Ayana Tsubaki Explained

Ayana Tsubaki
Native Name:椿 彩奈
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:15 July 1984
Birth Place:Saitama, Japan
Alma Mater:Aoyama Gakuin University

, known professionally as, is a Japanese TV personality, fashion model and professional mahjong player. Tsubaki works for the Koakuma Ageha girls' fashion magazine.[1]

Biography

Ayana Tsubaki was born in the Saitama Prefecture in 1984.[2] Tsubaki registered at Aoyama Gakuin University while presenting as a male, but left in the second year to work at a transsexual bar in Kabukichō, Tokyo.[1]

In July 2006, she underwent gender confirmation surgery in Phuket, Thailand,[3] and in December 2006, officially changed her registered gender from male to female in her koseki (family registry). She resumed studies at Aoyama Gakuin University in April 2007.

In April 2008, she launched the confectionery brand "Gâteaux de Fée" in collaboration with confectionery maker Chibori and co-produced with models Yui Kanno and Shizuka Muto.[4] [5] In October, she produced the legwear brand "informel by N-styles".[6] [7] In November, she was the poster girl for the event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Japan–Columbia Friendship.[8]

In March 2009, Tsubaki made her acting debut in the television drama Shukatsu no Musume.[9] In September, she made her first stage appearance in Moulin de la Galette.[10]

In February 2012, she appeared in her first leading role on stage in "Tennessee Waltz, the Last Fish of Mankind?...".[11]

In June 2014, she reportedly left Horipro, where she had worked for four years.[12]

On August 30, 2021, Tsubaki announced she had passed the professional exam of the and became a mahjong professional player.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/topics/news/20080713-OHT1T00286.htm. ja:ニューハーフ現役女子大生モデル・椿姫彩菜、赤裸々に「性」を語る. Transgender student model Ayana Tsubaki talks frankly about "sex". 14 July 2008. Sports Hochi. The Hochi Shimbun. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20081210055743/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/topics/news/20080713-OHT1T00286.htm. 10 December 2008. 27 January 2014 .
  2. Web site: Yamai . Nagi . April 10, 2009 . Ayana Tsubaki Special Interview . ja:椿姫彩菜 Special Interview . http://woman.mynavi.jp/article/090410-003/ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920081553/http://woman.mynavi.jp/article/090410-003/ . September 20, 2016 . Mynavi Woman . ja.
  3. Web site: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3690383/. ja:現役女子大生ニューハーフモデル、椿姫彩菜の初エッセイがドラマ化. Student transsexual model Ayana Tsubaki sees first essay turned into drama. 18 June 2008. Livedoor News. Line Corporation. Japan. Japanese. 27 January 2014.
  4. News: April 18, 2008 . ja:“カリスマ”ニューハーフモデルが作った「夜食べても太らないお菓子」 . "Charismatic" transgender model launches "sweets that don't make you fat even if you eat them at night". . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513073513/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3605080/ . May 13, 2024 . Livedoor News . . ja.
  5. News: May 29, 2009 . ja:ちぼり、女の子のための菓子ブランド「ガトー・デ・フェ」発表 椿姫彩菜とコラボ開発 . Chibori announces "Gâteaux de Fée" confectionery brand for girls, developed in collaboration with Ayana Tsubaki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140710000207/http://news.nissyoku.co.jp/Contents/urn/newsml/nissyoku.co.jp/20090529/AOYAGI20090526081129143/1 . July 10, 2014 . The Japan Food Journal . ja.
  6. News: October 22, 2008 . Ayana Tsubaki Produces New Brand of Legwear . ja:椿姫彩菜さん、レッグウエアの新ブランドをプロデュース . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712012502/http://www.asahi.com/fashion/topics/TKY200810220214.html . July 12, 2014 . . ja.
  7. News: October 22, 2008 . ja:椿姫彩菜「がにまたの女子もったいない」 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081025045151/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20081022-421680.html . October 25, 2008 . . ja.
  8. News: October 31, 2008 . ja:椿姫彩菜がコロンビアイメージガールに . Ayana Tsubaki Becomes Columbia Poster Girl . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081103024742/http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20081031-424716.html . November 3, 2008 . . ja.
  9. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/64416/full/ . ja:椿姫彩菜が“就活”ドラマで女優デビュー . Ayana Tsubaki debuts as actress in "Shukatsu" drama . 23 March 2009 . . Oricon ME Inc. . Japan . ja . 27 January 2014.
  10. News: August 13, 2009 . Yuna Ito, who will be performing on stage for the first time with Ayana Tsubaki: "intonation is difficult" . ja:椿姫彩菜と共に舞台初挑戦の伊藤由奈「イントネーションが難しい」 . https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/68394/full/ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821175314/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/68394/full/ . August 21, 2016 . . ja.
  11. News: February 29, 2012 . ja:舞台「テネシーワルツ」が初日! 椿姫彩菜は初座長に緊張 折井あゆみと鎌田奈津美は悪役姉妹に挑戦 . The play "Tennessee Waltz" premieres! Ayana Tsubaki is nervous for her first time as a stage director. Ayumi Orii and Natsumi Kamata challenge the role of villainous sisters. . May 13, 2024 . GirlsNews . ja.
  12. News: June 2, 2014 . ja:椿姫彩菜 ホリプロ退社を報告「自分を見つめ直す」 . Ayana Tsubaki reports leaving Horipro: "I'm going to look at myself again. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626233613/https://news.ameba.jp/entry/20140602-270 . June 26, 2022 . Ameba News . . ja.
  13. Web site: November 10, 2023 . August 31, 2021 . ja:【雀士名鑑】椿彩奈(つばきあやな)、麻雀界への恩返しを誓う決意のプロ入り . Ayana Tsubaki, a determined mahjong pro, vows to give back to the mahjong world. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513090556/https://kinmaweb.jp/janshi/tsubaki-ayana . May 13, 2024 . Kindai Mahjong Web . . ja.
  14. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOIPS-202 "C'est ma vie" photo book on CDJapan
  15. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4591107574 椿姫以前 on Amazon.com