Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
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Famous People from Ōta, Gunma
Ōta, Gunma: 30 people
Taiki Amagasa (天笠 泰輝, Amagasa Taiki; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Taiki Amagasa (天笠 泰輝, Amagasa Taiki; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J1 League club JEF United Chiba.
Tomoya Yokoyama (横山 朋哉, Yokoyama Tomoya) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight…
Tomoya Yokoyama (横山 朋哉, Yokoyama Tomoya) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1. He is the current K-1 Super Featherweight Champion. As of November 2021, he was the #6 ranked Bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.
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Hiromu Tanaka (田中 宏武, Tanaka Hiromu; born 15 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left midfielder for…
Hiromu Tanaka (田中 宏武, Tanaka Hiromu; born 15 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Super League club PSS Sleman.
Ukyo Shuto (周東 佑京, Shūtō Ukyō; born February 10, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and outfielder for…
Ukyo Shuto (周東 佑京, Shūtō Ukyō; born February 10, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In 2020, Shuto set a record by stealing a base in 13 consecutive games.
Musashi Suzuki (鈴木 武蔵, Suzuki Musashi; born 11 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for…
Musashi Suzuki (鈴木 武蔵, Suzuki Musashi; born 11 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Tochigi City FC. He is mainly deployed as a forward.
Kaori Ozawa (小澤 かおり, Ozawa Kaori; born August 16, 1992 in Ota, Gunma, Japan), better known by her stage name Zawachin…
Kaori Ozawa (小澤 かおり, Ozawa Kaori; born August 16, 1992 in Ota, Gunma, Japan), better known by her stage name Zawachin (ざわちん), is a Japanese idol, make-up artist and television personality who was originally known for her impersonation of Tomomi Itano of AKB48. She has 400,000 followers on her official blog. However, she has been highly criticized by public on all social media forums owing to her unethical remarks and questionable acts. On 18 September 2017, Zawachin posted four images of mesmerizing views of Tokyo DisneySea on her blog with a comment. Shortly, it became clear that the images were simply taken from a Twitter post done by an amateur photographer. The comment posted on her blog was also exactly the same with the photographer's original comment. Moreover, Zawachin erased the copyright information of the photographer that was put on one of the images.
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Takayuki Ueki (植木嵩行, Ueki Takayuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer…
Takayuki Ueki (植木嵩行, Ueki Takayuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer, predominantly for DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former one-time KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champion. He is best known for his time in the Japanese promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Pro Wrestling Freedoms (Freedoms).
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Ayumi Morita (森田 あゆみ, Morita Ayumi; born 11 March 1990) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached a…
Ayumi Morita (森田 あゆみ, Morita Ayumi; born 11 March 1990) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 40 in the world in October 2011. At junior level, she reached a combined career-high ranking of No. 3. Morita is recognized for her two‑handed groundstrokes, which she strikes with a characteristically flat trajectory. A small, quick athlete, Morita possesses good footwork and court coverage, allowing her to neutralize opponents and dictate play through movement and precision. Morita is one of the most successful Fed Cup players of recent times with a 23–14 match win-loss record for Japan.
Shino Mori (森 志乃 Mori Shino, born in Gunma Prefecture 1989) is a Japanese-born ballerina for the National Ballet of…
Shino Mori (森 志乃 Mori Shino, born in Gunma Prefecture 1989) is a Japanese-born ballerina for the National Ballet of Canada.
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Yuki Saito (斎藤 佑樹, Saitō Yūki; born June 6, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played 11…
Yuki Saito (斎藤 佑樹, Saitō Yūki; born June 6, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played 11 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Saito rose to national stardom as a senior for Waseda Jitsugyo High School when he led the team to a title in the 88th National High School Baseball Championship in 2006. He was given the nickname The Handkerchief Prince (ハンカチ王子, Hankachi Ōji) by the Japanese media for his use of a handkerchief to wipe sweat from his face while on the mound and is also often referred to as Yū-chan (佑ちゃん, Yū-chan).
