is a Japanese

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

and coach. He is a ten-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965. He is married to Kumiko Okawa, and as of 2011 the couple lives near

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. Their daughter is

Yuka Sato is a Japanese former competitive figure skater and choreographer. She is the 1994 World champion, the 1990 World Junior champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 19 ...

, the 1994 World Champion. Along with

Machiko Yamada is a figure skating coach and former Japanese competitive figure skater. Biography Yamada was born on June 26, 1943 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She began figure skating at the age of seven. Yamada won several domestic competitions ...

, he is one of the most successful coaches in Japan. His current and former students include

Miki Ando is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, 2007 and 2011 World Figure Skating Championships, 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2 ...

Mao Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Figure Skating Championships, World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-t ...

, Shoko Ishikawa, Hirokazu Kobayashi,

Takahiko Kozuka is a former competitive Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2010–11 Japanese national champion. He is also the 2006 World Junio ...

Yukari Nakano is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, and a three-time ...

Marin Honda is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2016 World Junior champion, the 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2017 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015–16 Grand Prix of Figure ...

, Kao Miura,

Wun-Chang Shih Wun-Chang Shih () (born October 3, 1986) is a Taiwanese figure skater who competes internationally for Taiwan in men's singles. He is a two-time Taiwanese national medalist and competed four times at the Four Continents Championships. Persona ...

, and

Fumie Suguri is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time World Figure Skating Championships, World medalist, a three-time Four Continents Championships, Four Continents champion, the 2003 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Grand Prix ...

. In February 2010, he was elected to the

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Competitive highlights

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