Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she…
Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
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Famous Alumni of Aomori High School
Aomori High School: 22 people
Hasumi Ishigooka (石郷岡 葉純, Ishigōoka Hasumi; born June 17, 1996 in Aomori) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She…
Hasumi Ishigooka (石郷岡 葉純, Ishigōoka Hasumi; born June 17, 1996 in Aomori) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She currently plays lead on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Mika Iida (飯田美花, Iida Mika) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenures with Pro Wrestling…
Mika Iida (飯田美花, Iida Mika) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenures with Pro Wrestling Wave and Ice Ribbon.
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Sōichirō Miyashita (宮下 宗一郎, Miyashita Sōichirō; born 12 May 1974) is a Japanese politician currently serving as the…
Sōichirō Miyashita (宮下 宗一郎, Miyashita Sōichirō; born 12 May 1974) is a Japanese politician currently serving as the governor of Aomori Prefecture since 2023. Prior to being elected governor, he served as mayor of Mutsu for 3 terms from 2014 to 2023. Before his involvement in electoral politics, Miyashita worked for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and was employed at the Consulate General of Japan, New York City.
Kinya Oyanagi (大柳 錦也, Ōyanagi Kinya) (born April 26, 1976) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He has worked…
Kinya Oyanagi (大柳 錦也, Ōyanagi Kinya) (born April 26, 1976) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He has worked extensely in Toryumon Japan and Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he is a former Tohoku Tag Team champion along with Kesen Numajiro.
Sen Yamanaka (山中泉, Yamanaka Sen; born 7 August 1958) is a Japanese businessman, author, and politician. He is a member…
Sen Yamanaka (山中泉, Yamanaka Sen; born 7 August 1958) is a Japanese businessman, author, and politician. He is a member of the House of Councillors, elected in 2025 as a candidate of Sanseito, a right-wing party that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born August 7🎂 Born 1958📍 From Aomori, Aomori Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Writer💼 Politician・Legislator
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Toru Abo (1947 - December 6, 2016) was a Japanese immunologist and author from the Aomori Prefecture. His work involved…
Toru Abo (1947 - December 6, 2016) was a Japanese immunologist and author from the Aomori Prefecture. His work involved creating monoclonal antibodies against natural killer cells.
🎓 Tohoku University🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born October 9🎂 Born 1947📍 From Aomori Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Masaki Tamura (たむら まさき, Tamura Masaki; 26 January 1939 – 23 May 2018) was a Japanese cinematographer. He was also…
Masaki Tamura (たむら まさき, Tamura Masaki; 26 January 1939 – 23 May 2018) was a Japanese cinematographer. He was also credited as Masaki Tamra.
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Kyōichi Sawada (沢田 教一, Sawada Kyōichi; February 22, 1936 – October 28, 1970) was a Japanese photographer with United…
Kyōichi Sawada (沢田 教一, Sawada Kyōichi; February 22, 1936 – October 28, 1970) was a Japanese photographer with United Press International who received a Pulitzer Prize for war photography.
Shūji Terayama (寺山 修司, Terayama Shūji; December 10, 1935 – May 4, 1983) was a Japanese avant-garde poet, artist…
Shūji Terayama (寺山 修司, Terayama Shūji; December 10, 1935 – May 4, 1983) was a Japanese avant-garde poet, artist, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (Angura) theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema. Many critics view him as one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He has been cited as an influence on various Japanese filmmakers from the 1970s onward.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born December 10🎂 Born 1935📍 From Misawa, Aomori💼 Haiku Poet・Waka Poet💼 Playwright
Tōru "Tohl" Narita (成田 亨, Narita Tōru; pronounced [nəˈriːtə]; September 3, 1929 – February 26, 2002) was a Japanese…
Tōru "Tohl" Narita (成田 亨, Narita Tōru; pronounced [nəˈriːtə]; September 3, 1929 – February 26, 2002) was a Japanese visual artist. He is best known for creating the characters and mechanics for the television programs in the Ultra series: Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultraseven.
Michio Mamiya (間宮 芳生, Mamiya Michio; June 29, 1929 – December 11, 2024) was a Japanese composer. He is most notable for…
Michio Mamiya (間宮 芳生, Mamiya Michio; June 29, 1929 – December 11, 2024) was a Japanese composer. He is most notable for composing the soundtrack to the 1988 film Grave of the Fireflies.
🎓 Tokyo University of the Arts🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born June 29🎂 Born 1929📍 From Asahikawa, Hokkaido💼 Composer
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Akimitsu Takagi (高木 彬光, Takagi Akimitsu; 25 September 1920 – 9 September 1995) was the pen-name of a popular Japanese…
Akimitsu Takagi (高木 彬光, Takagi Akimitsu; 25 September 1920 – 9 September 1995) was the pen-name of a popular Japanese crime fiction writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His real name was Seiichi Takagi (高木 誠一, Takagi Seiichi).
