AKAHO Himawari

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

Asia Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Bengaluru, IND

World Championship U-19

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2017	Italy

Ko (iris.denso.com, 29 Jun 2021)

Athlete, Office Worker

Japanese

Denso Iris [Japan] since 2017

Tom Hovasse [national], USA

Shooting Guard (basketballking.jp, 01 Jul 2021)

Her father Makoto Akaho was a basketball player who played for Sumitomo Metal Industries and Panasonic, and also represented Japan at the 1995 World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan. Her mother Kumiko Masaura competed in the sport at university level. Her Raita Akaho made his professional debut with Japanese B.League club Chiba Jets Funabashi in the 2020/21 season. Her older sister Sakura Akaho joined Denso Iris in 2015, and was named Rookie of the Year for the 2015/16 Women's Japan Basketball League. Her younger sister Kanna Akhao has played the sport for Nippon Sport Science University. (iris.denso.com, 29 Jun 2021; basketball-zine.com, 19 Apr 2021; 4years.asahi.com, 08 Feb 2021; 2020.yahoo.co.jp, 25 Aug 2018; wjbl.org, 14 May 2018)

Women's Japan Basketball League [JPN] (iris.denso.com, 29 Jun 2021)

She began playing basketball in grade three of primary school. (2020.yahoo.co.jp, 25 Aug 2018)

She was encouraged to try the sport by her family. (2020.yahoo.co.jp, 25 Aug 2018)

US basketball player Dwyane Wade. (iris.denso.com, 29 Jun 2021)

She was named among the All-Star Five Players for the 2020/21 Women's Japan Basketball League. (wjbl.org, 2021)

She received the Rookie of the Year Award for the 2017/18 Women's Japan Basketball League. (wjbl.org, 04 May 2018)