Japanese swimmer known for specializing in the synchronized events. She is known for her Olympic competitions and for her modeling work which she shares through Instagram for her over 270,000 followers.
With a passion for swimming early on, she started competing in Olympic games in 2008 as part of the Japanese women's team. She also went on to star at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well.
She is also known for being a tarento and makes a variety of regular appearances in television and advertisements.
She was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan.
Other synchronized swimmers from Japan also known for competing in the Olympics include Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda.