| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Area: | Manga artist |
| Notable Works: | Kimi no te ga Sasayaite iru |
| Awards: | 18th Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga - Kimi no te ga Sasayaite iru |
| Manga: | Yes |
is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She is best known for Kimi no te ga Sasayaite iru ("Your Hands Are Whispering"), about a romance between a deaf woman and a hearing man, for which she won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo.[1]