Taisei Irie (入江 大生, Irie Taisei; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama…Taisei Irie (入江 大生, Irie Taisei; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太, Kaneko Shōta; born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for…Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太, Kaneko Shōta; born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Shiori Koike (小池 詩織, Koike Shiori; born 21 March 1993) is a Japanese ice hockey player for DK Peregrine and the…Shiori Koike (小池 詩織, Koike Shiori; born 21 March 1993) is a Japanese ice hockey player for DK Peregrine and the Japanese national team. The Japanese team participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship coming third in their preliminary group. They also participated at the 2015 27th Winter Universiade, winning a bronze medal. Koike competed at the 2014, 2018, and 2026 Winter Olympics. She was on the gold medal winning team at the 2025 Asian Winter Games.
Yosuke Yuzawa (湯澤 洋介, Yuzawa, Yosuke; born 16 October 1990 in Nikkō, Tochigi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Yosuke Yuzawa (湯澤 洋介, Yuzawa, Yosuke; born 16 October 1990 in Nikkō, Tochigi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J-Lease FC.
Shoma Sato (佐藤 祥万, Satō Shōma; born August 18, 1989 in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Shoma Sato (佐藤 祥万, Satō Shōma; born August 18, 1989 in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Koudai Tsukakoshi (塚越広大, Tsukakoshi Kōdai; born 20 November 1986) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing…Koudai Tsukakoshi (塚越広大, Tsukakoshi Kōdai; born 20 November 1986) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing Corporation who competes in Super GT for Astemo Real Racing, and has competed in the series since 2008.
Tomomi Komori (小森 皆実; born February 18, 1983 in Nikkō, Tochigi) is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice…Tomomi Komori (小森 皆実; born February 18, 1983 in Nikkō, Tochigi) is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics (2004 and 2008). During the 2004 summer Olympics, the Japan women's field hockey team finished in 8th place, and in the 2008 Summer Olympics in 10th place. Komori became top scorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba (Japan), Rhona Simpson (Scotland) and Maryna Vynohradova (Ukraine), scoring six goals.
Kuniomi Haneishi (羽石 国臣, Haneishi Kuniomi; born 6 January 1975) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's…Kuniomi Haneishi (羽石 国臣, Haneishi Kuniomi; born 6 January 1975) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Nobuharu Saito (齋藤 信治, Saitō Nobuharu; born 29 September 1973) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the…Nobuharu Saito (齋藤 信治, Saitō Nobuharu; born 29 September 1973) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Tomikazu Fukuda (福田 富一, Fukuda Tomikazu; born 21 May 1953) is a Japanese politician who serves as governor of Tochigi…Tomikazu Fukuda (福田 富一, Fukuda Tomikazu; born 21 May 1953) is a Japanese politician who serves as governor of Tochigi Prefecture since 2004.
Yoshio Hoshino (星野 好男, Hoshino Yoshio; born 2 November 1950) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's…Yoshio Hoshino (星野 好男, Hoshino Yoshio; born 2 November 1950) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1972 Winter Olympics, the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Masaru Ibuka (井深 大 Ibuka Masaru; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist and…Masaru Ibuka (井深 大 Ibuka Masaru; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist and co-founder of Sony, along with Akio Morita.
Yoshio Kosugi (小杉 義男, Kosugi Yoshio; 15 September 1903 – 12 March 1968) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than…Yoshio Kosugi (小杉 義男, Kosugi Yoshio; 15 September 1903 – 12 March 1968) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1924 to 1967.
Misei Hoan Kosugi (Japanese: 小杉放庵; 30 December 1881 – 16 April 1964) was a Japanese painter. He was associated with…Misei Hoan Kosugi (Japanese: 小杉放庵; 30 December 1881 – 16 April 1964) was a Japanese painter. He was associated with Western-style (yōga) art movement. Kosugi was a founding member of the Shunyo-kai art society in 1922, while attending Nihon Bijutsuin. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Yoshio Kodaira (小平 義雄, Kodaira Yoshio; 28 January 1905 – 5 October 1949) was a Japanese serial killer, war criminal and…Yoshio Kodaira (小平 義雄, Kodaira Yoshio; 28 January 1905 – 5 October 1949) was a Japanese serial killer, war criminal and serial rapist who murdered at least 8 people in the Tokyo and Tochigi Prefecture areas between 1932 and 1946. Kodaira killed his father-in-law in 1932 and later raped and murdered at least 7 women between 1945 and 1946 by inviting them into forested areas around Tochigi and Tokyo under the guise of giving them food or employment. Kodaira was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing the seven women and executed in 1949. Kodaira is suspected to have killed other people in Japan, and confessed to committing war crimes in China in the 1920s. However, the exact number of his victims is unknown.