Yasuo Aiuchi
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is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese snowboarder. Generally, he is called .

He is from Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

. He was promoted to a professional at the age of 21. In Japan, he is recognized as one of the best snowboarders at ground-tricks, commonly called 'buttering' in the west. He acted as a chairperson of until 2006. He and his teammate, Hirohisa Sato have both made appearances in many books.

Now, he works with a small Japanese snowboarding brand called "011 Artistic".

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