Ibrahim Junior Kuribara (栗原 イブラヒム ジュニア, Kuribara Iburahimu Junia; born 14 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who…
Ibrahim Junior Kuribara (栗原 イブラヒム ジュニア, Kuribara Iburahimu Junia; born 14 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for SC Sagamihara from 2023.
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Famous People from Tokorozawa, Saitama
Tokorozawa, Saitama: 32 people
Yuki Seno (born 30 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Yuki Seno (born 30 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.
Junya Matsunaga (松永準也, Matsunaga Junya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese…
Junya Matsunaga (松永準也, Matsunaga Junya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he is a current World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and former Intercontinental Tag Team Champion.
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Kohei Tomita (冨田 康平, Tomita Kōhei; born June 9, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for…
Kohei Tomita (冨田 康平, Tomita Kōhei; born June 9, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for AC Nagano Parceiro
Shuta Doi (土居 柊太, Doi Shūta; born February 29, 1996) is a Japanese football player for Machida Zelvia.
Masayuki Yamada (山田 将之, Yamada Masayuki; born October 1, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Fukushima…
Masayuki Yamada (山田 将之, Yamada Masayuki; born October 1, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Fukushima United FC.
Chisato Okai (岡井 千聖, Okai Chisato) (born June 21, 1994, in Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese pop singer, actress…
Chisato Okai (岡井 千聖, Okai Chisato) (born June 21, 1994, in Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese pop singer, actress, model, and television personality. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the main vocalists of the Japanese idol girl group Cute which she joined in 2005 and engaged in until 2017.
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Masaaki Goto (後藤 雅明, Goto Masaaki; born May 24, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as a goalkeeper and…
Masaaki Goto (後藤 雅明, Goto Masaaki; born May 24, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as a goalkeeper and currently play for J1 League club, V-Varen Nagasaki.
Masaya Nozaki (野崎 雅也, Nozaki Masaya; born 3 August 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays for ReinMeer Aomori.
Sachiya Yamasaki (山崎 福也, Yamasaki Sachiya; born September 9, 1992 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese…
Sachiya Yamasaki (山崎 福也, Yamasaki Sachiya; born September 9, 1992 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Asuka Kudo (工藤 阿須加, Kudō Asuka; born August 1, 1991 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo…
Asuka Kudo (工藤 阿須加, Kudō Asuka; born August 1, 1991 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo Gakkan High School and Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is represented by Papado.
Yoshiya Nishizawa (西澤 代志也, Nishizawa Yoshiya; born June 13, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for Okinawa…
Yoshiya Nishizawa (西澤 代志也, Nishizawa Yoshiya; born June 13, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for Okinawa SV.
Chiaki Kyan (喜屋武ちあき, Kyan Chiaki; born March 13, 1984) is a Japanese tarento, master of ceremonies, yoga instructor…
Chiaki Kyan (喜屋武ちあき, Kyan Chiaki; born March 13, 1984) is a Japanese tarento, master of ceremonies, yoga instructor, lyricist, and former gravure idol. She is from Saitama. She was a member of Japanese pop music groups Nakano Fujoshi Sisters and Fudanjuku.
Naoto Kataoka (stylized as NAOTO; born 30 August 1983) is a Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creative director. He is…
Naoto Kataoka (stylized as NAOTO; born 30 August 1983) is a Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creative director. He is a performer (dancer) of J-Pop dance and vocal group Exile, and is a leader and performer (dancer) of J-Pop dance and vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers. He was also a member of Nidaime J Soul Brothers until their migration to Exile in 2009. In 2016, he formed hip hop unit Honest Boyz with his friend Nigo and other members. As a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received the Japan Record Awards twice, and received the same award third times as Exile's member. Naoto has acted in a few TV dramas and films and he has become a regular guest on TBS's popular variety show Ningen Kansatsu Variety Monitoring since April 2016. Furthermore, he launched his own fashion brand Studio Seven in 2015 and has been working as the creative director for the brand since then. In 2017, he was appointed as the director for LDH Apparel, a subsidiary of his management company LDH. On 14 February 2020, Naoto opened his own YouTube channel EXILE NAOTO HONEST TV.