Momoko Hirata (平田 桃子, Hirata Momoko; born 1985) is a Japanese principal dancer for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She…
Momoko Hirata (平田 桃子, Hirata Momoko; born 1985) is a Japanese principal dancer for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She attended the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet School before enrolling in the Royal Ballet School in the London, England. She won the 2001 Prix de Lausanne and joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2003. She was promoted to First Artist in 2005, Soloist in 2008, and First Soloist in 2010. She briefly danced with the Barcelona Ballet as a principal dancer in 2012, before returning to the Birmingham Royal Ballet where she was promoted to Principal in 2013.
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Shinya Nakayama (中山 慎也, Nakayama Shin'ya; born February 22, 1982 in Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional…
Shinya Nakayama (中山 慎也, Nakayama Shin'ya; born February 22, 1982 in Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.
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Itsuki Shoda (正田 樹, Shoda Itsuki; born November 3, 1981 in Ota, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese former professional…
Itsuki Shoda (正田 樹, Shoda Itsuki; born November 3, 1981 in Ota, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He was originally drafted by the Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2000, playing 5 seasons, before playing for the Hanshin Tigers.
Kazuyuki Nagashima (長島 和幸, Nagashima Kazuyuki; born 25 September 1981 in Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese wrestler. He won…
Kazuyuki Nagashima (長島 和幸, Nagashima Kazuyuki; born 25 September 1981 in Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 74 kg class in the men's freestyle wrestling competition, at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Takashi Kogure (小暮卓史, Kogure Takashi; born 1 August 1980) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super…
Takashi Kogure (小暮卓史, Kogure Takashi; born 1 August 1980) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT, driving the No. 88 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 for JLOC in the GT300 class. He is the reigning champion of Super GT's GT300 class alongside teammate Yuya Motojima. He previously competed in Super GT's flagship GT500 class, winning the championship in 2010 alongside Loïc Duval, making him one of only three drivers in Super GT history to win championship titles in both classes. He also competed in Super Formula (known as Formula Nippon until 2013) for fifteen seasons between 2003 and 2017.
Tarako (たらこ, Tarako; December 17, 1960 – March 4, 2024) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. Her…
Tarako (たらこ, Tarako; December 17, 1960 – March 4, 2024) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. Her debut voice acting role was as a preschooler in Urusei Yatsura. She is most famously known as the original voice actress of Momoko "Maruko" Sakura, the titular character in the long-running television anime series Chibi Maruko-chan from its debut in 1990 until its conclusion in 1992 and its subsequent revival, which premiered in 1995 and continues to this day. Other notable roles of hers are as Monokuma in the Danganronpa franchise from 2016 to 2024, Frakenrobo in the long running children's anime series Let's Go! Anpanman, Kirara in InuYasha, the titular character of Magical Taruruto-kun, Melody in Hunter × Hunter, and Altena in Noir. She was employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.
🏫 Ota Girls' High School📅 Born December 17🎂 Born 1960📍 From Ōta, Gunma💼 Actress💼 Voice Actor💼 Narrator💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Screenwriter
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Kiyoshi Murota (Japanese: 室田淳, born 26 July 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.
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Tsuneo Niijima (新島 恒男, Niijima Tsuneo; born 1955) is a Japanese farmer and amateur astronomer. He is a prolific…
Tsuneo Niijima (新島 恒男, Niijima Tsuneo; born 1955) is a Japanese farmer and amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery and co-discovery of 32 numbered minor planets between 1986 and 1996. He also co-discovered 112P/Urata-Niijima, a periodic comet of the Jupiter family in 1986. The main-belt asteroid 5507 Niijima, discovered by Takeshi Urata and Kenzo Suzuki, was named in his honor. Naming citation was published on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22510).
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Masaaki Ōsawa (大沢 正明, Ōsawa Masaaki; born 21 January 1946) was the governor of Gunma Prefecture in Japan. He was first…
Masaaki Ōsawa (大沢 正明, Ōsawa Masaaki; born 21 January 1946) was the governor of Gunma Prefecture in Japan. He was first elected in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Gunma Prefecture.
