Kimito Nono (濃野 公人, Nōno Kimito; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back…
Kimito Nono (濃野 公人, Nōno Kimito; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
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Famous Alumni of Kwansei Gakuin University
Kwansei Gakuin University: 102 people
Yudai Kimura (木村 勇大, Kimura Yudai; born 28 February 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Nagoya…
Yudai Kimura (木村 勇大, Kimura Yudai; born 28 February 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Nagoya Grampus.
Takumi Kurohara (黒原 拓未, Kurohara Takumi; born November 29, 1999, in Kainan, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Takumi Kurohara (黒原 拓未, Kurohara Takumi; born November 29, 1999, in Kainan, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Chiben Gakuen Wakayama High School📅 Born November 29🎂 Born 1999📍 From Kainan, Wakayama💼 Baseball
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Haruka Motoyama (本山 遥, Motoyama Haruka; born 5 June 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Haruka Motoyama (本山 遥, Motoyama Haruka; born 5 June 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Fagiano Okayama on loan from Vissel Kobe.
Yu Okudaira (born 26 May 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in…
Yu Okudaira (born 26 May 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Yuki Yamamoto (山本 悠樹, Yamamoto Yūki; born 6 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive…
Yuki Yamamoto (山本 悠樹, Yamamoto Yūki; born 6 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.
Kazuki Iwamoto (岩本 和希, Iwamoto Kazuki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Kazuki Iwamoto (岩本 和希, Iwamoto Kazuki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in…
Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the J1 League. His regular playing position is a right back.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Nisshin Nishi High School📅 Born November 9🎂 Born 1996📍 From Agui, Aichi💼 Football (Soccer)
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Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, Nakano Katsuya; born 13 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, Nakano Katsuya; born 13 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club Tochigi SC.
Shuhei Tada (多田 修平, Tada Shūhei; born 24 June 1996) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the…
Shuhei Tada (多田 修平, Tada Shūhei; born 24 June 1996) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Tada also represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the 100 metre and 4x100 metre relay events.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School📅 Born June 24🎂 Born 1996📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Moemi Ishibuchi (born 20 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who made her WE League debut on 20 September…
Moemi Ishibuchi (born 20 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who made her WE League debut on 20 September 2021 as a forward for Albirex Niigata.
Sho Otsuka (大塚 翔, Otsuka Sho; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He is the son of former footballer and…
Sho Otsuka (大塚 翔, Otsuka Sho; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He is the son of former footballer and manager Ichiro Otsuka.
Yu Yonehara (米原 祐, Yonehara Yū; born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Criacao Shinjuku.
Seigo Kobayashi (小林 成豪, Kobayashi Seigō; born 8 January 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for…
Seigo Kobayashi (小林 成豪, Kobayashi Seigō; born 8 January 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi FC, as a midfielder.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kobe Gakuin University Affiliated High School📅 Born January 8🎂 Born 1994📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Kie Tamai (born 24 October 1992) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby…
Kie Tamai (born 24 October 1992) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Yoshitaka Tokunaga (德永 祥尭, Tokunaga Yoshitaka; born April 10, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for…
Yoshitaka Tokunaga (德永 祥尭, Tokunaga Yoshitaka; born April 10, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. In 2015 he was suspended for six games by the Japan Rugby Football Union for biting an opponent. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University.
Yūmi Nagashima (Japanese: 永島 優美, Nagashima Yūmi, born November 23, 1991) is a Japanese former announcer for Fuji TV.…
Yūmi Nagashima (Japanese: 永島 優美, Nagashima Yūmi, born November 23, 1991) is a Japanese former announcer for Fuji TV. She is known for being the main presenter of Mezamashi TV.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Keimei Gakuin High School📅 Born November 23🎂 Born 1991📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Announcer
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Yuta Kutsukake (沓掛 勇太, Kutsukake Yūta; born November 12, 1991) is a former Japanese football player, who last featured…
Yuta Kutsukake (沓掛 勇太, Kutsukake Yūta; born November 12, 1991) is a former Japanese football player, who last featured for Azul Claro Numazu.