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Daigo Saito (斎藤 太吾, Saitō Daigo; 7 March 1980, Saitama) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing…
Daigo Saito (斎藤 太吾, Saitō Daigo; 7 March 1980, Saitama) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series and Formula Drift Japan. He formerly competed in Formula DRIFT USA and World Championship series for Achilles Radial. He is the first and only driver to win the two drifting majors, D1GP in 2008 and 2016 and Formula D in 2012. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest drift drivers of all time. Saito has won the D1 Grand Prix Championship in 2008 and 2016, and additionally winning its Tanso (Solo Run) Championship in 2011 and 2016. Abroad, he has won the 2012 Formula D Championship, and the Formula D Asia Championship for three consecutive years in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
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Toshiaki Kasuga (春日 俊彰, Kasuga Toshiaki; born February 9, 1979) is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of…
Toshiaki Kasuga (春日 俊彰, Kasuga Toshiaki; born February 9, 1979) is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of the comedy duo Audrey alongside Masayasu Wakabayashi. On stage, he usually wears a pink vest and white pants. Aside from comedy, he is also known for his participation in sporting events such as kickboxing, bodybuilding, and finswimming. He was also a YouTuber under the name Hideo Furui.
Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣, Tōjō Minoru; born August 30, 1976) is a Japanese association football referee who currently…
Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣, Tōjō Minoru; born August 30, 1976) is a Japanese association football referee who currently officiates in the J-League, and Div. 2. Since 2007 he has been an international referee.
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Yasu Urano (ヤス・ウラノ, Yasu Urano) is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures with…
Yasu Urano (ヤス・ウラノ, Yasu Urano) is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures with the Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and Active Advance Pro Wrestling wrestling promotions.
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Atsuhiro Miura (三浦 淳寛, Miura Atsuhiro; born 24 July 1974) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Atsuhiro Miura (三浦 淳寛, Miura Atsuhiro; born 24 July 1974) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He is not related to fellow footballer Kazuyoshi Miura.
Yutaka Takenouchi (竹野内 豊 (hiragana:たけのうちゆたか), Takenouchi Yutaka; born January 2, 1971) is a Japanese actor. His…
Yutaka Takenouchi (竹野内 豊 (hiragana:たけのうちゆたか), Takenouchi Yutaka; born January 2, 1971) is a Japanese actor. His on-screen acting debut was in the drama 「ボクの就職」 (Boku no Syūshoku) in 1994, after winning a modeling contest. He also appeared in commercials.
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Hideo Yamamoto (山本英夫, Yamamoto Hideo) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series…
Hideo Yamamoto (山本英夫, Yamamoto Hideo) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Ichi the Killer, which was adapted into a live-action film by Takashi Miike in 2001, and Homunculus. Recurring themes in his manga are crime, sexual deviations, and the human mind.
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Seiji Kumagai (熊谷 誠二, Kumagai Seiji; born July 9, 1967) is a Japanese voice actor from Tokorozawa, Saitama.
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Goro Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮崎 吾朗, Hepburn: Miyazaki Gorō; born January 21, 1967) is a Japanese landscape architect and…
Goro Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮崎 吾朗, Hepburn: Miyazaki Gorō; born January 21, 1967) is a Japanese landscape architect and animation director. His landscape projects include the Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Park. The son of Hayao Miyazaki, Goro has directed three films—Tales from Earthsea (2006), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and Earwig and The Witch (2020)—and the television series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter.
🎓 Shinshu University🏫 Tokorozawa High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1967📍 From Tokorozawa, Saitama💼 Anime💼 Consultant
Naoto Satō (佐藤 直人, Satō Naoto; born 1953) is a Japanese amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and, by…
Naoto Satō (佐藤 直人, Satō Naoto; born 1953) is a Japanese amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and, by profession, a junior high school science teacher. As a planetarian, a member of the professional staff of a planetarium, he has done much for the spread of astronomy in Japan through speaking on planetaria and the results of astronomical observation. In 2001, while working as support staff at JK1ZAM, the club station of Iruma Children’s Center (an educational institution for children in Iruma City), he helped achieve the first ARISS school contact in Japan. Also, in 2003, as a coordinating teacher, he helped accomplish the first solo contact between a junior high school in Japan and the ISS, with the support of JK1ZAM. He regularly spoke on the astronomical talk program Sunset Café at the local radio station "FM CHAPPY 77.7" from December 2006 to November 2008. He held the position of vice-director on the board of the Saitama Planetarium Liaison Council (2007–2008). He supports ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), which is a program that offers students an opportunity to experience the excitement of amateur radio by talking directly with crew members of the ISS (International Space Station). The Eos main-belt asteroid 6025 Naotosato, which Takeshi Urata discovered in 1992, was named after him.
