is a Japanese

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

. She has competed in the

halfpipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, Inline skating, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially t ...

event at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

, where she placed 10th, and the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

, where she placed 16th. She also competed at the World Snowboard Championships from 2003 through 2009.

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* 1974 births Living people Japanese female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Japan Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in snowboarding Snowboarders at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Snowboarders at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Sportspeople from Nagano (city) 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-snowboarding-bio-stub