is a Japanese ice hockey defenceman who plays for Daishin in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and is a member of the Japan women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal with Japan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games. She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Playing career Sato plays domestically for Daishin and (as of 2026) studies at the Kushiro Public University of Economics. She attended Hokkaido Kushiro Commercial High School in Kushiro.
International play Sato has represented Japan at the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division (2022–2025). She also appeared for Japan in the 2026 Winter Olympics women's tournament, recording two assists in four games.
At the junior level, she captained Japan at the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group A, helping the team earn promotion to the Top Division.
She participated in women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Making her Olympic debut on 6 February, Japan opposed France. Wearing number six, Sato logged 22:22 of ice time, recording an assist.
She was one of 17 teenagers that played in women's ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Personal life Sato is from Kushiro, Hokkaido. The Japanese Olympic Committee lists her as a second-year student at the Kushiro Public University of Economics in 2026.
Career statistics International Statistics are from the JIHF and IIHF.
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Japan U18 (Div I-A) 4 0 5 5 2 2022 Japan WC 5th 5 0 0 0 4 2023 Japan U18 8th 5 0 0 0 8 2023 Japan WC 7th 6 0 0 0 0 2024 Japan U18 (Div I-A) 5 3 3 6 6 2024 Japan WC 8th 5 0 1 1 0 2025 Japan Final Olympic Qualification (Group G) 3 0 0 0 0 2025 Japan WC 7th 5 0 1 1 0 2026 Japan OG 4 0 2 2 4 Junior totals 14 3 8 11 16 Senior totals 28 0 4 4 8
References
External links
Kohane Sato at the Japan Ice Hockey Federation