Chiharu Niiyama (新山千春, Nīyama Chiharu, born January 14, 1981), is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol.
Niiyama was born in Aomori.
She was previously married to baseball player Satoshi Kuroda in 2004.
Together they have a daughter named Koharu Niiyama, born on July 12, 2006.
[3] On November 7, 2023, Niiyama announced her second marriage to a non-celebrity man, who is thirteen years her junior.