Saijō, Japan
1. Yuto Nagatomo (1986)
Footballer
Wingback who made his international debut for Japan in 2008 and played professionally for Tokyo, signing with Internazionale in 2011.
2. Hideo Ochi (1940)
Karateka
Hideo Ochi is a Japanese master of karate. He is ranked 8th Dan and is a former Japan Karate Association World Champion in kumite and kata. He was also coach...
3. Nobutaka Taguchi (1951)
Japanese Swimmer
Nobutaka Taguchi is an Olympic gold medalist for Japan in swimming. In 1972 he won Japan's first Olympic swimming gold medal since 1956. Japan dominated the 1932 and 1936 Olympics...
4. Norihiko Miyazaki (1969)
Japanese Volleyball Player
Norihiko Miyazaki is a former volleyball player from Japan who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team during the 1990s. He ended up in 10th place at the...
5. Kaori Manabe (1980)
Japanese Actorand Model
Kaori Manabe is a Japanese television personality and model. She was born May 31 1980 in Ehime Prefecture Japan.
6. Kengo Kawamata (1989)
Footballer
Kengo Kawamata is a Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata.
7. Takaya Kurokawa (1981)
Footballer
Takaya Kurokawa is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Albirex Niigata. He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round having...
8. Masafumi Akikawa (1967)
Tenor
Masafumi Akikawa is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs in which he has sung a broad range of genres from classical to pop. He appeared...