Tomakomai, Hokkaido: 43 people
Kurea Okino (Japanese: 沖野くれあ; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a striker for Melbourne…
Kurea Okino (Japanese: 沖野くれあ; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a striker for Melbourne Victory.
Koki Niwa (丹羽 孝希, Niwa Kōki; born 10 October 1994) is a Japanese male table tennis player. He is the gold medalist at…
Koki Niwa (丹羽 孝希, Niwa Kōki; born 10 October 1994) is a Japanese male table tennis player. He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympics and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles). On 21 April 2012, he defeated Ma Long of China, World Rank no 1, which he became the first player qualified for 2012 Olympics from the Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Since 2012, he has been playing for the German Team TTC matec Frickenhausen. He also won the 2014 Russian Open singles title.
Television personalities in Japan, known as tarento (タレント; derived from Portuguese talento) in Japanese, are…
Television personalities in Japan, known as tarento (タレント; derived from Portuguese talento) in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows.
Mika Hori (堀 珠花, Hori Mika; born February 17, 1992) is a Japanese ice hockey player for Toyota Cygnus and the Japanese…
Mika Hori (堀 珠花, Hori Mika; born February 17, 1992) is a Japanese ice hockey player for Toyota Cygnus and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. Hori competed at both the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Chiho Osawa (大澤 ちほ, Ōsawa Chiho; born 10 February 1992) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player and former captain of…
Chiho Osawa (大澤 ちほ, Ōsawa Chiho; born 10 February 1992) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player and former captain of the Japanese national team. She most recently played in the 2020–21 season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Luleå HF/MSSK. Osawa represented Japan at three Winter Olympic Games, eight IIHF Women's World Championships, two Asian Winter Games, and at the 2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia and the 2015 Winter Universiade.
Sena Suzuki (鈴木 世奈, すずき せな, Suzuki Sena; born 4 August 1991) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese…
Sena Suzuki (鈴木 世奈, すずき せな, Suzuki Sena; born 4 August 1991) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team. She has played in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) with the Seibu Princess Rabbits, in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) with the Toronto Furies, and in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey and Göteborg HC.
Takuya Onodera (小野寺卓也, Onodera Takuya; born April 30, 1990), best known by the ring name T-Hawk (shortened from…
Takuya Onodera (小野寺卓也, Onodera Takuya; born April 30, 1990), best known by the ring name T-Hawk (shortened from Tomahawk T.T.), is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Gleat, where he is a former G-Rex Champion. He is best known for competing in Dragon Gate and Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, where, in both, he worked alongside Cima and El Lindaman; all three are now collective in the #StrongHearts stable in Gleat. He is also known for his work with Mexican promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG).
Kazumasa Sasaki (佐々木一正; born December 11, 1989), is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for…
Kazumasa Sasaki (佐々木一正; born December 11, 1989), is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League. Since 2009 he plays for the Oji Eagles. He previously played for the Östersund/Brunflo IF in the Hockeyettan, the third-tier league in Sweden. He also has played for the Japan national team since the year 2012.
Shuhei Kuji (久慈 修平, Kuji Shūhei; born April 27, 1987) is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward who is currently…
Shuhei Kuji (久慈 修平, Kuji Shūhei; born April 27, 1987) is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Oji Eagles in the Asia League Ice Hockey.
Hisayoshi Sato (佐藤 久佳, Satō Hisayoshi; born January 12, 1987, in Tomakomai, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese swimmer. He won a…
Hisayoshi Sato (佐藤 久佳, Satō Hisayoshi; born January 12, 1987, in Tomakomai, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Azusa Nakaoku (中奥 梓) (born May 17, 1985, in Tomakomai, Japan) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender.
Kanae Aoki (Japanese: 青木香奈枝, Hepburn: Aoki Kanae; born 20 February 1985) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player…
Kanae Aoki (Japanese: 青木香奈枝, Hepburn: Aoki Kanae; born 20 February 1985) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player, currently serving as assistant coach to the Japanese women's national under-18 ice hockey team.