Masayoshi Shimizu (清水 聖義, Shimizu Masayoshi; born 7 December 1941) is a Japanese politician who served as the mayor of…
Masayoshi Shimizu (清水 聖義, Shimizu Masayoshi; born 7 December 1941) is a Japanese politician who served as the mayor of Ōta, Gunma, Japan from 1995 to 2025. As of 1 July 2010, he is also the chairman of the Gunma Kokusai Academy school in Ōta.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Ota High School📅 Born December 7🎂 Born 1941📍 From Ōta, Gunma💼 Politician・Legislator
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Hashimoto Mantarō (橋本 萬太郎; 26 November 1932 – 7 June 1987) was a Japanese sinologist and linguist who is best known for…
Hashimoto Mantarō (橋本 萬太郎; 26 November 1932 – 7 June 1987) was a Japanese sinologist and linguist who is best known for advocating research on language geography, linguistic typology, and how different areal features in the varieties of Chinese (such as tonal distinctions) reflect contact with other language families.
Rentarō Mikuni (Japanese: 三國連太郎, Hepburn: Mikuni Rentarō; 20 January 1923 – 14 April 2013) was a Japanese actor and…
Rentarō Mikuni (Japanese: 三國連太郎, Hepburn: Mikuni Rentarō; 20 January 1923 – 14 April 2013) was a Japanese actor and film director. He starred in several films of Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai, Shōhei Imamura, Tomu Uchida and many others. Mikuni received numerous awards for his performances and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film Shinran: Path to Purity, which he wrote and directed.
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Masayoshi Ueki (植木 正義, Ueki Masayoshi; March 30, 1903 – March 31, 1983), known professionally as Chiezō Kataoka (片岡…
Masayoshi Ueki (植木 正義, Ueki Masayoshi; March 30, 1903 – March 31, 1983), known professionally as Chiezō Kataoka (片岡 千恵蔵, Kataoka Chiezō), was a Japanese film and television actor most famous for his starring roles in jidaigeki.
Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平, Nakajima Chikuhei; January 1, 1884 – October 29, 1949), was a Japanese businessman, naval…
Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平, Nakajima Chikuhei; January 1, 1884 – October 29, 1949), was a Japanese businessman, naval engineer, naval officer, and politician who was most notable for having founded Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1917, a major supplier of airplanes in the Empire of Japan. He also served as a cabinet minister.
Bunzaburō Kawagishi (川岸 文三郎, Kawagishi Bunzaburō; January 1, 1882 – June 16, 1957) was a lieutenant-general in the…
Bunzaburō Kawagishi (川岸 文三郎, Kawagishi Bunzaburō; January 1, 1882 – June 16, 1957) was a lieutenant-general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Aya Uchida (内田 彩, Uchida Aya; born July 23, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She played Kotori Minami in…
Aya Uchida (内田 彩, Uchida Aya; born July 23, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She played Kotori Minami in Love Live! School Idol Project, Kaban in Kemono Friends and Hina Yayoi in Waccha PriMagi!. She released the single "Sign/Candy Flavor", the song "Sign" was used as the ending theme for The Quintessential Quintuplets. Her nickname is Ucchi.
Ryo Matsuri (祭 遼, Matsuri Ryō; born May 27, 1971), known by the ring name Onryo (怨霊, Onryō) (sometimes stylized in…
Ryo Matsuri (祭 遼, Matsuri Ryō; born May 27, 1971), known by the ring name Onryo (怨霊, Onryō) (sometimes stylized in romaji as ONRYO), is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter. Matsuri, as Onryo, portrays a ghost wrestler who was killed after winning a cursed championship. He is known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling and is the founder of the Wrestling of Darkness 666 (666) promotion, who he co-owned with Qp-Crazy frontman Yasuhiro "Crazy SKB" Sakano until 2018.
Yukio Okabe (Japanese: 岡部 幸雄, Okabe Yukio, born October 31, 1948) is a Japanese former jockey and horse racing…
Yukio Okabe (Japanese: 岡部 幸雄, Okabe Yukio, born October 31, 1948) is a Japanese former jockey and horse racing commentator. He was a member of the Japan Racing Association (JRA) from 1967 to 2005. From January 1995 to July 2007, he held the record for the most wins as a jockey in the JRA, with the eventual total of 2,943 wins.
Kumi Yamada (山田 久美, Yamada Kumi; born January 6, 1967) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.…
Kumi Yamada (山田 久美, Yamada Kumi; born January 6, 1967) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is the current president of the Ladies Professional Players Group.
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