is a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shootin ...

player from Japan. She has represented her native country at the

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three times (2004, 2008 and 2012). She was named Best Player at the

2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier The 2006 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The event was held from 25 April–6 May, in Rome, Italy. England won the tournament for the second time after defeating South Korea 2� ...

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* * 1976 births Living people Japanese female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Japan Sportspeople from Ōita Prefecture Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games {{japan-fieldhockey-bio-stub