Naoko Hayashiba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Naoko Hayashiba

Japanese Shogi player

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1968

Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: actor, writer, businessperson, mangaka, oracle, tarento, novelist, shogi player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Naoko Hayashiba

  • Naoko Hayashiba (?? ??, Hayashiba Naoko, born on January 24, 1968), who is also known by the pen name Masaru Katori (??? ???, Katori Masaru), is a Japanese writer and manga author from Fukuoka.
  • She had a successful career as professional shogi player but quit during a sex scandal with another professional player, Makoto Nakahara, in 1995.
  • Since then, she has focused on writing and TV work.
  • She has written two novel series, Tondemo Police and Kiss Dakeja Iya, and the manga Shion no O.
  • In 2010, after a 15-year absence, she returned to shogi.

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