is a female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate

Iwate Prefecture

is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

, belongs to the show-business production "Avant-gardes". She was a gravure idol (Japanese term: swimsuit/bikini model).

Career

She won the prize of Miss Young Magazine in 1998, then she became a gravure idol and a female talent. At present, she mainly appears on variety programs on TV. In February 2007, she married Japanese comedian Monkikki. On March 11, 2010, she had her first child.

TV Programs

• Human Variety Nichiyo no Magellan (ヒューマンバラエティ 日曜のマゼラン), Higashinippon Broadcasting
  Higashinippon Broadcasting
  , also known as KHB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the ANN. Their headquarters are located in Miyagi Prefecture.-History:*1975 October 1 It was set up fourth broadcasting station of Miyagi Prefecture....
  
  
• S Para (Sパラ), Television Kanagawa
  Television Kanagawa
  is an independent television station in Japan serving Kanagawa Prefecture and parts of the Greater Tokyo Area with favorable reception. The station was founded on April 20, 1971 and began broadcasting on April 1, 1972...
  
  
• Kiseki Taiken Unbelievable (奇跡体験!アンビリバボー), Fuji Television
  Fuji Television
  is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
  
  
• Heroine Tanjo (ヒロイン誕生), TV Osaka
  TV Osaka
  is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" .-Offices:*The headquarters - 1-2-18, Otemae, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
  
  
• Urinari Geinojin Shako Dance Bu (ウリナリ芸能人社交ダンス部), Nippon Television
  Nippon Television
  is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
  
  
• Tensai Terebikun Wide (天才てれびくんワイド), 2001–03
• Tensai Terebikun MAX (天才てれびくんMAX), 2003–04
• Tokyo Niwa-tsuki Ikkodate (東京庭付き一戸建て), Nippon Television 2002
• Indies Wars (インディーウォーズ), Nippon Television 2004

Photo books

1. Yosei (妖精 / A Fairy), Bunkasha 1999
2. OK Baby, Wani Books 2000
3. Hidamari to Bidama (陽だまりとビー玉 / A Place in the Sun and Marbles), Saibunkan 2000

Trivia

• Erika is a native speaker of Morioka-ben, one of the dialects in Japan.
• Erika has the same birthday with Asami Waragai, one of the female announcers at TV Osaka
  TV Osaka
  is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" .-Offices:*The headquarters - 1-2-18, Otemae, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
  
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• They said Erika was similar to Mari Yaguchi
  Mari Yaguchi
  , known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese pop artist and former member of Hello! Project. She is a former member of Morning Musume and Tanpopo, one of its first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni...
  
   on various TV programs.
• Won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Title from Dramatic Dream Team
  Dramatic Dream Team
  Dramatic Dream Team, better known by its initials DDT or its logo reading D2T, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1997 by Sanshiro Takagi...
  
  

External links

• Erika Yamakawa’s Profile - Within her talent agency “Avant-gardes”
• Erika Biyori - Official Blog with her photographs, since January 2007
• Erika Yamakawa's Natural Life - Another Official Blog with her photographs, since December 2006