Kishiwada City, Japan
1. Keiji Inafune (1965)
Japanese Video Game Designer
Illustrator and producer who co-designed the character Mega Man as the Global Head of Production at Capcom. He also produced the video game series Dead Rising.
2. Miki Matsubara (1959)
Japanese Singer Lyricist And Com
Pop singer and composer who is best recognized for her debut 1980 single, "Stay With Me." She went on to release twelve albums throughout her career. She also went by...
3. Ryuichi Moriya (1985)
Japanese Archer
Ryuichi Moriya is an athlete from Japan who competes in archery.
4. Kazuya Takamiya (1981)
Baseball Player
Kazuya Takamiya is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Yokohama BayStars from 2006 to 2010.
5. Naoya Okane (1988)
Footballer
Naoya Okane is a Japanese football player.
6. Tomohiro Nishikado (1944)
Japanese Video Gmae Designer
Tomohiro Nishikado is a Japanese video game developer. He is best known as the creator of the shooter game Space Invaders released to the public in 1978 by the Taito...
7. Nozomu Sahashi (1951)
Japanese Businessman
Nozomu Sahashi is the founder of the now-defunct Nova Corporation previously the major eikaiwa provider in Japan. After graduating from high school Sahashi went to Paris to attend university...
8. Satoshi Fukuda (1983)
Baseball Player
Satoshi Fukuda is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
9. Yuu Watase (1970)
Manga Artist
Yuu Watase a Japanese shōjo manga artist received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story Pajama de Ojama Watase...
10. Magnitude Kishiwada (1971)
Japanese Professional Wrestler
Toyonari Fujita better known under his current stage name Magnitude Kishiwada is a Japanese wrestler.
11. Asami Kawasaki (1984)
Professional Wrestler
Asami Kawasaki is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She debuted as a pro wrestler in 2003 while also attending an acting school run by Yoshimoto Kōgyō. Wrestling for a...
12. Yasuhiko Yabuta (1973)
Japanese Baseball Player
Yasuhiko Yabuta is a Japanese baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and struck...