1. Eiichiro Oda (1975)

Cartoonist

Popular Japanese manga artist who was best known for his work on the One Piece series, which became the highest-selling manga series of all time, with more than 490 million copies in...

2. Kanna Oyama (1993)

Instagram Star

Social media star who is famous for her kanna0123 Instagram account. She has gained massive renown for her lifestyle photoblogging and chic fashion modeling. 

3. Kouki Fujiwara (1986)

Drummer

Japanese musician who rose to fame as the drummer of the punk rock outfit WANIMA. He and his bandmates released their major label debut album Everybody in 2018.

4. Jun Kunimura (1955)

Actor

Notable for his appearances in more than one hundred Japanese, Hong Kong, and American films, he is perhaps most famous for his performances in the 1999 horror feature The Audition...

5. Harumi Inoue (1974)

Actor

She starred with her brother in the manga series, Rock Musical Bleach, and played the role of Hiromi Ueda in Kimi To Deatte Kara.

6. Kenta Matsumoto (1970)

Bassist

Singer and bassist for the Japanese punk rock group WANIMA. The band's 2018 album Everybody!! reached #1 on the Oricon music chart. They are known for the hit singles "Juice Up!!" and...

7. Die (1974)

Guitarist

Japanese musician who became known as the key guitarist of the metal band Dir En Grey. He's also the vocalist and guitarist for DECAYS. He's popular for hits such as...

8. Kentaro Asahi (1975)

Japanese Volleyball Player

Kentaro Asahi is a beach volleyball player from Japan. Asahi is a former volleyball player and played as a center for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. He...

9. Masaaki Nishimori (1985)

Footballer

Masaaki Nishimoro is a Japanese football player currently playing for V-Varen Nagasaki.

10. Maki Narumiya (1985)

Japanese Female Professional Wre

Maki Narumiya is a Japanese professional wrestler. A former dancer Narumiya was trained in professional wrestling by Emi Sakura and has worked for the Ice Ribbon promotion ever since making...

11. Nobuhiro Ishida (1975)

Japanese Boxer Interim World Cha

Nobuhiro Ishida is a professional boxer from Japan. He is a former WBA interim super welterweight champion who is best known for knocking out James Kirkland in a middleweight bout...

12. Miyako Miyazaki (1978)

Japanese Model

see Bamboo Blade. Miyako Miyazaki is a Japanese beauty pageant winner who is best known for ending Japan's 15 year drought in the Miss Universe pageant. She was born in...

13. Yuri Fudoh (1976)

Professional Golfer

Yuri Fudoh is a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player...

14. Tomoko Yonemura (1982)

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15. Saki Fukuda (1990)

Japanese Actor

Saki Fukuda is a Japanese actress and singer. She appeared in the 2009 live action film Yatterman as Yatterman 2 Ai-chan.

16. Hiroko Matsuura (1990)

Japanese Volleyball Player

Hiroko Matsuura is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Baki-Azeryol.

17. Kana Kurashina (1987)

Actress

Kana Kurshina is a Japanese actress and model. She was born December 23rd, 1987 in the Minami ward of Kumamoto City in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed Kana-chan, she is represented...

18. Kengo Kora (1987)

Actor

Kengo Kora is a Japanese actor.

19. Yasuaki Okamoto (1988)

Footballer

Yasuaki Okamoto is a Japanese football player currently playing for Roasso Kumamoto.

20. Hironori Nishi (1987)

Footballer

Hironori Nishi is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Oita Trinita.

21. Hide Koga (1939)

Baseball Player

Hidehiko Koga had a multifaceted career in professional baseball. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball and in the American minor leagues while later becoming a minor league manager in the...

22. Asami Kai (1987)

Actor

23. Rie Furuse (1982)

Japanese Singer

Rié FURUSE is a Japanese vocalist. Rie graduated from Dokkyo University in March 2004.

24. Shingo Kukita (1988)

Footballer

Shingo Kukita is a Japanese footballer. He plays for Matsumoto Yamaga F. C..

25. Yuki Kuriyama (1988)

Footballer

Yuki Kuriyama is a Japanese football player currently playing for Matsumoto Yamaga F. C.. Kuriyama previously played for Sagan Tosu in the J. League Division 2.

26. Taku Harada (1982)

Footballer

Taku Harada is a Japanese footballer. He plays for the Japanese club Roasso Kumamoto.

27. Masatoshi Mihara (1988)

Footballer

Masatoshi Mihara is a Japanese football player currently playing for Vissel Kobe. Mihara previously played for Sagan Tosu in the J. League Division 2.

28. Jumpei Takaki (1982)

Footballer

Jumpei Takaki is a Japan football player currently playing for J. League Division 1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Takaki was born in Kumamoto City and after working his way through the...

29. Yoko Shimada (1953)

Japanese Actor

Yōko Shimada is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun. She was the only female member of...

30. Hiroshi Katsuno (1949)

Actor

31. Kyoko Ariyoshi (1950)

Japanese Manga Artist

Kyōko Ariyoshi is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City Kumamoto Prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work Kitty and a Girl in Shukan Margaret in...

32. Kang Sang-jung (Unknow)

Political Scientist

Kang Sang-jung 1950) is a second-generation Zainichi Korean political scientist writer and public commentator. He has been an academic at several Japanese universities including the University of Tokyo and is...

33. Yasuo Daichi (1951)

Actor

34. Kenji Ohmori (1962)

Physicist

Kenji Ohmori is a Japanese physicist and chemist. National Institutes of Natural Sciences Japan Institute for Molecular Science

35. Adachi Kenzō (1864)

Japanese Politician

Adachi Kenzō was a statesman politician and cabinet minister in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.

36. Isao Yukisada (1968)

Japanese Film Director

Isao Yukisada is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter April Story and Swallowtail Butterfly.

37. Seiji Nishimura (1956)

Actor

38. Inoue Kowashi (1843)

Japanese Noble

Viscount Inoue Kowashi was a statesman in Meiji period Japan.

39. Hisateru Hirashima (1983)

Japanese Rugby Union Player

Hisateru Hirashima is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for...

40. Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957)

Japanese Judoku

Yasuhiro Yamashita is one of the most successful judo competitors of all time. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations including Tokai University the International Judo...

41. Yokoi Shōnan (1809)

Japanese Politician

Yokoi Shōnan ; was a Bakumatsu and early Meiji period scholar and political reformer in Japan influential around the fall of the Tokugawa bakufu. His real name was Yokoi Tokiari.

42. Mayumi Hirase (1969)

Professional Golfer

Mayumi Hirase is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour. Hirase won 18 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between...

43. Higonoumi Naoya (1969)

Sumo Wrestler

Higonoumi Naoya is a former sumo wrestler from Kumamoto Japan. After his retirement he opened up Kise stable.

44. Daishiro Miyazaki (1983)

Footballer

Daishiro Miyazaki is a Japanese football player.

45. Minoru Kihara (1969)

Japanese Politician

Minoru Kihara is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Kumamoto Kumamoto and graduate of Waseda...

46. Yuka Terasaki (1983)

Actress

47. Chinatsu Nakayama (1948)

Actor

48. Shingo Suetsugu (1980)

Japanese Sprinter

Shingo Suetsugu is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay. Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event...

49. Ayumi Shigemori (1971)

Japanese Actor

Ayumi Shigemori is a Japanese actress and pop star. She sang on the major J-pop hit Dango 3 Kyodai.

50. Kyohei Sakaguchi (1978)

Japanese Artist

Kyohei Sakaguchi is a Japanese artist and architect who was born in Kumamoto. He graduated from Waseda University's department of architecture in 2001. He is most known for his Zero...