Yatsushiro, Japan
1. Kenichi Uemura (1974)
Footballer
Kenichi Uemura is a former Japanese football player. He is a defender and was capped 4 times for Japan national football team.
2. Aki Yashiro (1950)
Enka Singer
Aki Yashiro real name Akiyo Masuda ) on August 29 1950 in Yatsushiro Kumamoto Prefecture Japan) is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name Yashiro is adopted from...
3. Shoko Asahara (1955)
Founder Of The Japanese New Reli
Shoko Asahara born Chizuo Matsumoto on March 2 1955 is a founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo. He was convicted of masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack...
4. Kiyoto Furushima (1968)
Footballer
Kiyoto Furushima is a former Japanese football player.
5. Yui Natsukawa (1968)
Actress
Yui Natsukawa is a Japanese entertainer. She was born on June 1, 1968 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan. She is a left-hander. She was given a Best New Talent award at...
6. Eri Ishida (1960)
Japanese Actor
Eri Ishida is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for Chōchin and at the 13th Hochi Film Award for...
7. Uchida Kosai (1865)
Japanese Politician
Count Uchida Kōsai was a statesman diplomat and interim prime minister active in Meiji Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. He was also known as Uchida Yasuya.
8. Takashi Kashiwada (1971)
Japanese Baseball Player
Takashi Kashiwada is a retired Japanese baseball player. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the New York Mets.
9. Yuki Fukushima (1993)
Badminton Player
Yuki Fukushima is a female Japanese badminton player who competed at 2012 Japan Super Series.
10. Nishiyama Sōin (1605)
Japanese Writer
Nishiyama Sōin March 28 1605 Higo Province Japan died May 5 1682 Kyoto) was a haikai-no-renga poet of the early Tokugawa period.
11. Haruto Kō (Unknow)
Japanese Writer
Haruto Kō was a noted Japanese poet and novelist. Kō was born in Yatsushiro Kumamoto and graduated from the Department of English Literature of Meiji Gakuin University. He was arrested...
12. Nobuhiko Matsunaka (1973)
Baseball Player
Nobuhiko Matsunaka is a left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Matsunaka is the only active hitter in Japanese professional baseball to have ever led the league...
