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Chiho OSAWA

Former Japan Womens National Ice Hockey Team

Born in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, Osawa started ice hockey at the age of 6, under the influence of her father who is a former Japan national ice hockey player. She joined Toyota Cygnus as soon as enrolled in junior high school. She has also led Japanese national team as the captain for three consecutive Olympics, Sochi, PyeongChang, and Beijing.
She also has extensive experience with international teams both in US and Sweden; played in the Swedish league after the PyeongChang Olympics in 2018. She joined the Swedish League, where she played three seasons with the world’s top-class players in Luleå, known as the strongest ice hockey team in the world. In 2022, she joined MONSTARdesign Inc. in Japan.