Shizuka Arakawa

Japanese figure skater
Person human Q229686
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Shizuka Arakawa

Summary

Shizuka Arakawa is a human[1]. She was born in Tokyo[2]. She was born on December 29, 1981[3]. She worked as a figure skater[4] and figure skating choreographer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Shizuka Arakawa's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's place of birth was Shinagawa[7].
  • Shizuka Arakawa was born on December 29, 1981[3].
  • Shizuka Arakawa held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's professions included figure skater[4].
  • Shizuka Arakawa worked as a figure skating choreographer[5].
  • Shizuka Arakawa was employed by Akita University of Art[9].
  • Shizuka Arakawa was educated at Waseda University[10].
  • Shizuka Arakawa received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[11].
  • Shizuka Arakawa is recorded as female[12].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's Commons category is recorded as Shizuka Arakawa[14].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's sport is recorded as figure skating[15].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's family name is recorded as Arakawa[16].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's given name is recorded as Shizuka[17].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's official website is recorded as https://shizuka-arakawa.com/[18].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shizuka Arakawa[19].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's Commons gallery is recorded as Shizuka Arakawa[20].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's participant in is recorded as figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – ladies' singles[21].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's participant in is recorded as figure skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games[22].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's participant in is recorded as figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games[23].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's participant in is recorded as figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – ladies[24].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's country for sport is recorded as Japan[26].
  • Shizuka Arakawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '荒川静香'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tokyo[2], a metropolitan prefecture[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[31] and Shinagawa[7], a special ward of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1943[34], headquartered in Q11418376[35]. Shizuka Arakawa was born on December 29, 1981[3].

Education

Shizuka Arakawa was educated at Waseda University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include figure skater[4] and figure skating choreographer[5]. Shizuka Arakawa was employed by Akita University of Art[9].

Recognition

Shizuka Arakawa received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[11].

Why It Matters

Shizuka Arakawa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Shizuka Arakawa born?

Shizuka Arakawa was born in Tokyo[2].

What did Shizuka Arakawa do for work?

Shizuka Arakawa worked as figure skater[4] and figure skating choreographer[5].

Where did Shizuka Arakawa go to school?

Shizuka Arakawa was educated at Waseda University[10].

What awards did Shizuka Arakawa receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . shizuka-arakawa.com. shizuka-arakawa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . isuresults.com. Retrieved . isuresults.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Tokyo, Shinagawa
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa',
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  2. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 762356
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7214]]: 762356, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322491584|荒川静香 (#322491584)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'ma"
  3. 12w ago · אביעדר · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Competition won → figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games – women's singles, figure skating at the 2003 Winter Universiade – ladies' singles, figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – ladies' singles
    Work period end → —
    Participant in → figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – ladies' singles, figure skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games, figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games +1
    Instance of → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007425701405171"
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