Fūka Kakimoto

Freelancing and Fuka Matsuri (2007–2010) After the folding of JDStar, Fuka became a freelancer, while also starting to promote her own independent events. The first "Fuka Matsuri" event took place on September 30, 2007, and saw Fuka and Nanae Takahashi win a four tag team main event. During the next two years, Fuka promoted approximately one Fuka Matsuri event every three months, featuring several independent workers and friends as well as members of her family. During her several future travels to Mexico, Fuka created a masked persona named "Tigre Fuka". On August 31, Fuka promoted the fifth Fuka Matsuri in her hometown of Nara, Nara. In the main event, Fuka teamed with her father Masahide to defeat Genki Kakimoto and Monster Black. As a freelancer, Fuka also made appearances for several joshi promotions, including Ibuki, Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu, and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. Fuka celebrated her fifth anniversary in professional wrestling on February 22, 2009, with Fuka Matsuri 7, which saw her and Nanae Takahashi defeat Haruka Matsuo and Yoshiko Tamura in the main event tag team match.

On July 5, 2009, Fuka returned to NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, teaming with Yoshiko Tamura in the Mid Summer Tag Tournament VIII. After defeating the teams of Aya Yuki and Minori Makiba, and Ayumi Kurihara and Kana, Fuka and Tamura were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Emi Sakura and Nanae Takahashi. On October 21, Fuka surprisingly announced that she would be retiring from professional wrestling the following spring. Fuka Matsuri 12 took place on December 23 and saw Fuka being defeated by Meiko Satomura in the main event. On February 25, 2010, Fuka returned to Mexico as part of her retirement tour, working under her Tigre Fuka persona at an International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) event in a tag team match, where she and Flor Metalica defeated La Diabólica and Lady Metal. Three days later, she promoted her Mexican retirement event in Tlalnepantla de Baz. The thirteenth and final Fuka Matsuri took place on March 28 in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, and featured Fuka's retirement match, in which she was defeated by Nanae Takahashi.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2010–2018) On September 7, 2010, Fuka and former JDStar promoter Rossy Ogawa held a press conference to announce the formation of a new promotion, named World Wonder Ring Stardom, with Fuka being assigned the title of general manager. Fuka worked as the on-screen authority figure and ring announcer for Stardom and started each major event with a dance performance. On January 21, 2018, at Stardom's 7th Anniversary show, Fuka announced her retirement from Stardom, as she was expecting her first child in the summer.

Dream Star Fighting Marigold (2024–present) On April 30, 2024, Dream Star Fighting Marigold confirmed that Fuka would be their assistant producer to its owner and founder, Rossy Ogawa, whom she used to work for as Stardom.

Mixed martial arts and shoot boxing While signed to JDStar as a professional wrestler, Kakimoto also began looking for opportunities to transition into mixed martial arts (MMA) with the Smackgirl promotion. Kakimoto returned to Smackgirl on November 29, using an armbar herself to earn a submission win over Emi Kuroda. After a close three-round fight, which saw Ichii given a yellow card for punching Kakimoto during a clean break, one judge scored the match for Kakimoto, one for Ichii and the third scored it a draw, leading to a fourth sudden death round.

As a trainer From its inception in 2010, Fuka acted as a trainer for World Wonder Ring Stardom.

Wrestlers trained

Act Yasukawa AZM On June 14, 2018, Kakimoto posted an update on her Twitter account, announcing the birth of her first child, a baby boy.

Championships and accomplishments European Wrestling Association EWA World Ladies Championship (1 time) JDStar Princess of Ketsudeka Championship (1 time) Último Dragón Fiesta Dragon Mixture Tournament (2006) – with Daichi Kakimoto, Kota Ibushi and Seiya Morohashi

Mixed martial arts record Win

Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl: Women Hold Their Ground

Tokyo, Japan Win

Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Lightweight Anniversary

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Dynamic!!

Tokyo, Japan Kickboxing record 2 Fights, 1 Wins, 1 Losses, 0 Draws Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss1–1 Decision (majority) Shoot Boxing 25th Anniversary Series 33:00 Tokyo, Japan Shoot boxing rules. Win1–0 Decision (unanimous) Shoot Boxing World Tournament S-Cup 2008 3+12:00 Saitama, Japan Shoot boxing rules. Legend: