Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Shichigahama, JPN |
| Occupation |
Student |
| Languages |
Japanese |
| Higher education |
Sports Science - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first tried the sport in her first year of primary school. |
| Why this sport? |
Her father encouraged her to begin fencing. |
| Club / Team |
Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN |
| Name of coach |
Tatsuo Nakamura [club], JPN; Oleg Matseichuk [national], UKR |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Kanochan, Kanochi (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015) |
| Hobbies |
Doing jigsaw puzzles, reading. (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Everything that is happening now is all good for me." (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2013 she received a Sports Achievement Award in Rifu, Japan. (town.rifu.miyagi.jp, 28 Feb 2014) |
| Famous relatives |
Her father Satoshi competed in fencing at national level in Japan. (tbc-sendai.co.jp, 06 Aug 2014) |
| Ambitions |
To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (wasedasports.com, 29 Oct 2016) |
