Born October 16, 1987. Drafted by the Yakult Swallows in the 3rd round of the 2005 high school draft. Retired in 2025 and became the Yakult Swallows' minor league batting coach in 2026. Wore number 5 as a player and 73 as a coach. Right-handed thrower, left-handed hitter. Third baseman. In 2015, he won the batting title and the most hits title, leading the team to a league championship as the number two hitter. In 2021, he demonstrated his clutch hitting as the "God of Pinch Hitting," delivering the walk-off hit that secured the Japan Series title. A skilled hitter whose weapon is an exceptional bat control often described as genius. However, he was a hitter plagued by injuries to the point of being called the "Glass Prince," suffering from a lumbar disc herniation in 2017 that kept him out of games for an entire year. Originally from Osaka. His personality is fundamentally kind, but he has a quiet intensity within him. Standing 185cm tall, he has such a refreshing appearance that he is known as the "Prince of the Swallows."