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)
unknow
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.