Chihiro Yatsuhashi

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Chihiro Yatsuhashi (八橋 千尋 Yatsuhashi Chihiro) is an announcer from the 71st Inter High School Mahjong Championships who is partnered with professional mahjong player Hayari Mizuhara.

Appearance
Chihiro has long black hair that is tied into a braid in the back and dark brown eyes.

She wears a business suit when working with gold earrings and a necklace.

Final Eight Arc
In a preview of the final eight schools left in the tournament, Chihiro is partnered with Hayari Mizuhara and asks her opinion and impressions about the remaining schools.

Etymology

 * The name Chihiro means "thousand" (千) (chi) and "search, seek" (尋) (hiro).
 * Chihiro's surname Yatsuhashi means "eight" (八) (yatsu) and "bridge" (橋) (hashi).