Chihiro Kawakami is a Japanese voice actress and illustrator from Saitama Prefecture, born on January 27. She began her career in April 2010 with the agency Production Baobab. After leaving Baobab in November 2015, she joined the agency object in April 2016, departing from there in October 2018. In March 2019, she became affiliated with Space Craft, and as of 2023, her profile lists her with the agency Double Arrow. Her interest in voice acting was sparked in high school when a classmate commented on her distinctive voice, suggesting she consider the profession.

Kawakami is widely recognized for her role as Madoka Amahane in the long-running Aikatsu! franchise, appearing in the third and fourth seasons of the television anime, the film Aikatsu! ~Nerawareta Mahō no Aikatsu! Card~, and the subsequent series Aikatsu on Parade!. This character, the granddaughter of a top fashion designer, is one of her most prominent and enduring roles. She also voiced the characters Abigail and Briana in the 2022 series Sylvanian Families: Flare no Happy Diary. Other notable television roles include Miu, the younger sister of a character in the workplace comedy New Game! and its sequel New Game!!, as well as parts in series such as By the Grace of the Gods, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, and The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue Neue These. Her voice work also extends to video games, with credits in titles like Knights Chronicle and the Food Fantasy series.

In addition to her voice acting, Kawakami is a skilled illustrator, holding teaching certifications for art at the junior high and high school levels. She has contributed illustrations to magazines, drama CDs, and other projects, and is known to produce and sell her own artwork. Her personal interests include keeping multiple budgerigars as pets, a detail she occasionally shares on social media. There are no widely reported major industry awards or recurring collaborations with specific directors documented in the available information.