Wakaba Higuchi

I'll be honest, Wakaba Higuchi is one of those skaters I find myself rooting for almost involuntarily. She's tiny, just over five feet, but the second she pushes off the boards the whole rink seems to tighten up around her, and those jumps come out with a kind of fearless snap you don't expect from someone that compact. Born the day after New Year's, a Capricorn through and through, she's got this stubborn, all-in intensity that reads clearly even through a screen. What gets me is the contrast: a delicate face hiding a real competitor, and over the years her performances have grown warmer and more grown-up. Juggling Meiji University on top of chasing the world's best tells you plenty about her grit. I quietly cheer for the ones who leave everything on the ice, and she's exactly that.

Wakaba Higuchi (born January 2, 2001, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese competitive figure skater known for her powerful jumps and expressive skating. Standing at 152 cm, she has competed at the international level while also pursuing studies at Meiji University. She maintains an official website and active social media presence under the handles focused on her skating career.

Name (English)

Wakaba Higuchi

Name (Japanese)

樋口新葉

Reading

ひぐち わかば

Born

January 2, 2001 (age 25)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake (巳)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

152 cm

Occupation

Figure skater

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://wakabahiguchi.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wakababy_sk8r/
• Xhttps://x.com/wakawakaskate
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%8B%E5%8F%A3%E6%96%B0%E8%91%89

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Figure skater

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.