Shizuoka, Japan

1. Shinya Aoki (1983)

Japanese Martial Artist

2013 DREAM Lightweight Champion became known for his grappling and impressive submission ability.

2. Tatsuya Amano (1990)

Drummer

Best known as the drummer for the Japanese electronic-hardcore band Crossfaith. He joined the band in 2007 upon its initial formation.

3. Teruyoshi Ito (1974)

Japanese Olympic Footballer

Teruyoshi Ito is a Japanese football midfielder. He had spent his career at only Shimizu S-Pulse for the last 18 years. He was also capped 27 times for the...

4. Mitsutoshi Tsushima (1974)

Footballer

Mitsutoshi Tsushima is a former Japanese football player.

5. Tomoyasu Ando (1974)

Footballer

Tomoyasu Ando is a retired Japanese football player.

6. Tomoyuki Arata (1985)

Footballer

Tomoyuki Arata is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Fagiano Okayama.  He was named J2's Rookie of the Year for 2008.

7. Koki Mizuno (1985)

Footballer

Koki Mizuno is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ventforet Kofu He has been classed as Celtic's worst ever player and has also been classed as...

8. Kaito Yamamoto (1985)

Japanese Footballer

Kaito Yamamoto is a Japanese football player currently playing for J. League Division 2 team Vissel Kobe.

9. Takuya Yokoyama (1985)

Japanese Footballer

Takuya Yokoyama is a Japanese football player. He has recently played for Ehime F. C..

10. Kota Sugiyama (1985)

Footballer

Kota Sugiyama is a Japanese football midfielder currently playing for J. League Division 1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Sugiyama was a member of the S-Pulse Youth academy before signing full-time terms...

11. Ken Takakuwa (1985)

Japanese Swimmer

Ken Takakuwa is a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the 200 m individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics advanced to the final and finished sixth. Takakuwa also took...

12. Makoto Tanaka (1975)

Footballer

Makoto Tanaka is a Japanese football player who finished his career playing for the J. League Division 2 team Avispa Fukuoka. He announced his retirement at the end of the...

13. Mayu Asada (1975)

Japanese Actor

Mayu Asada is a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films and was given a Best Actress award for her...

14. Hidenori Nodera (1975)

Japanese Professional Cyclist

Hidenori Nodera is a former Japanese professional racing cyclist. Graduating from Hosei University Nodera became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing the team operated by Shimano. He joined...

15. Hokuto Matsumura (1995)

Japanese Idol

Hokuto Matsumura is a Japanese idol actor and singer. He is currently a Johnny's Jr. and doesn't belong in any group.

16. Daijiro Oishi (1958)

Baseball Player

Daijiro Oishi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Kintetsu Buffaloes.

17. Yoshito Usui (1958)

Manga Artist

Yoshito Usui was a Japanese manga artist known for the popular Crayon Shin-chan series. He was born in Shizuoka City Shizuoka Prefecture Japan. He was born Usui Yoshihito.

18. Kiko Princess Akishino (1966)

Jpanesse Princess

Kiko Princess Akishino née Kiko Kawashima is the wife of Fumihito Prince Akishino the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. She became the second commoner to...

19. Takafumi Suzuki (1987)

Footballer

Takafumi Suzuki is a Japanese football player.

20. Iwao Hakamada (1936)

Japanese Boxer

Iwao Hakamada is a Japanese former professional boxer who was sentenced to death on September 11 1968 for a 1966 mass murder that became known as the Hakamada Incident. He...

21. Atsuto Tatara (1987)

Footballer

Atsuto Tatara is a Japanese football player.

22. Yuki Nakamura (1987)

Footballer

Yuki Nakamura is a Japanese football forward who plays as a forward for J. League Division 2 team FC Gifu.

23. Rikihiro Sugiyama (1987)

Japanese Footballer

Rikihiro Sugiyama is a goalkeeper for Kawasaki Frontale in Japan's J. League.

24. Tomohiko Hoshina (1987)

Olympic Judok

Tomohiko Hoshina is a Filipino-Japanese judoka from Japan. He competed at the World Championships the Southeast Asian Games and the Olympic Games.

25. Yōko Kamikawa (1953)

Japanese Politician

Yōko Kamikawa is a Japanese politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs since August 2007 in Shinzō Abe's and Yasuo Fukuda's cabinets....

26. Yoshikazu Nonomura (1972)

Footballer

Yoshikazu Nonomura is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Otaru FC.

27. Masatoshi Kurata (1939)

Japanese Politician

Masatoshi Kurata is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Shimizu Shizuoka and graduate of the...

28. Ryuichi Sugiyama (1941)

Footballer

Ryuichi Sugiyama is a former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics...

29. Nobuhiro Tanabe (1961)

Japanese Politician

Nobuhiro Tanabe is a Japanese politician. He first entered politics in 1991 served as a member of the City Council for Shizuoka from 1995 to 2003 and is presently serving...

30. Junya Sano (1982)

Road Racing Cyclist

Junya Sano is a Japanese road bicycle racer currently riding for the UCI Continental team Nasu Blasen.

31. Shun Nagasawa (1988)

Japanese Professional Footballer

Shun Nagasawa is a Japanese professional football player currently playing for J. League Division 2 team Matsumoto Yamaga F. C. on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse. After working his way through...

32. Michitaka Akimoto (1982)

Association Football Player

Michitaka Akimoto is a Japanese footballer.

33. Toyohito Mochizuki (1953)

Footballer

Toyohito Mochizuki is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

34. Kazuki Sakurada (1982)

Footballer

Kazuki Sakurada is a Japanese former football player.

35. Yuya Sano (1982)

Footballer

Yuya Sano is a Japanese football player. He plays for S. C. Sagamihara.

36. Hayato Suzuki (1982)

Footballer

Hayato Suzuki is a former Japanese football player.

37. Shintarō Sonooka (1954)

Japanese Actor

Shintarō Sonooka is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Shizuoka Shizuoka attached to Bambina. He was previously attached to the Shiki Theatre Company.

38. Hiromasa Suguri (1976)

Footballer

Hiromasa Suguri is a former Japanese football player.

39. Akinori Nishizawa (1976)

Footballer

Akinori Nishizawa is a Japanese former footballer. He was capped 29 times and scored 10 goals for the Japanese national team between 1997 and 2002. He played one game at...

40. Minami Kuribayashi (1976)

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41. Takahiro Yamanishi (1976)

Japanese Footballer

Takahiro Yamanishi is a Japanese former football defender.

42. Hisayasu Satō (1959)

Japanese Film Direcotr

Hisayasu Satō sometimes misread as Toshiyasu Satō is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film...

43. Atsushi Uchiyama (1959)

Footballer

Atsushi Uchiyama is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

44. Kazumi Takada (1951)

Footballer

Kazumi Takada was a Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

45. Yoshitaka Murata (1944)

Japanese Politician

Yoshitaka Murata is the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission the Minister of State for Disaster Management and the Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation in Japanese Prime...

46. Kenta Hasegawa (1965)

Footballer

Kenta Hasegawa is a former Japanese international football player. He was a right-footed forward. He managed J. League Division 1 side Shimizu S-Pulse for 6 seasons between 2005 and 2010.

47. Takumi Horiike (1965)

Footballer

Takumi Horiike is a former Japanese football player. He was a defender.

48. Yasutoshi Miura (1965)

Footballer

Yasutoshi Miura is a former Japanese Soccer player. He has played for the Japan national team. His younger brother Kazuyoshi is also a professional soccer player. Miura was appointed the...

49. Hideaki Sena (1968)

Japanese Writer

Hideaki Sena Ph. D. is a Japanese pharmacologist and novelist. Sena was a graduate student at Tohoku University when he wrote his prizewinning debut novel Parasite Eve. The novel...

50. Masanori Sanada (1968)

Footballer

Masanori Sanada was a Japanese football player. Sanada played for Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League Division 1.

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