is a
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
rugby union
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player who plays as a
prop
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.
In his home country he plays for
Yamaha Júbilo
Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by former ...
whom he joined in 2013.
He was also named in the first ever squad which will compete in
Super Rugby
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from the
2016 season.
References
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1990 births
Living people
Japanese rugby union players
Rugby union props
Shizuoka Blue Revs players
Sunwolves players
21st-century Japanese sportsmen
Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture
Japan international rugby union players
Kobelco Kobe Steelers players