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My Take
Born in 2008 — let that land for a second. Hinano Kusaki is a skateboarder from Tsukuba, Ibaraki, and if you know anything about Tsukuba, you know it as Japan's sleek science-city of research institutes and university campuses, not exactly the gritty street-skate backdrop you'd picture. And yet, that's exactly what makes her story interesting to me — there's something almost defiant about picking up a board in a place like that and just going for it. And the results are already there: back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022, gold in women's park at the 2022 Asian Games, and two world championship silvers. She's only 18, and I'm just here early, watching the story load.
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Overview
Hinano Kusaki is a Japanese skateboarder born on April 4, 2008, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. She is an Aries of the Year of the Rat. She took up skateboarding at 8, won the Japan Skateboarding Championships in 2021 and 2022, won the women's park gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, and took silver at the World Championships in 2023 and 2024. She skates for Starts.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hinano Kusaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 草木ひなの
- Reading
- くさき ひなの
- Born
- April 4, 2008 (age 18)
- Origin
- Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Skateboarder
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hinano Kusaki born?
Hinano Kusaki was born on April 4, 2008 and is 18 years old.
Where is Hinano Kusaki from?
Hinano Kusaki is from Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hinano Kusaki do?
Hinano Kusaki works as Skateboarder.
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