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Yayoi Akikawa
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VA: Kaori Mizuhashi
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Northern Taste
VA: Kaori Mizuhashi
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Registered name
Northern Taste
Yayoi Akikawa (秋川やよい), better known as Director Akikawa or the Tracen Director, is the human chairwoman at the head of Tracen Academy. Standing just 140 cm tall yet occupying its highest office, she makes an immediate impression through the sheer contrast between her compact stature and considerable authority.
As director and chairwoman, Yayoi belongs to the institutional heart of Umamusume: Pretty Derby rather than its racing roster. Her position places her above the academy’s day-to-day bustle, giving her a distinctive role among the many aspiring racers and trainers who pass through Tracen.
The available profile information is deliberately selective: no class, dorm, roommate, measurements, or listed weight accompanies her record. What is firmly documented is her March 15 birthday, her affiliation with Tracen Academy, and her status as a human character.
Yayoi is voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi. Archive data also associates her with Matikanetannhauser, although the precise nature of that connection is not specified in the supplied material.
- Occupation: Director and chairwoman of Tracen Academy
- Affiliation: Tracen Academy
- Species: Human
- Height: 140 cm
- Birthday: March 15
- Voice actor: Kaori Mizuhashi
Sources
Yayoi Akikawa (秋川やよい) is a fictional character from Uma Musume Pretty Derby, where she serves as the chairwoman or director of Tracen Academy. She is sometimes associated by fans with the real racehorse Northern Taste, but that connection has not been officially confirmed as a direct real-horse identity.
At a glance
Registered nameNorthern Taste
Role in *Uma Musume Pretty Derby*
Within the series, Yayoi Akikawa occupies a leadership position at Tracen Academy, the institution at the center of Uma Musume Pretty Derby. Unlike the franchise’s horse-girl competitors, she is presented as a human character and academy administrator.
Official Uma Musume material features Akikawa in the game’s setting, while character references consistently identify her by the Japanese name 秋川やよい and describe her as Tracen Academy’s director or chairwoman.
Association with Northern Taste
Fan reference sources have proposed Northern Taste as a possible inspiration for Akikawa. The association remains speculative rather than a canonical statement that Yayoi Akikawa represents Northern Taste.
Accordingly, Northern Taste should be understood as a possible allusion attached to the character, not as Akikawa’s registered racing identity. The name Yayoi Akikawa belongs to the fictional academy director rather than to a documented racehorse counterpart.
Sources
- Yayoi Akikawa — Umamusume Wiki
- Yayoi Akikawa — AniBase
- Official Uma Musume Pretty Derby scenario page
- https://umamusume.fandom.com/wiki/Yayoi_Akikawa/Real_Life
- https://umamusu.wiki/Yayoi_Akikawa?utm_source=openai
- https://anibase.net/en/character/maNPL/Yayoi-Akikawa?utm_source=openai
- https://safebooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/akikawa_yayoi_%28umamusume%29
- https://anibase.net/it/character/maNPL/Yayoi-Akikawa
- https://umamusume.fandom.com/wiki/Yayoi_Akikawa
- https://anibase.net/fr/character/maNPL/Yayoi-Akikawa
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