is a Japanese

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. He competed in the men's sprint event at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

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1979 births Living people Japanese male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Japan Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Niigata Prefecture Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub