1. Yurika Kubo (1989)

Actress

Japanese voice actress, model and singer best known for her role as Hanayo in the anime musical film Love Live! The School Idol Movie. She made her solo debut as...

2. Akira Murakami (1991)

Rock Singer

Japanese rock singer and member of The Oral Cigarettes who became famous after winning the first ever MASH A&R rock contest in 2012. His band is best known for their...

3. Ryuji Imai (2010)

Instagram Star

Japanese Instagram star known for his incredible martial arts skills and his love of Bruce Lee. Videos of his training have amassed him 90,000 followers. 

4. Tsuyoshi Domoto (1979)

Japanese Actor And Singer

Singer-songwriter and actor known primarily for for being one half of the Japanese pop band KinKi Kids. Their group holds the record for most consecutive No.1 singles with 42, and the...

5. Ai Kago (1988)

Actress Singer

Pop star most famous for being a member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume as well as a founding member of the band Minimoni. She is also an actress who...

6. Naoki Matsuyo (1974)

Footballer

Naoki Matsuyo is a former Japanese football player who spent his entire professional career with Gamba Osaka. He officially retired on 1 January 2010.

7. Ryota Hayasaka (1985)

Footballer

Ryota Hayasaka is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sagan Tosu.

8. Kanako Otsuji (1974)

Japanese Politician

Kanako Otsuji is a Japanese LGBT rights activist and former member of the House of Councilors of the National Diet of Japan. She was also a member of the Osaka...

9. Hinako Saeki (1977)

Actress

. Hinako Saeki is a Japanese actress. She was born in Nara, Japan. Her most famous role was probably Sadako Yamamura in Rasen, a sequel to the horror...

10. Fuka Kakimoto (1984)

Japanese Female Professional Wre

uka Kakimoto is a Japanese retired professional wrestler mixed martial artist and model better known simply as Fuka . She was trained by JDStar as part of the promotion's Athtress...

11. Yu Nakamura (1987)

Japanese Singer

Yu Nakamura is a Japanese singer professional model and Japanese television personality. In 2005 she won the Japanese Miss Magazine Idol contest and won the Jury's Special Award 2005 after...

12. Thelma Aoyama (1987)

Trinidad And Tobago Musician

Thelma Aoyama born October 27 1987 is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese. She is probably best known for her collaboration song with SoulJa...

13. Koichi Hashigaito (1982)

Footballer

Kōichi Hashigaito is a Japanese football player.

14. Shota Kawanishi (1988)

Footballer

Shota Kawanishi is a Japanese football player.

15. Yoshinori Kanada (Unknow)

Japanese Animator

Yoshinori Kanada was an influential Japanese animator originally from Nara Japan. He is best known for his popular 1984 work Birth one of the first original video animations released in...

16. Masako Usui (1968)

Japanese Newsreader

Masako Usui is a newscaster in Japan and a former Nihon Terebi announcer.

17. Ryōta Murata (1986)

Olympic Boxer

Ryōta Murata is a boxer from Japan who took the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He had served as a Toyo...

18. Tokushōryū Makoto (1986)

Sumo Wrestler

Tokushōryū Makoto is a professional sumo wrestler from Nara Japan. His highest rank to date has been maegashira 10.

19. Sumio Mabuchi (1960)

Japanese Politician

Sumio Mabuchi is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

20. Kiyomi Tsujimoto (1960)

Japanese Politician

Kiyomi Tsujimoto is a Japanese politician from the Social Democratic Party formerly the Japan Socialist Party.

21. Chubee Kagita (1957)

Japanese Politician

Chubee Kagita was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. Kagita was born in Nara son of former House...

22. Naomi Kawase (1969)

Filmmmaker

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as Naomi Sento with her then-husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries including Embracing about her search...

23. Masato Ishida (1983)

Footballer

Masato Ishida is a Japanese football player.

24. Takashi Kikutani (1980)

Rugby Player

Takashi Kikutani is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a number 8 or flanker for the Japan national rugby team and Toyota Verblitz. Kikutani first played for the...

25. Satoru Kitaoka (1980)

Japanese Martial Artist

Satoru Kitaoka is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought the majority of his career as a Welterweight for Pancrase but moved down to Lightweight in 2008 when he...

26. Takenori Hayashi (1980)

Footballer

Takenori Hayashi is a Japanese football player. He is best known for his blistering pace and tremendous dribbling skills.

27. Hiroyuki Abe (1989)

Writer

28. Daimanazuru Kenji (1977)

Sumo Wrestler

Daimanazuru Kenji is a former sumo wrestler from Kawakami Yoshino District Nara Japan. He began his professional career in 1992 and spent a total of 19 tournaments in the top...

29. Norito Yashima (1970)

Japanese Actor

Norito Yashima is a Japanese stage actor who has been featured in movies television shows and specials. He eventually landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series...

30. Takero Doi (1970)

Japanese Economist

Takero Doi is a Japanese economist. Doi received his B. A. degree from Osaka University in 1993 and Ph. D. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1999. He is...

31. Harumichi Tatekawa (1989)

Japanese Rugby Union Player

Harumichi Tatekawa is a Japanese rugby union player who can play either as a fly-half or centre. He plays for the Kubota Spears in his native country and the Brumbies...

32. Koichi Higashi (1978)

Footballer

Koichi Higashi is a Japanese football player.

33. Juichi Wakisaka (1972)

Japanese Racing Driver

Juichi Wakisaka is a Japanese racing driver who was a 2002 2006 and 2009 champion in Japan's Super GT series in the GT500 category. In 2002 Wakisaka raced the Toyota...

34. Yoshihide Muroya (1973)

Japanese Aerobatics Pilot

Yoshihide Muroya is a Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive...

35. Yoshiro Nakamura (1979)

Footballer

Yoshiro Nakamura is a Japanese football player.

36. Kunie Kitamoto (1981)

Footballer

Kunie Kitamoto is a Japanese football player who plays for Vissel Kobe.

37. Michiharu Sugimoto (1981)

Footballer

Michiharu Sugimoto is a former Japanese football player.

38. Naruyuki Naito (1967)

Footballer

Naruyuki Naito is a former Japanese football player.

39. Masaya Kato (1963)

Japanese Voice Actor

Masaya Kato is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nara in the Kansai region.