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| Date of birth | 15 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Otoka Yoshimura (born 15 May 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Yoshimura was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. [1] She participated in track and field as a youngster, she began playing rugby for Fukuoka Ladies RFC while in junior high school. [1] After graduating from Tochiku High School in Fukuoka in 2020, she attended Rissho University. [1]
Yoshimura made her international debut for Japan against Ireland on 21 November 2021 in Dublin. [1] In 2022, she was selected in Japan's squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [1] [2]
She featured for Japan at the 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship which was hosted by Kazakhstan. [3] She scored a try in the match as the Sakura's defeated hosts, Kazakhstan, 72–0 to win the tournament. [3]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in Japan's squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [4] [5]