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born September 25🎂 Born 1920📍 From Aomori, Aomori Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
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Sekino Jun'ichirō (Japanese: 関野 凖一郎; born 1914 – 1988) was a Japanese woodblock printer, one of the major postwar…
Sekino Jun'ichirō (Japanese: 関野 凖一郎; born 1914 – 1988) was a Japanese woodblock printer, one of the major postwar artists of the sosaku hanga ("creative print") movement.
Toshibumi Tanaka (Japanese: 田中敏文) (9 November 1911 – 20 December 1982) was the first Governor of Hokkaido (1947–1959).…
Toshibumi Tanaka (Japanese: 田中敏文) (9 November 1911 – 20 December 1982) was the first Governor of Hokkaido (1947–1959). He was a graduate of Kyushu University.
Shūji Tsushima (津島 修治, Tsushima Shūji; 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, Dazai…
Shūji Tsushima (津島 修治, Tsushima Shūji; 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, Dazai Osamu), was a Japanese writer. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (斜陽, Shayō) and No Longer Human (人間失格, Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern classics. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoevsky. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan. Another pseudonym he used was Shunpei Kuroki (黒木 舜平), for the book Illusion of the Cliffs (断崖の錯覚, Dangai no Sakkaku).
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born June 19🎂 Born 1909📍 From Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
Noriko Awaya (Japanese: 淡谷 のり子, Hepburn: Awaya Noriko; August 12, 1907 – September 22, 1999) was a Japanese female…
Noriko Awaya (Japanese: 淡谷 のり子, Hepburn: Awaya Noriko; August 12, 1907 – September 22, 1999) was a Japanese female soprano chanteuse and popular music (ryūkōka) singer. She was dubbed the "Queen of Blues" (ブルースの女王, Burūsu no Joō) in Japan.
Keizo Miura (三浦 敬三, Miura Keizō; February 15, 1904 – January 5, 2006) was a Japanese skier who was born in Aomori. He…
Keizo Miura (三浦 敬三, Miura Keizō; February 15, 1904 – January 5, 2006) was a Japanese skier who was born in Aomori. He was a skiing teacher and photographer of mountain landscapes. He was notable for his fitness and outdoor-sport undertakings at advanced age; at 77 he was the oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro and at 99 descended a Gletscher of Mont Blanc together with his oldest son Yūichirō and grandson Gota. Yūichirō Miura was also the oldest person to climb Mount Everest and the Himalayas, at age 70, at age 75 and later at age 80. Keizo Miura wrote two books on his health routine, one of them co-written with his physician. The Miura family has a strong connection to Utah. On February 15, 2004, Keizo Miura celebrated his 100th birthday with a ski descent together with more than 120 friends and family members, including four generations of his family, at Snowbird ski resort, Keizo's favorite ski resort, near Salt Lake City, Utah. All three of Yūichirō's children attended Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City. Gota graduated from Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City. Yuta and Gota both graduated from the University of Utah, also in Salt Lake City. Keizo died in 2006 at the age 101.
🎓 Hokkaido University🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born February 15🎂 Born 1904📍 From Aomori, Aomori Prefecture💼 Skiing
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Takagi Kyozo (Japanese: 高木恭造; October 12, 1903 – October 23, 1987) was a Japanese poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect…
Takagi Kyozo (Japanese: 高木恭造; October 12, 1903 – October 23, 1987) was a Japanese poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect and an ophthalmologist. His nephew is crime fiction writer Akimitsu Takagi. He was born in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He worked briefly as a substitute teacher and later news reporter. He eventually became an ophthalmologist and opened his own clinic in Hirosaki. October 23 is celebrated in Japan as "Tsugaru dialect day" (Japanese: 津軽弁の日) in honor of the anniversary of his death. There is also a monument dedicated to him with an except from a Marmelo poem in Hirosaki.
🎓 満州医科大学🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born October 12🎂 Born 1903📍 From Aomori, Aomori Prefecture💼 Poet💼 Physician・Doctor
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Yao Kitabatake (北畠 八穂, Kitabatake Yao; 5 October 1903 – 18 March 1982) was a poet and children's literature writer in…
Yao Kitabatake (北畠 八穂, Kitabatake Yao; 5 October 1903 – 18 March 1982) was a poet and children's literature writer in Shōwa period Japan.
Morizo Ishidate (石館守三) (January 24, 1901 – July 18, 1996) was a Japanese doctor of pharmacy who served as the 16th…
Morizo Ishidate (石館守三) (January 24, 1901 – July 18, 1996) was a Japanese doctor of pharmacy who served as the 16th Director General of Japan's National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), and a pioneer in treating leprosy. The Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA) named the FAPA Ishidate Award in his honor for his contributions to the field of pharmacy.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Aomori High School📅 Born January 24🎂 Born 1901📍 From Aomori, Aomori Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Goro Shibutani (渋谷 五郎, Shibutani Gorō; 30 September 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a Japanese international table tennis…
Goro Shibutani (渋谷 五郎, Shibutani Gorō; 30 September 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a Japanese international table tennis player.
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