| Saya Ichikawa | |
| Native Name: | Japanese: 市川 紗椰 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Education: | Waseda University |
| Agent: | Super Continental |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
[1] is a Japanese-American model, tarento, and newscaster. Her original stage name was Saya until 2011. Her father is an American with Cherokee heritage[2] and her mother is Japanese.[3] [4]
Ichikawa is represented by the agency Super Continental.
Ichikawa was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and she grew up in Detroit between the ages of four and thirteen. She was accepted to Columbia University, University of Chicago, and New York University. Ichikawa planned on attending Columbia University, but she delayed college for one year in order to focus on her modelling career. Ichikawa was scheduled to return to the United States after the one year, but she enjoyed her career and decided to stay in Japan. She later graduated from Waseda University in 2010.
Ichikawa was accepted as an exclusive model for the magazines Vivi and 25ans at the age of sixteen,[5] and she is currently active in a number of fashion magazines. She had modeled in the magazines Sumo Fan, sweet, More, Baila, and Maquia.
In the 4 April 2016 Ichikawa became an MC in the Fuji Television informational news programme Your Time.[6]
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Vivi | ||
| 2008 | 25ans | Exclusive model | |
| sweet | Regular | ||
| More | Regular | ||
| Baila | Regular | ||
| 2011 | Maquia | "Saya Ichikawa no Hon areba Koso, Bi Jinsei!" | |
| 2014 | Tabi to Tetsudō | "Saya Ichikawa: Ninki Tokkyū de yukou!" | |
| Sumo Fan | On the cover of volumes 1 through 4 | ||
| Spur | |||
| King | "Saya no School of Rock" | ||
| Miss | |||
| Classy | |||
| An an | |||
| VoCE | |||
| Nylon | |||
| Tokyo Girls Collection | |||
| 2017 | Sumo Fan | On the cover of volume 5 |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Wacoal Lalan | Image character |
| 2016 | Wacoal Wing Miss Slender and Tokihanatsu Bra | |
| Atre | Image character | |
| Johnson & Johnson Johnson's body care | Image character | |
| Watabe Wedding | Image character | |
| Image character | ||
| United Arrows Green Label | Image character | |
| Tobu Railway Ajute | Image character | |
| Anfamie | Image character | |
| Isetan Girl | Image character |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Seishun Tokyo School Girl | |
| 2008 | Gekkan Saya | |
| Gekkan 100 Anniversary | ||
| 2015 | Yoru ga Aketara |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Model Life | |
| 2012 | Saya Ichikawa no Dokudashi "Bichō" Smoothie | |
| 2013 | Cookie Fortune Love 2013 Spring / Summer Collection |
News programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Houdou Kyoku 24 | Main caster from Wednesdays and Thursdays | |
| 2016 | Your Time | Main caster in Weekdays | |
| Ashita no Compass | Fuji TV | Weekday late appearances |
Informal programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tokyo Kawaii TV | Regular appearances | ||
| 2014 | Hiru Bura | NHK-G | Reporter |
Music programmes
Cultural programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Harisenbon Eikaiwa Juku | Fuji TV | |
| 2010 | Mezase! Kaisha no Hoshi | Guest | |
| 2011 | 3-kagetsu Topic Eikaiwa: Marugoto Taikan! Hawaiian Rojas | NHK-E | |
| 2012 | Kokoro to Karada Mitsuru Toki ofu | ||
| 2014 | Kaigyō 100-nen! Anata no Shiranai Tokyo Eki: Otona no Shakai Kengaku | NHK BS Premium | |
| Nippon Sengo Subculture-shi | NHK BS Premium | ||
| 2015 | The Premium: Odoroki! Nippon no Sokojikara | NHK BS Premium | |
| The Profiler | NHK BS Premium | ||
| Sekai no Meisaku |
Variety programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tamori Club | Quasi-regular appearances | ||
| Ariyoshi-kun no Shōjiki sanpo | Fuji TV | Regular guest appearances | ||
| 2015 | Kumiko Okae ga Iku! Rekishi to Zekkei no Kaga Hyakumangoku Onna Futaritabi-hen | |||
| Tokyo Design TV | 5th MC | |||
| Ī Otona ga Hamaru Sekai | BeeTV | MC | ||
| Peace Matayoshi no fumi Komi En | MC | |||
| Suppin House | MC | |||
| 2016 | Manatsu no Mystery Tokuban: Nazotoki wa Sk-Per! no Naka de | MC |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hello World | |||
| 2013 | I A.M. | J-Wave | "Close To You" | |
| 2015 | The Top 5 | Season 5; Thursday appearances |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | JOICFP no Project Chiku Zambia o Shisatsu | |
| 2012 | Kate Spade no Tōhoku Shien Project "Support Japan" no Project Chiku |