- Anime: Chihayafuru
- Role: Main character
- Japanese name: 綿谷 新
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Birthday: December 1 Height: 173 cm, 177cm Blood type: O Weight: 65 kg School: Fukui Prefecture East Hitsufujioka High School Karuta Society: Fukui Nagumo Society - A Class Favourite Food: Habutai mochi, Katsu don with sauce Hobby: Karuta, Reading Arata Wataya was a transfer student from Fukui that went to Chihaya's elementary school. The grandchild of a master karuta player, Arata inspires Chihaya to take up karuta by telling her that he thinks she has a talent for it. He had difficulty fitting in at Chihaya's elementary school because of his Fukui dialect and his family's poverty. His passion for karuta is inspired by his grandfather, a Meijin (master). After their first game at Arata's house, Chihaya befriends him. His dream is to become a karuta Meijin. After graduating elementary school, he returned to Fukui to care for his sick grandfather. He stops playing karuta because his grandfather died while Arata was competing in a karuta tournament to rise to A-rank. However, after Chiha
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