Ippei Mizuhara (水原一平, Mizuhara Ippei; born December 31, 1984) is a Japanese interpreter and convicted fraudster.…
Ippei Mizuhara (水原一平, Mizuhara Ippei; born December 31, 1984) is a Japanese interpreter and convicted fraudster. Mizuhara served as the interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani, translating Japanese to English and vice versa for Ohtani's media appearances and teammate interactions. He previously worked for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as an interpreter for several of the team's Anglophone players. Mizuhara had gained popularity among baseball fans for his close association with Ohtani. He frequently aided Ohtani in non-interpreting contexts, such as catching his bullpen sessions or throwing with him during pregame warmups. During the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby, Mizuhara served as Ohtani's catcher. On March 20, 2024, the Dodgers fired Mizuhara after Ohtani's representatives accused him of "massive theft" of Ohtani's funds to repay debts owed to a bookmaker. He was charged by the US government for bank fraud and tax evasion. On June 4, Mizuhara pled guilty to those charges, and he was sentenced to 57 months in prison plus three years of supervised release on February 6, 2025.
Nonaka Emi (野中 絵美, Nonaka Emi; born August 21, 1984) is a Japanese ice hockey player. Her position is defense and she…
Nonaka Emi (野中 絵美, Nonaka Emi; born August 21, 1984) is a Japanese ice hockey player. Her position is defense and she shoots left. She has played for Japan constantly in World Championships since 2000, when she made her first national team appearance while still in junior high school.
Country Musume (カントリー娘。, Kantorī Musume) was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On…
Country Musume (カントリー娘。, Kantorī Musume) was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was rebooted and renamed Country Girls (カントリー・ガールズ, Kantorī Gāruzu) with new members.
Masato Domeki (百目木政人), born December 29, 1983, is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the…
Masato Domeki (百目木政人), born December 29, 1983, is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Hokkaido Red Eagles of the Asia League. Since 2003 he plays for the Hokkaido Red Eagles (formerly Oji Eagles). He also played in the Japan national team at junior level in 2003, and currently, for the seniors national team (since 2006).
Tomoko Sakagami (坂上 智子) (born October 18, 1983 in Tomakomai, Japan) is a Japanese ice hockey forward and defender.
Takayuki Ono (尾野 貴之, Ono Takayuki; born February 11, 1983 in Tomakomai, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese ice hockey defenceman…
Takayuki Ono (尾野 貴之, Ono Takayuki; born February 11, 1983 in Tomakomai, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese ice hockey defenceman for the Nikkō Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey. Ono debuted in Asia League with HC Nikkō Ice Bucks on 2005 and spent his first four season with the club. In April 2009, Ono signed with Anyang Halla (Asia League) for a two-year deal. Ono becomes the third Japanese player in the club's history. Forwards Setaka Tetsuo (05-07’) and Sato Masakazu (07-08’) were the previous two Japanese natives, but Ono would be the first Japanese defenseman in team history. After spending 2 years with Anyang Halla, where he won his first two championships, he returned to the Nikkō Ice Bucks for the 2011-2012 season.
Hanae Kubo (久保 英恵, Kubo Hanae; born 10 December 1982) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese…
Hanae Kubo (久保 英恵, Kubo Hanae; born 10 December 1982) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing with the Seibu Princess Rabbits of the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Kubo made her international debut with the Japanese national ice hockey team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. With more than two decades on the national team, she is the longest tenured player in team history and has represented Japan at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics, at thirteen IIHF Women's World Championships, and at four Asian Winter Games. She participated in the World Championship Top Division tournaments in 2000, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2021; the Division I Group A tournaments in 2012, 2013, and 2017; the Division I tournaments in 2001, 2003, and 2005; and the Pool B tournament in 1999.
Kazuya Kawabata (河端 和哉, Kawabata Kazuya; born October 22, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Mitsuko Igarashi (五十嵐 充子, Igarashi Mitsuko; born 21 August 1977) is a Japanese ice hockey player.
Aya Umemura (梅村 礼, Umemura Aya; born 4 December 1976) is a Japanese table tennis player and coach. She was born in…
Aya Umemura (梅村 礼, Umemura Aya; born 4 December 1976) is a Japanese table tennis player and coach. She was born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Yuko Yamagata (山縣優子, Yamagata Yūko) better known by her ring name Yuu Yamagata (山縣優, Yamagata Yuu) is a Japanese…
Yuko Yamagata (山縣優子, Yamagata Yūko) better known by her ring name Yuu Yamagata (山縣優, Yamagata Yuu) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Kaientai Dojo and Pro Wrestling Wave.
Takahito Suzuki (鈴木 貴人), born August 17, 1975, is a Japanese retired professional ice hockey Right winger. He also…
Takahito Suzuki (鈴木 貴人), born August 17, 1975, is a Japanese retired professional ice hockey Right winger. He also served as the head coach of the Japanese national team. Suzuki is noted for being the first Japanese ice hockey player to play for a professional team in the United States. A fan favorite, the Charlotte Checkers placed billboards around the city promoting Suzuki.
Kunihiko Sakurai (桜井 邦彦, Sakurai Kunihiko; born 11 April 1972) is a Japanese former ice hockey right winger. He…
Kunihiko Sakurai (桜井 邦彦, Sakurai Kunihiko; born 11 April 1972) is a Japanese former ice hockey right winger. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司, Yamanaka Takeshi; born 30 January 1971) is a former professional Japanese ice hockey player…
Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司, Yamanaka Takeshi; born 30 January 1971) is a former professional Japanese ice hockey player and current coach. He competed with Team Japan as a defenceman in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He also was the head coach of the women's ice hockey tournament Team Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Having coached professionally in the Asia League and at the national level, he is currently the assistant coach for the Japanese Men's National Ice Hockey Team.
Akihito Sugisawa (杉沢 明人, Sugisawa Akihito; born 20 July 1967) is a Japanese former ice hockey player. He competed in…
Akihito Sugisawa (杉沢 明人, Sugisawa Akihito; born 20 July 1967) is a Japanese former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Naoki Sano (佐野 直喜, Sano Naoki) (born February 2, 1965) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former mixed…
Naoki Sano (佐野 直喜, Sano Naoki) (born February 2, 1965) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist most notable for being the generational rival of legendary Japanese pro wrestler Jushin Liger. During the last years of his career he went by the name Takuma Sano (佐野巧真, Sano Takuma).
Jun Horie (堀江 淳, Horie Jun; born October 19, 1960) is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Kiyomi Itō (伊藤清美, Itō Kiyomi) is a Japanese actress best known for her performances in pink films. She was given Best…
Kiyomi Itō (伊藤清美, Itō Kiyomi) is a Japanese actress best known for her performances in pink films. She was given Best Actress awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre in 1990, 1992 and 1994.
Kazuo Fujisawa (藤澤 和雄, Fujisawa Kazuo) (born September 22, 1951, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a retired trainer of…
Kazuo Fujisawa (藤澤 和雄, Fujisawa Kazuo) (born September 22, 1951, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He had been a licensed trainer in Japan since 1987 and from 1993 until his retirement in 2022 has won the training title eleven times. Three of the horses he trained were voted Japanese Horse of the Year on four occasions: Taiki Shuttle (1998), Symboli Kris S (2002, 2003) and Zenno Rob Roy (2004). Fujisawa was also the trainer of Casino Drive, who won the 2008 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park in New York. Fujisawa retired from horse training on February 28, 2022 as he had reached the age of retirement, with his stable winning the 1,570th race on the day of his retirement. The horses that belonged to the Fujisawa stable at the time were transferred to Masayoshi Ebina's newly created stable.
