Kaoru Sugayama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kaoru Sugayama

Japanese volleyball player

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1978

Place of Birth: Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: volleyball player, beach volleyball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kaoru Sugayama (?????, Sugayama Kaoru, born December 26, 1978) is a Japanese volleyball player.
Although her nickname is "yuu", Ai Otomo already had that nickname on the All-Japan women's Team, so she was given the new nickname "kaoru".
Her nickname in television broadcasts is "koushuni kagayaku Kaoru-hime", (?????????, translation: "Princess Kaoru who shines in offense and defense").
Also, she is sometimes known as "shiroi yousei" (????, translation: "White fairy") due in part to her fair skin.
However, she is embarrassed to be called "Princess Kaoru" or "White fairy".
She belongs to the volleyball team JT Marvelous of the V.League.
In May 2008, she retired from the team and from organized volleyball. She married volleyball player Koichi Nishimura in 2011.