Kammala jumlar da ke gaba: haifaffen 25 ga Disamba 1935 a Fukuoka, tsohon dan tseren nesa ne na kasar Japan. Ya kasance karami, yana da nauyin fam 115 kuma yana da tsayin 5'5". Ya fafata a gasar
a gasar Olympics ta 1960, ta kammala 32 a cikin 2: 29:45, kuma a gasar Olympics ta 1964 a cikin mita 10,000, ta kammala 28 a cikin 31.00.6. Mafi kyawunsa na marathon shine 2:15:40 yayin cin nasarar Beppu marathon, da mita 10,000 a cikin 29:10.4 a kan hanya, duka biyu sun gudu a 1963. Mafi kyawun lokacinsa na mil 10 a kan hanyoyi ya kasance 50:31 a 1957 lokacin yana da shekaru 21.