Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Office Worker
Languages Japanese
Higher education Business Management - Asahi University: Mizuho, JPN
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began attending Numata Fencing Club in Japan while she was in the second grade at primary school. She initially took up foil before switching to sabre after entering high school.
Why this sport? She was influenced by one of her friends.
Club / Team Asahi Kogyo: Japan
Name of coach Lee Wook-Jae [national], KOR
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Tamuchi (nexus-group.jp, 25 Dec 2015)
Hobbies Listening to music. (nexus-group.jp, 25 May 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Work harder." (nexus-group.jp, 25 Dec 2015)
Awards and honours She was given the Best Athlete Award at the 2012 Gunma Sports Association President's Awards Ceremony in Japan. (gunma-sports.or.jp, 23 Feb 2013)
Famous relatives Her older sister Mariko has competed in fencing at an elite level. (gunma.jp, 01 Mar 2010)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 03 Sep 2018)
