Mizuho Himekawa

**Mizuho Himekawa** (姫川 みずほ *Himekawa Mizuho*) is a second-year student at Koichi/Nadan Physical Education Girls' Academy.

## Description

Kochi/Nadanan Physical Education Girls' Academy Golf Club second-year, an absolute ace. She is the strongest high school golfer who has the ability to win the All Japan Women's Amateur Championship.

## Appearance

Mizuho has brown locks with bangs facing to the right side.

## Personality

Like her fellow Team Captains from the rival schools, Kinue Jinguuji and Kaoruko Ijima, Mizuho presents a steady and calm demeanor both on and off the golf course. While her Doubles Partner, Kaede Oikawa, holds a visceral enmity towards Aoi and the manufactured hype for her with the Girls Doubles Championship, Mizuho sees Aoi as a worthy opponent who will serve to strengthen her own game.

Mizuho will often be enjoy cups of tea while she and Kaede speak, using the tea as her buffer to her partner's strength. She is also not above using that calm demeanor as a means to intimidate her opponent, as when she met Aoi and her caddie/confidant Amane Sinjo after Aoi's win at the Under-15 Junior Championship in Nafrece.

## History

When she was a young girl, she was already considered a golf prodigy, referred to as "the Genius Girl of Kochi." At one point, she gets to meet her golf hero, Kazuhiko Hodaka, who encourages her to work hard at her golf game. She is fascinated with his Rainbow Shot and vows to learn how to produce that shot.

During her first year with the Nadan Girls' Academy, Mizuho emerged as the Japanese Junior Amateur Golf Champion, defeating many of her school rivals in the tournament. The victory also earned her honors as she was named Team Captain before the start of her second year of school.

During the qualifying tournament for Kochi Prefecture, Mizuho and Kaede set the bar for the rest of the qualifying tournaments, combining for a score of 10-under par. However, upon learning that both Aoi and Eve each beat their score with identical 11-under par rounds, Mizuho made the realization that the two were going to target them to win the Doubles Championship.

## Matches

* Mizuho Himekawa and Kaede Oikawa vs. Tojima Girls High: **Win**
* Mizuho Himekawa and Kaede Oikawa vs. Shozuka Girls High: **Win**
* Mizuho Himekawa and Kaede Oikawa vs. Kagawa Girls High: **Win**
* Mizuho Himekawa and Kaede Oikawa vs. Eve and Aoi Amawashi: **Lose**

## Tournaments

### All-Japan Girls High School Golf Doubles Championship

#### Match Play Tournament

* Status: **Runner-up** (w/ Kaede Oikawa)
	+ Round of 32: **Win** (10up)
	+ Round of 16: **Win** (9up)
	+ Quarterfinals: **Win** (No Score Shown)
	+ Semifinals: **Win** (6up)
	+ Finals: **Lose** (4down)

## Etymology

* The name **Mizuho** is written in hiragana (みずほ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (瑞穂, 水穂, 泉穂, 夢穂, 瑞歩 or 瑞帆), it could possibly mean:
	+ 瑞穂 - "felicitous omen, auspicious" (瑞) (**mizu**) and "grain" (穂) (**ho**).
	+ 水穂 - "water" (水) (**mizu**) and "grain" (穂) (**ho**).
	+ 泉穂 - "fountain, spring" (泉) (**mizu**) and "grain" (穂) (**ho**).
	+ 夢穂 - "dream, vision" (夢) (**mizu**) and "grain" (穂) (**ho**).
	+ 瑞歩 - "felicitous omen, auspicious" (瑞) (**mizu**) and "walk, step" (歩) (**ho**).
	+ 瑞帆 - "felicitous omen, auspicious" (瑞) (**mizu**) and "sail" (帆) (**ho**).
* Mizuho's surname **Himekawa** means "princess, young lady of noble birth" (姫) (**hime**) and "river, stream" (川) (**kawa**).