Cika wannan jumla: shi ne Jafananci rower. An haife ta ne a lardin Nagano. Ta yi gasa a
'Yan mata masu nauyi biyu a gasar Olympics ta 2012, sun kai wasan kusa da na karshe tare da abokin wasanta Atsumi Fukumoto kuma sun kasance na 12 a duka. Ta yi gasa a cikin wannan taron a wasannin Olympics na 2000, 2004 da 2008, inda ta kammala na 9, 14 da na 13. Ta lashe lambar azurfa a gasar mata ta biyu a wasannin Asiya na 2002. Ta kuma lashe lambar yabo ta azurfa a cikin mata masu nauyi biyu a wasannin Asiya na 2006, da kuma wata lambar yabo ta azurfa a cikin mata masu nauyi biyu a wasannin Asiya na 2010.