Masaki Suzuki (鈴木 正樹, Suzuki Masaki; born 2 January 1945) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter…
Masaki Suzuki (鈴木 正樹, Suzuki Masaki; born 2 January 1945) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Isao Kakihara (垣原 功, Kakihara Isao; born 1 May 1944) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's…
Isao Kakihara (垣原 功, Kakihara Isao; born 1 May 1944) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Ken Kagaya (加賀谷 健, Kagaya Ken; October 23, 1943 – April 24, 2014) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Ken Kagaya (加賀谷 健, Kagaya Ken; October 23, 1943 – April 24, 2014) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tomakomai, Hokkaidō and high school graduate, he had served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture for five terms from 1987 to 2007. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
Takeo Mizoo (born 11 March 1937) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in four events at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Yoshitaki Hori (born 20 April 1933) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960…
Yoshitaki Hori (born 20 April 1933) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi; 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films…
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi; 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being 13 Assassins (1963) and The Great Killing (1964). He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with Fukaku hichō in 1959. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Kudo directed many television dramas, notably more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series. He died of intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 2000.
Masanori Aoki (青木 正則, Aoki Masanori; born 6 September 1927) was a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at…
Masanori Aoki (青木 正則, Aoki Masanori; born 6 September 1927) was a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Kazuhiko Sugawara (菅原 和彦, Sugawara Kazuhiko; 1 May 1927 – 27 October 1962) was a Japanese speed skater who competed in…
Kazuhiko Sugawara (菅原 和彦, Sugawara Kazuhiko; 1 May 1927 – 27 October 1962) was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He finished seventh in the 10000 m and 15th in the 5000 m event.
Tsutomu Kawabuchi (Japanese: 河渕 務; 16 May 1925 – 19 January 2014) was a Japanese ice hockey player, coach and…
Tsutomu Kawabuchi (Japanese: 河渕 務; 16 May 1925 – 19 January 2014) was a Japanese ice hockey player, coach and administrator. He won Japanese hockey championships as a player and as a coach with Iwakura, and later coached the Japan men's national ice hockey team, and the Japan women's national ice hockey team. He was president of the Hokkaido Ice Hockey Federation for twenty years, and later founded a women's ice hockey club. He served with the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and was involved in organizing the first IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships, and sat on the Japanese Olympic Committee where he played an integral role in introducing women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games. He was recognized for his contributions to international ice hockey with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2004.
Reikichi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 礼吉; born 16 October 1916, date of death unknown) was a Japanese speed skater who…
Reikichi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 礼吉; born 16 October 1916, date of death unknown) was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished eleventh in the 500 metres competition. Nakamura is deceased.
Kei Sanbe (三部 敬, Sanbe Kei) is a Japanese manga artist born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and raised in Chiba Prefecture. He…
Kei Sanbe (三部 敬, Sanbe Kei) is a Japanese manga artist born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and raised in Chiba Prefecture. He has formerly worked under the pseudonym Keisuke Kawara (瓦 敬助, Kawara Keisuke). He is married to illustrator Keishi Kanesada (兼処 敬士, Kanesada Keishi). Sanbe was an honorable mention in the 1990 40th Tezuka Award and a semi-final winner in the 41st iteration. His manga, Erased, was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award.
Kae Araki (荒木 香衣(old stage name,荒木 香恵), Araki Kae; born November 6, 1963) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka…
Kae Araki (荒木 香衣(old stage name,荒木 香恵), Araki Kae; born November 6, 1963) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka, Japan. After standing in for Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of Usagi Tsukino in the series Sailor Moon, when she was undergoing surgery for an ovarian cyst, Araki was given the role of Chibiusa in the same series. While training at a voice acting school, Araki acted as senpai to fellow voice actress Konami Yoshida, and they have since maintained a close relationship.