, née (born 4 September 1975 in Kumagaya, Saitama) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon race. Achievements Personal bests 5000 metres - 15:17.92 min (1999) 10,000 metres - 31:34.01 min (2004) Half marathon - 1:09:59 hrs (2005) Marathon - 2:24:25 hrs (2005) External links 1975 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Japan Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture Japanese female marathon runners Asian Games competitors for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women