is a Japanese professional ice hockey

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

who is currently playing for the

Oji Eagles The Red Eagles Hokkaido (レッドイーグルス北海道) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tomakomai city on Hokkaidō, Japan. They are members of the Asia League Ice Hockey. History The club was founded as the Oji Eagles in 1925. ...

of the Asia League. Since 2009 (the beginning of his professional career), he has been playing for the

. He previously played at university level for the

Toyo University is a private university with the main Hakusan Station (Tokyo), Hakusan campus in Bunkyō, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The university operates multiple satellite campuses in the Kanto region, including. Asaka, Saitama, Asaka, Kawagoe, Saitama, Kawagoe, ...

. He also has played for the Japan national team (junior and senior levels) since the year 2006.

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* 1986 births Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Japanese ice hockey defencemen Living people Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Oji Eagles players Sportspeople from Kushiro 20th-century Japanese sportsmen 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub