Occupation
Student
Education
Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University, Setagaya, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Nippon Sport Science University [Tokyo, JPN]
Coach
Hiroko Yamasaki [national], JPN
National Team
2014 (tv-asahi.co.jp, 02 Sep 2018)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age five at the OKB All Round Gymnastics Club in Ampachi, Japan, and took it up competitively while in primary school. (nagoyatv.com, 07 Sep 2018; mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2020)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother suggested she try the sport. "I loved dancing to the songs, so it was fun." (town.anpachi.gifu.jp, 2012; mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2020)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (asahi.com, 20 Aug 2021)
Trainings
She trains for eight hours a day. (nhk.or.jp, 29 Jan 2019)
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2019 she and her teammates [Sayuri Sugimoto, Nanami Takenaka, Rie Matsubara, Sakura Noshitani and Kiko Yokota] were presented with Best Gymnast Award by the Japan Gymnastics Federation. (jiji.com, 21 Dec 2019)
In 2018 she was presented with an Excellence Award by the Japan Gymnastics Association. (gifu-np.co.jp, 20 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she was given the Gifu Honorary Award in Japan. (pref.gifu.lg.jp, 15 Jun 2017)
Last update : 2021-10-04
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