Azerbaijan. (jiji.com, 21 Dec 2019; number.bunshun.jp, 11 Jan 2020)
In 2018 she received an Excellence Award from the Japan Gymnastics Association. (gifu-np.co.jp, 20 Jan 2019)
In 2015 she received the Gifu Prefecture Culture and Sports Achievement Award in Japan. (ameblo.jp/alfagifu, 21 Feb 2015)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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