List of people from Tochigi Prefecture

List of people from Tochigi Prefecture

The prefecture of Tochigi, Japan has been home to numerous famous people, groups, and organizations.

Politicians/Activists

*Mayumi Moriyama, Japanese politician and former cabinet member

Notable People

*Masaru Ibuka, co-founder of Sony
*Kuniaki Koiso, World War II general
*Takeji Nara, World War II general
*Yumio Nasu, World War II major general
*Tsutomu Oohashi, scientist

Athletes

*Ayagawa Gorōji, the second yokozuna sumo wrestler
*Hiromi Hara, former footballer
* [Yumiko Hara] , marathon runner
*Hokutōriki Hideki, sumo wrestler
*Takuro Ishii, baseball player for the Yokohama BayStars
*Guts Ishimatsu, boxer, actor and comedian
*Toshiaki Kawada, professional wrestler
*Tochigiyama Moriya, notable sumor wrestler
*Yoko Shibui, marathon runner
*Akashi Shiganosuke, first-ever yokozuna (sumo) sumo wrestler
*Hidetoshi Wakui, footballer
*Hisae Watanabe, women's mixed martial arts fighter
*Shunsuke Watanabe, baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines

Entertainers

*Minori Chihara, seiyū and a singer
*Toshio Furukawa, seiyū
*Rina Koike, actor and model
*Hikaru Midorikawa, seiyū
*Fumie Mizusawa, seiyū
*Yuko Oshima, singer and actor
*Fumika Suzuki, gravure idol and model
*Umi Tenjin, seiyū
*Tomoko Yamaguchi, actress and singer

Musicians/Composers/Artists

*Yasushi Ishii, composer
*Shima Kakoku, artist and photographer
*Tanaka Isson, artist
*Masao Urino, writer and director
*Nobuko Yoshiya, novelist

Notorious

*Chiyo Aizawa, high-profile murderer
*Yoshio Kodaira, rapist and serial killer
*Hiroshi Ogawa, murderer (he was less well-known as a baseball player)


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