Iwate Prefecture, Japan
1. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (1949)
Japanese Professional Wrestler
He has appeared primarily in the promotions New Japan Pro Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation.
2. Haruichi Furudate (1983)
Manga Artist
Japanese comic book and manga artist who is best recognized for his series Haikyu!!. He is also known for his series Playground in 2009 and Nisekoi and Haikyū = Nisekyū!!...
3. Naoki Naruo (1974)
Footballer
Naoki Naruo is a former Japanese football player.
4. Akira Konno (1974)
Footballer
Akira Konno is a former Japanese football player.
5. Arata Nishikiori (1991)
Japanese Handball Player
Arata Nishikiori is a Japanese team handball player. She plays for the club Sony Semiconductor and on the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2013 World Women's Handball...
6. Misaki Ozawa (1985)
Olympic Field Hockey Player
Misaki Ozawa is a Japanese former field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
7. Omi Sato (1975)
Footballer
Omi Sato is a former Japanese football player.
8. Mayumi Yamaguchi (1975)
Japanese Voice Actor
Mayumi Yamaguchi is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture affiliated with Accent.
9. Rika Miura (1958)
Japanese Actor
Rika Miura is a Japanese actress. She was born in Iwaizumi Iwate and moved to Saitama Prefecture as a child. She graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School. Rika earned...
10. Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931)
Martial Artist
Hirokazu Kanazawa is a world-renowned Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation an organisation he founded after he left...
11. Yui Hashimoto (1990)
Badminton Player
Yui Hashimoto is a female Japanese badminton player.
12. Chiaki Satō (1988)
Japanese Actor
Chiaki Satō is a Japanese actress. She was born in Iwate Prefecture and attended the private Yakumo Gakuen High School in Tokyo.
13. Kei Hosoya (1988)
Baseball Player
Kei Hosoya is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
14. Shigeru Iwasaki (1953)
Japanese General
Shigeru Iwasaki is the 4th and current Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Council of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. A four-star General from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iwasaki...
15. Toru Kikawada (1953)
Japanese Politician
Toru Kikawada is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Rikuzentakata Iwate and graduate of...
16. Kenichi Yamamoto (mixed martial artist) (1976)
Japanese Martial Artist
Kenichi Yamamoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Known for his career in UWF International Yamamoto competed against some of the best fighters in his era with...
17. Kinoto Saito (1976)
Footballer
Kinoto Saito is a Japanese football player. He plays for Ganju Iwate.
18. Mitsuru Komaeda (1950)
Footballer
Mitsuru Komaeda is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.
19. Eiki Takahashi (1965)
Director
20. Saeki Ozawa (1898)
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21. Izuki Tanaka (1992)
Japanese Field Hockey Player
Izuki Tanaka is a Japanese field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Japan women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.
22. Kazuya Igarashi (1965)
Footballer
Kazuya Igarashi is a former Japanese football player.
23. Nobutoshi Hikage (1956)
Japanese Judoka
Nobutoshi Hikage is a Japanese judoka. He was two times world champion of Half-middleweight category. He is from Miyako Iwate. He began judo at the age of a 6th grader....
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25. Yoshio Shibata (Unknow)
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26. Atsushi Terui (1980)
Footballer
Atsushi Terui is a former Japanese football player.
27. Katsusada Kindaichi (Unknow)
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28. Hiromi Satō (1970)
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29. Manabu Nakamura (1977)
Footballer
Manabu Nakamura is a former Japanese football player.
30. Mark Musashi (1977)
Japanese Actor
Masaru Edward Fulenwider-Musashi better known by the stage name Mark Musashi is a Wushu martial artist and a stuntman/actor or Gaijin tarento. Raised in Buckfield Maine he attended Dartmouth College...
31. Haruki Muramatsu (1977)
Japanese Darts Player
Haruki Muramatsu is a Japanese darts player.
32. Chihiro Kusaka (1978)
Japanese Actor
Chihiro Kusaka is a Japanese voice actress from Fudai Iwate. She is affiliated with Production Baobab. Her former stage name is Shizuka Sasaki.
33. Toshimi Kikuchi (1973)
Footballer
Toshimi Kikuchi is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Shinkichi is also a former Japanese footballer.
34. Bunko Kanazawa (1979)
Japanese Adult Film Actor
Bunko Kanazawa is a prolific Japanese adult film actress who has been called one of the biggest AV idols in Japan.
35. Satoko Okudera (1966)
Japanese Screenwriter
Satoko Okudera is a Japanese screenwriter. She is known for her screenplays in both the live-action and anime mediums. Her 1995 screenplay for Gakkō no kaidan was nominated for the...