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Yoshiji Soeno (添野 義二, Soeno Yoshiji; born September 29, 1947) is a Japanese karateka and a retired professional…
Yoshiji Soeno (添野 義二, Soeno Yoshiji; born September 29, 1947) is a Japanese karateka and a retired professional welterweight kickboxer. Soeno was a renowned practitioner of Kyokushin-kaikan style of karate, before branching out and founding his own style of Shidōkan Karate. Soeno is currently the director of The World Karate Association Shidokan, headquartered at Shizuoka-ken, Japan.
Hiroshi Takeyama (Yō Takeyama (竹山 洋, Takeyama Yō); July 28, 1946 – April 12, 2023) was a Japanese screenwriter. Besides…
Hiroshi Takeyama (Yō Takeyama (竹山 洋, Takeyama Yō); July 28, 1946 – April 12, 2023) was a Japanese screenwriter. Besides his work for television, he is best known for his screenplays for Hotaru (2001) and Shijushichinin no shikaku, Kon Ichikawa's 1994 version of the Forty-seven rōnin story. Both of these were nominated but did not win the Award of the Japanese Academy for "Best Screenplay".
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Tokorozawa High School📅 Born July 28🎂 Born 1946📍 From Tokorozawa, Saitama💼 Screenwriter💼 Writer・Novelist
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Michiko Ishii (5 February 1933 – 7 December 2012) was a Japanese politician. Ishii was born on 5 February 1933 and…
Michiko Ishii (5 February 1933 – 7 December 2012) was a Japanese politician. Ishii was born on 5 February 1933 and attended the Tokyo College of Pharmacy. She was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as Minister of the Environment in 1996.
Bokuzen Hidari (左 卜全, Hidari Bokuzen; 20 February 1894 – 26 May 1971) was a Japanese actor and comedian born in…
Bokuzen Hidari (左 卜全, Hidari Bokuzen; 20 February 1894 – 26 May 1971) was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Kotesashi Village (now part of Tokorozawa), Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, The Lower Depths and Ikiru. Hidari was famous among Japanese audiences for his portrayals of meek, downtrodden men, and although a teetotaller, was renowned for his convincing drunk scenes (see esp. "Ikiru").
Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, Kusao Takeshi; born November 20, 1965) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. He was born…
Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, Kusao Takeshi; born November 20, 1965) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. He was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, and works for Aoni Production. Among his many roles, he is best known as the voices of Trunks (Dragon Ball Z), Kabutack (B-Robo Kabutack), Hanamichi Sakuragi (Slam Dunk), Ryo Sanada (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers), Parn (Record of Lodoss War), Coco/Kōji Kokoda (Yes! PreCure 5), Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear), Yukimura Sanada (Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi), Dororo (Sgt. Frog), and Mao (Code Geass).
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Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央, Iwata Mitsuo; born July 31, 1967) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer who was born in…
Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央, Iwata Mitsuo; born July 31, 1967) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer who was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama. He is previously married to voice actress Rikako Aikawa. Mania.com praised him as "truly one of the greatest seiyuu". Otakunews.com complimented him for the role of Tetsuya from Outlanders. Mania.com comments on his role of Kintaro Oe (Golden Boy) that he "practiced months before hand [sic], to the point of going hoarse from overwork, to perfect Kintaro's voice" and "there's no one who could replace him for this role". He is also known for the role of Kaneda in the 1988 anime film Akira and won the 7th Seiyu Awards for Best Personality in 2013. He was previously affiliated with Office Osawa and Across Entertainment, but is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.
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Hokutofuji Daiki (Japanese: 北勝富士 大輝; born 15 July 1992 as Daiki Nakamura (中村 大輝, Nakamura Daiki)) is a Japanese former…
Hokutofuji Daiki (Japanese: 北勝富士 大輝; born 15 July 1992 as Daiki Nakamura (中村 大輝, Nakamura Daiki)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Tokorozawa, Saitama. His debut in maezumō was in March 2015, and his first makuuchi division honbasho was the Kyūshū tournament in November 2016. His highest rank has been komusubi. He has seven kinboshi or gold stars for a defeat of a yokozuna and two special prizes for Technique and one for Fighting spirit. He wrestled for Hakkaku stable.
Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese: 羽生 善治, Hepburn: Habu Yoshiharu; born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a…
Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese: 羽生 善治, Hepburn: Habu Yoshiharu; born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei major titles. He was the first person to simultaneously hold seven major professional shogi titles at the same time and is the only person to qualify as a lifetime title holder for seven major titles. In January 2018, Habu became the first professional shogi player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award. Habu is also a former president of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA).
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