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My Take
Honestly, the moment I read "figure skater from Shimane Prefecture" I was already rooting for this guy. Shimane is about as far from a glitzy urban ice rink as you can get in Japan — quiet, coastal, almost off the map — so the fact that Takeru Amine Kataise made it onto the ice at all says something real about drive. He won a Junior Grand Prix in 2022 and took silver at the Japanese junior nationals before stepping up to the senior Grand Prix in France, and that's exactly how the quiet ones build something worth watching. I'm not making any bold predictions, but there's something about the understated origins and the sheer physical poetry of competitive skating that makes me want to keep an eye on where he takes this.
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Overview
Takeru Amine Kataise is a Japanese figure skater born on February 8, 2004, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. He competes under his full registered name and is one of the younger generation of skaters to emerge from a rural region of Japan. He won the 2022 Junior Grand Prix in Poland (Baltic Cup) and the Egna Trophy junior title, took silver at the 2022 Japanese Junior Championships, and moved up to the senior ranks in the 2023–24 season; he graduated from Kansai University.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takeru Amine Kataise
- Name (Japanese)
- 片伊勢武
- Reading
- かたいせ たけるあみん
- Born
- February 8, 2004 (age 22)
- Origin
- Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 168 cm
- Occupation
- Figure skater
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
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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 Takeru Amine Kataise born?
Takeru Amine Kataise was born on February 8, 2004 and is 22 years old.
Where is Takeru Amine Kataise from?
Takeru Amine Kataise is from Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
What does Takeru Amine Kataise do?
Takeru Amine Kataise works as Figure skater.
How tall is Takeru Amine Kataise?
Takeru Amine Kataise is 168 cm tall.
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