(born April 11, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays rugby as blindside flanker or no.8 for Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League and also in the Japan national rugby union team. He played in both the 1999 and 2003 World Cups. References 1971 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Kobelco Kobe Steelers players Sportspeople from Tokyo Japan international rugby union players Asian Games medalists in rugby union Rugby union players at the 1998 Asian Games Rugby union players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Japan international rugby sevens players