Birthday: December 1 (Sagittarius)<br /> Height: 173 cm, 177cm<br /> Blood type: O<br /> Weight: 65 kg<br /> School: Fukui Prefecture East Hitsufujioka High School<br /> Karuta Society: Fukui Nagumo Society - A Class<br /> Favourite food: Habutai mochi, Katsu don with sauce<br /> Hobby: Karuta, Reading, Math, and cooking<br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> 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 Chihaya and Taichi visit him in Fukui, he regains his resolve to play competitive karuta again.<br /> <br /> Favourite Song: Poem #76<br /> Over the wide sea<br /> As I sail and look around,<br /> It appears to me<br /> That the white waves, far away,<br /> Are the ever shining sky.<br /><br />
