Liz Akama

Liz Akama — born January 1, 2009, in Sendai — is one of those names I keep expecting to hear more about, and honestly it's only a matter of time. She's a teenage skateboarder out of Miyagi Prefecture, which, if you know anything about Tohoku winters, makes the whole story that much more impressive; Sendai is not exactly a skate paradise, yet here she is. The name itself caught me first: Rizune written as a phonetic "Liz," which has this effortlessly cool bilingual quality that suits a sport with deep American roots. She was born the same year a lot of her future competitors were probably just learning to walk, and she's already pushing into a competitive scene that Japan has taken seriously since skateboarding hit the Olympics in Tokyo 2021. I don't have a highlight reel of medals to rattle off, but the fact that she's out there grinding — literally — at this age, from that starting point, tells me the tenacity is real. I'm watching this one.

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Liz Akama (born January 8, 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Still a teenager as of 2024, she has drawn attention as a competitive skateboarder representing a new generation of Japanese talent in the sport. Most personal details, including her agency and physical measurements, remain private.

Name (English)

Liz Akama

Name (Japanese)

赤間凛音

Reading

あかま りず

Born

January 8, 2009 (age 17)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Skateboarder

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/liz_akama/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E9%96%93%E5%87%9B%E9%9F%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127358013

Tags

• From Miyagi Prefecture
• Skateboarder

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.