Jun Ichimori (一森 純, Ichimori Jun; born July 2, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League…
Jun Ichimori (一森 純, Ichimori Jun; born July 2, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Seimei Gakuin High School📅 Born July 2🎂 Born 1991📍 From Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Akira Ibayashi (井林 章, Ibayashi Akira; born September 5, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for…
Akira Ibayashi (井林 章, Ibayashi Akira; born September 5, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Takuya Matsunaga (松永 拓也, Matsunaga Takuya; born 10 June 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Takuya Matsunaga (松永 拓也, Matsunaga Takuya; born 10 June 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Persipura Jayapura.
Hiroyuki Abe (阿部 浩之, Abe Hiroyuki; born 5 July 1989) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as an…
Hiroyuki Abe (阿部 浩之, Abe Hiroyuki; born 5 July 1989) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School📅 Born July 5🎂 Born 1989📍 From Kanmaki, Nara💼 Football (Soccer)
Ryota Kajikawa (梶川 諒太, born April 17, 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fujieda…
Ryota Kajikawa (梶川 諒太, born April 17, 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fujieda MYFC. Kajikawa has made over 360 appearances in the J2 League. He has spent most of his career with Tokyo Verdy, starting his career with them and re-joining them three times.
Keisuke Matsumoto (松本 圭介, Matsumoto Keisuke; born June 17, 1988) is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroki Ogita (荻田 大樹, Ogita Hiroki; born 30 December 1987) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the pole vault. He…
Hiroki Ogita (荻田 大樹, Ogita Hiroki; born 30 December 1987) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the pole vault. He competed in the pole vault event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. He finished 21st in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Masakatsu Nishikawa (まさかつ にしかわ, Nishikawa Masakatsu; born 18 May 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…
Masakatsu Nishikawa (まさかつ にしかわ, Nishikawa Masakatsu; born 18 May 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Flanker. He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Top League.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Tokai University Affiliated Osaka Gyosei High School📅 Born May 18🎂 Born 1987📍 From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Rugby
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Takashi Ogino (荻野 貴司, born October 21, 1985, in Asuka, Nara) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and…
Takashi Ogino (荻野 貴司, born October 21, 1985, in Asuka, Nara) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and shortstop for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game.
Naoki Miyanishi (宮西 尚生, Miyanishi Naoki; born June 2, 1985 in Nishinomiya, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Naoki Miyanishi (宮西 尚生, Miyanishi Naoki; born June 2, 1985 in Nishinomiya, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Takeo "Kenro" Nakajima (中島 健郎; October 19, 1984 – July 27, 2024) was a Japanese elite alpinist and cameraman who won…
Takeo "Kenro" Nakajima (中島 健郎; October 19, 1984 – July 27, 2024) was a Japanese elite alpinist and cameraman who won three Piolet d'Or awards, considered to be the highest achievement in mountaineering. In 2018, Nakajima and his climbing partner Kazuya Hiraide received the 26th Piolet d'Or for their ascent of the unclimbed northeast face of Shispare, which they climbed in 2017. In 2020, the pair won their second Piolet d'Or for their ascent of Rakaposhi (7,788 m). They would win their final posthumous Piolet in 2024. Nakajima summited six of the Seven Summits and three eight-thousanders: Cho Oyu, Manaslu, and Mount Everest. He was known for making first ascents on other remote peaks across the Himalayas and the Karokoram.
