is a Japanese-American model, tarento, and newscaster. Her original stage name was Saya until 2011. Her father is an American with Cherokee heritage and her mother is Japanese.
Ichikawa is represented by the agency Super Continental.
Biography Ichikawa was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and she grew up in Detroit between the ages of four and thirteen. She was accepted to Columbia University, University of Chicago, and New York University. Ichikawa planned on attending Columbia University, but she delayed college for one year in order to focus on her modelling career. Ichikawa was scheduled to return to the United States after the one year, but she enjoyed her career and decided to stay in Japan. She later graduated from Waseda University in 2010.
Ichikawa was accepted as an exclusive model for the magazines Vivi and 25ans at the age of sixteen, and she is currently active in a number of fashion magazines. She had modeled in the magazines Sumo Fan, sweet, More, Baila, and Maquia.
In the 4 April 2016 Ichikawa became an MC in the Fuji Television informational news programme Your Time.
Bibliography
Magazines Year Title Notes 2003 Vivi 2008 25ans Exclusive model sweet RegularMore RegularBaila Regular 2011 Maquia "Saya Ichikawa no Hon areba Koso, Bi Jinsei!" 2014 Tabi to Tetsudō "Saya Ichikawa: Ninki Tokkyū de yukou!" Sumo Fan On the cover of volumes 1 through 4Spur King "Saya no School of Rock"Miss Classy An an VoCE Nylon Tokyo Girls Collection 2017 Sumo Fan On the cover of volume 5
Advertisements Year Title Notes 2008 Wacoal Lalan Image character 2016 Wacoal Wing Miss Slender and Tokihanatsu Bra Atre Image characterJohnson & Johnson Johnson's body care Image characterWatabe Wedding Image characterAmu plaza kagoshima Image characterUnited Arrows Green Label Image characterTobu Railway Ajute Image characterAnfamie Image characterIsetan Girl Image character
Jacket photos Year Title Notes Ref. 2015 Spicy Chocolate "Miscasting feat. Takuya Ohashi (Sukima Switch) & Reitaro Kimyo" Limited single
Publications
Music Year Title 2015 "Yoru ga Aketara"
Charms Year Title 2007 Torez: Kōun o Yobikomu Lucky Charm 13 no Mahō yo, Todoke!
Photobooks Year Title 2004 Seishun Tokyo School Girl 2008 Gekkan SayaGekkan 100 Anniversary 2015 Yoru ga Aketara
Books Year Title 2007 Model Life 2012 Saya Ichikawa no Dokudashi "Bichō" Smoothie 2013 Cookie Fortune Love 2013 Spring / Summer Collection
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2025 Beethoven Fabrication Harriet Ries
TV series News programmes Year Title Network Notes 2015 Houdou Kyoku 24 NotTV, Fuji TV on Demand Main caster from Wednesdays and Thursdays 2016 Your Time Fuji TV Main caster in WeekdaysAshita no Compass Fuji TV Weekday late appearances
Informal programmes Year Title Network Notes 2007 Tokyo Kawaii TV NHK-G Regular appearances 2014 Hiru Bura NHK-G Reporter
Music programmes Year Title Network Notes 2013 Mirai Teiban Kyoku TVK, BS12 TV, TV Saitama, Tochigi TV, GTV Personality
Cultural programmes Year Title Network Notes 2007 Harisenbon Eikaiwa Juku Fuji TV 2010 Mezase! Kaisha no Hoshi NHK-E Guest 2011 3-kagetsu Topic Eikaiwa: Marugoto Taikan! Hawaiian Rojas NHK-E 2012 Kokoro to Karada Mitsuru Toki ofu NHK BS Premium 2014 Kaigyō 100-nen! Anata no Shiranai Tokyo Eki: Otona no Shakai Kengaku NHK BS Premium Nippon Sengo Subculture-shi NHK BS Premium 2015 The Premium: Odoroki! Nippon no Sokojikara NHK BS Premium The Profiler NHK BS Premium Sekai no Meisaku BS Asahi
Variety programmes Year Title Network Notes 2014 Tamori Club TV Asahi Quasi-regular appearancesAriyoshi-kun no Shōjiki sanpo Fuji TV Regular guest appearances 2015 Kumiko Okae ga Iku! Rekishi to Zekkei no Kaga Hyakumangoku Onna Futaritabi-hen BS-TBS Tokyo Design TV BS NTV 5th MCĪ Otona ga Hamaru Sekai BeeTV MCPeace Matayoshi no fumi Komi En NTV MCSuppin House TBS MC 2016 Manatsu no Mystery Tokuban: Nazotoki wa Sk-Per! no Naka de BS Sk Per MC
Radio Year Title Network Notes 2012 Hello World J-Wave 2013 I A.M. J-Wave "Close To You" 2015 The Top 5 TBS Radio Season 5; Thursday appearances
Music videos Year Title Ref. 2009 Base Ball Bear "Breeeeze Girl"
Others
Charity activities Year Title 2009 JOICFP no Project Chiku Zambia o Shisatsu 2012 Kate Spade no Tōhoku Shien Project "Support Japan" no Project Chiku
Lectures Year Title 2013 Women's Magazine in Aogaku 2013: Model Saya Ichikawa no Bichō Smoothie de Hajimeru "Chō Katsu" Lesson
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