Hobbies
Reading books, listening to music. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 07 Jul 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Nutrition - Japan Women's University, Tokyo, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Gymnastics Club [Tokyo, JPN]
Coach
Chieko Tsukahara [national], JPN (excite.co.jp, 04 May 2016; jpn-gym.or.jp, 07 Jul 2015)
Sporting relatives
Her younger sister Sayuri has competed in gymnastics at the Japanese national championships. (intlgymnast.com 05 Dec 2010)
Injuries
She fractured a rib in 2010 which at the time made her consider retirement. (sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp, 06 may 2012)
National Team
2006 (jpn-gym.or.jp, 07 Jul 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age five. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 29 Jul 2011)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was in poor health, so she was sent to a gymnastics class near her kindergarten to exercise. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 07 Jul 2015)
Last update : 2016-06-27