Takashi Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 誉, Hepburn: Shimizu Takashi) is a professional baseball catcher for the Hanshin Tigers in…
Takashi Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 誉, Hepburn: Shimizu Takashi) is a professional baseball catcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
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Rui Komatsu (小松 塁, Komatsu Rui; born August 29, 1983 in Kōchi) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Giravanz…
Rui Komatsu (小松 塁, Komatsu Rui; born August 29, 1983 in Kōchi) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Giravanz Kitakyushu as a striker.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kochi Otemae High School📅 Born August 29🎂 Born 1983📍 From Kochi Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Suguru Hashimoto (橋本 卓, Hashimoto Suguru; born June 16, 1982) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Azul Claro…
Suguru Hashimoto (橋本 卓, Hashimoto Suguru; born June 16, 1982) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Azul Claro Numazu.
Hiroki Kishida (岸田 裕樹, Kishida Hiroki; born June 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, Aono Daisuke; born September 19, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He is the head coach…
Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, Aono Daisuke; born September 19, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He is the head coach of the Ehime FC Junior Youth.
Takao Yamauchi (山内 貴雄, Yamauchi Takao; born September 4, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kansei Gakuin High School📅 Born September 4🎂 Born 1978📍 From Hyogo Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Kenji Miyazaki (宮崎 健治, Miyazaki Kenji; born June 24, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kunimi High School📅 Born June 24🎂 Born 1977📍 From Nagasaki Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Tomoji Eguchi (江口 倫司, Eguchi Tomoji; born April 22, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kansei Gakuin High School📅 Born April 22🎂 Born 1977📍 From Hyogo Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Satoru Matsuo (松尾 諭, Matsuo Satoru; born December 7, 1975) is a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for starring in…
Satoru Matsuo (松尾 諭, Matsuo Satoru; born December 7, 1975) is a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for starring in Shin Godzilla, Attack on Titan, and Attack on Titan: End of the World. A television series based on Matsuo's life titled Lost Man Found was released in 2022.
Susumu Hamamura (Japanese: 濱村 進, Hepburn: Hamamura Susumu; born 30 September 1975) is a member of Komeito serving in…
Susumu Hamamura (Japanese: 濱村 進, Hepburn: Hamamura Susumu; born 30 September 1975) is a member of Komeito serving in the Japanese House of Representatives, a position that he has been elected to two times. He is supportive of casinos in Japan, saying that they will help the economy and "will give foreigners something to do at night".
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kansai Soka High School📅 Born September 30🎂 Born 1975📍 From Sakal, Osaka Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Rio Yamase (山瀬 理桜, Yamase Rio) is a Japanese violinist, arranger, and composer. She directed the music for the 2006…
Rio Yamase (山瀬 理桜, Yamase Rio) is a Japanese violinist, arranger, and composer. She directed the music for the 2006 Studio Ghibli animation short film Mizugumo Monmon.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Nishinomiya High School📅 Born January 31🎂 Born 1974📍 From Hyogo Prefecture💼 Instrumentalist💼 Music Arranger
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Nagaru Tanigawa (谷川 流, Tanigawa Nagaru; born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese author. He is a graduate of the law…
Nagaru Tanigawa (谷川 流, Tanigawa Nagaru; born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese author. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known as the creator of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, which was adapted into an anime television series and film, and for which he won the Grand Prize at the eighth annual Sneaker Awards. While Tanigawa was on hiatus from writing his light novel series, he wrote the manga series Amnesia Labyrinth, which was serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Nishinomiya Kita High School📅 Born December 19🎂 Born 1970📍 From Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Manga Artist
So Taguchi (田口 壮, Taguchi Sō; born July 2, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in…
So Taguchi (田口 壮, Taguchi Sō; born July 2, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix BlueWave / Buffaloes, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs. Taguchi is the third Japanese-born player to win a World Series after Hideki Irabu in 1998 and Tadahito Iguchi in 2005. Taguchi is also the first Japanese player to win two World Series with different teams – with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.
Yoshihiro Seki (関 芳弘; born 7 June 1965) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet…
Yoshihiro Seki (関 芳弘; born 7 June 1965) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Komatsushima, Tokushima and graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University School of Economics, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Jonouchi Secondary School📅 Born June 7🎂 Born 1965💼 Politician・Legislator
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Etsushi Toyokawa (Japanese: 豊川 悦司, Hepburn: Toyokawa Etsushi; born March 18, 1962) is a Japanese actor.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Shimizudani High School📅 Born March 18🎂 Born 1962📍 From Yao, Osaka💼 Actor
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Senri Oe (大江 千里, Ōe Senri; born 6 September 1960) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and…
Senri Oe (大江 千里, Ōe Senri; born 6 September 1960) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his pop-music career in 1980s and '90's-era Japanese city pop music'. Among his releases (totaling 45 singles and 18 original albums), from the 1980s to the 1990s, are eight albums which received Japan's Gold Disc Award (Japan's equivalent to a Grammy for Best Album). He was also awarded the Gold Disc Award for Best Male Pop Artist in 1989. Senri Oe's pop music garnered mass popularity in Japan following his first single "Wallabee Shoes" in 1983. He has held concerts in Japan's largest stadiums, including Nippon Budokan, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama Stadium, Chiba Marine Stadium, Seibu Dome, NHK Hall, and Osaka Castle Hall. He has also written and produced music for many artists, including Seiko Matsuda, Misato Watanabe, Hiromi Go, Hikaru Genji and Sayuri Ishikawa also composing music for the soundtrack of the film Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas, as well as "Believe" which was featured in Sanrio Puroland.
Senri Oe (大江 千里, Ōe Senri; born 6 September 1960) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and…
Senri Oe (大江 千里, Ōe Senri; born 6 September 1960) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his pop-music career in 1980s and '90's-era Japanese city pop music'. Among his releases (totaling 45 singles and 18 original albums), from the 1980s to the 1990s, are eight albums which received Japan's Gold Disc Award (Japan's equivalent to a Grammy for Best Album). He was also awarded the Gold Disc Award for Best Male Pop Artist in 1989. Senri Oe's pop music garnered mass popularity in Japan following his first single "Wallabee Shoes" in 1983. He has held concerts in Japan's largest stadiums, including Nippon Budokan, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama Stadium, Chiba Marine Stadium, Seibu Dome, NHK Hall, and Osaka Castle Hall. He has also written and produced music for many artists, including Seiko Matsuda, Misato Watanabe, Hiromi Go, Hikaru Genji and Sayuri Ishikawa also composing music for the soundtrack of the film Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas, as well as "Believe" which was featured in Sanrio Puroland.
Takashi Yano (矢野 隆司, Yano Takashi; born 29 August 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Takashi Yano (矢野 隆司, Yano Takashi; born 29 August 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University📅 Born August 29🎂 Born 1960📍 From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (Japanese: 芳垣安洋; born 1959) is a Japanese drummer and percussionist, noted for his command of rhythm…
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (Japanese: 芳垣安洋; born 1959) is a Japanese drummer and percussionist, noted for his command of rhythm in jazz and ensemble settings. He is also highly regarded in free improvisation and has collaborated with musicians in Japan and abroad, including Otomo Yoshihide and John Zorn. He is one of the twin drummers of the post-rock band Rovo and the leader of Vincent Atmicus, an ensemble distinguished by twin drums, strings, brass, and layered percussion to create dense, polyrhythmic textures. He has also led long-running projects as a bandleader, including Orquesta Libre and Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!.
Kiyoshi Kitagawa (Japanese: 北川潔; December 5, 1958 – April 28, 2026) was a Japanese-American jazz double bassist.
Shinsuke Suematsu (末松 信介, Suematsu Shinsuke; born December 17, 1955) is a Japanese politician who serves as a member of…
Shinsuke Suematsu (末松 信介, Suematsu Shinsuke; born December 17, 1955) is a Japanese politician who serves as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. He has represented the Hyogo at-large district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2004. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology from 2021 to 2022.