Matsuri Arai (荒井 祭里, Arai Matsuri; born 18 January 2001) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the women's 10 metre…
Matsuri Arai (荒井 祭里, Arai Matsuri; born 18 January 2001) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's synchronized 10 metre platform and women's 10 metre platform events. In 2023, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Arai won silver with Minami Itahashi in 10 metre synchro. Arai competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where she finished ninth in the women's 10 metre platform event with a total score of 314.45 points.
Famous People from Itami, Hyogo Prefecture
Itami, Hyogo Prefecture: 28 people
Kōhei Okuno (奥野 耕平, Okuno Kōhei; born April 3, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for…
Kōhei Okuno (奥野 耕平, Okuno Kōhei; born April 3, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Jun Amaki (天木 じゅん, Amaki Jun; born October 16, 1995, in Itami, Hyōgo) is a former Japanese gravure idol. Amaki is…
Jun Amaki (天木 じゅん, Amaki Jun; born October 16, 1995, in Itami, Hyōgo) is a former Japanese gravure idol. Amaki is represented by Watanabe Entertainment. She was formerly affiliated with Alice Project as a member of the Japanese J-pop idol groups Kamen Joshi and Armor Girls. Amaki's sister is Kamen Rider Girls' Ayako Kuroda. In 2018, Amaki starred in two live action film adaptations of Kazuto Okada's Hop Step Jump! manga series.
Yuto Maeda (前田 悠斗, Maeda Yuto; born November 22, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for FC Osaka.
Takuji Yonemoto (米本 拓司, Yonemoto Takuji; born 3 December 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive…
Takuji Yonemoto (米本 拓司, Yonemoto Takuji; born 3 December 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, Tanaka Masahiro; born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…
Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, Tanaka Masahiro; born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. From 2007 through 2013, he played for the Eagles in NPB. Tanaka was posted by the Eagles after the 2013 season to be signed with the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB) and signed a seven-year, $155 million contract, the fifth-largest deal ever given to a pitcher at the time. He made his major league debut in 2014 and played for the Yankees through the 2020 season, before deciding to return to Japan. Tanaka has said that he decided to return to Japan partly due to anti-Asian racism in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanaka was the Eagles' first-round pick in the 2006 NPB amateur player draft. From 2012 to 2013, he won 26 consecutive decisions, which set a new NPB record. In MLB, Tanaka was the Yankees' Opening Day starter for four seasons and was twice named an All-Star.
Keisuke Ogawa (Japanese: 小川圭佑; born 5 September 1986) is a Japanese footballer, who plays for Taichung Futuro.
Galigali Galixon (ガリガリガリクソン, Garigari Garikuson; born 19 February 1986, in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese comedian.…
Galigali Galixon (ガリガリガリクソン, Garigari Garikuson; born 19 February 1986, in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese comedian. His real name is Yusuke Sakamoto (坂本 祐介, Sakamoto Yūsuke). Galigali Galixon is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka. He graduated from Kansai University First Junior High School and Kansai University First High School. Galigali Galixon won a degree from the Broadcasting Art College.
Mika Sugimoto (杉本 美香, Sugimoto Mika; born 27 August 1984 in Itami, Hyōgo) is a Japanese female judoka. She won a silver…
Mika Sugimoto (杉本 美香, Sugimoto Mika; born 27 August 1984 in Itami, Hyōgo) is a Japanese female judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as the gold medal in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division and in the openweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.
Masaya Ozaki (尾崎 匡哉, Ozaki Masaya) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on June 2, 1984. He debuted…
Masaya Ozaki (尾崎 匡哉, Ozaki Masaya) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on June 2, 1984. He debuted in 2008. Though debuting in 2008, he has only played three years of baseball in the NPB.
Katsuki Yamazaki (山崎 勝己, born August 16, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He has played in…
Katsuki Yamazaki (山崎 勝己, born August 16, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes.
Hiroyuki Nakajima (中島 裕之, Nakajima Hiroyuki; born July 31, 1982), nicknamed "Nakaji", is a Japanese professional…
Hiroyuki Nakajima (中島 裕之, Nakajima Hiroyuki; born July 31, 1982), nicknamed "Nakaji", is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Mid East Falcons of Baseball United. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions, Orix Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and Chunichi Dragons. Nakajima played for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. After the 2011 season, the Lions posted Nakajima to Major League Baseball, but Nakajima failed to reach an agreement with the New York Yankees. After the 2012 season, he signed a two-year contract with the Athletics. After spending two years in Minor League Baseball, Nakajima returned to Japan with Buffaloes in 2015. He played for them through 2018, before joining the Giants.
Hiroki Kishida (岸田 裕樹, Kishida Hiroki; born June 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Kim Myung-hwi (born 8 May 1981) is a Zainichi Korean football manager and former player who is a manager.
Kazuhiro Mori (森 一紘, Mori Kazuhiro; born April 17, 1981) is a Japanese former professional football midfielder.
Daisuke Hayakawa (早川 大輔, Hayakawa Daisuke; born June 3, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was the…
Daisuke Hayakawa (早川 大輔, Hayakawa Daisuke; born June 3, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was the number 5 draft pick for the Orix BlueWave in 2002.
Hirotoshi Kitagawa (北川 博敏, Kitagawa Hirotoshi; born May 27, 1972) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.…
Hirotoshi Kitagawa (北川 博敏, Kitagawa Hirotoshi; born May 27, 1972) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. In 2001, his pinch hit walk-off grand slam erased a 3-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning and secured the pennant for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Takashi Kiyama (木山 隆之, Kiyama Takashi; born February 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional football manager and former…
Takashi Kiyama (木山 隆之, Kiyama Takashi; born February 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J1 League club Fagiano Okayama.
Masami Okui (奥井 雅美, Okui Masami; born March 13, 1966) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Itami, Hyōgo. She began…
Masami Okui (奥井 雅美, Okui Masami; born March 13, 1966) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Itami, Hyōgo. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer. From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime television and movies. She is especially well known for her songs from Revolutionary Girl Utena, Tales of Eternia The Animation, Slayers, Sorcerer Hunters, Di Gi Charat, Magical DoReMi, Magic User's Club, Jungle de Ikou!, Akihabara Dennou Gumi, Ray the Animation, He Is My Master and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She has performed material for more than 50 singles and 20 albums to date (including her work with JAM Project and Chihiro Yonekura). Okui hosts @Tunes, an anime music news program, on the Japanese anime television network Animax.
Ryuji Ishizue (石末 龍治, Ishizue Ryuji; born July 22, 1964) is a former Japanese football player and the currently…
Ryuji Ishizue (石末 龍治, Ishizue Ryuji; born July 22, 1964) is a former Japanese football player and the currently goalkeeper coach J1 League club of Albirex Niigata.
Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守[a], Takuma Mamoru; 23 November 1963 – 14 September 2004) was a Japanese mass murderer who killed…
Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守[a], Takuma Mamoru; 23 November 1963 – 14 September 2004) was a Japanese mass murderer who killed eight children in the Ikeda school massacre in Ikeda, Osaka, on 8 June 2001. Takuma had a long history of mentally disturbed and anti-social behavior, and an extensive criminal record including a conviction for rape. He stabbed eight students to death and seriously wounded fifteen others at Ikeda Elementary School in a knife attack that lasted several minutes. Takuma was convicted in August 2003 and executed on 14 September 2004.
Gen Fukunaga (福永 元, Fukunaga Gen; born March 22, 1962) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He established…
Gen Fukunaga (福永 元, Fukunaga Gen; born March 22, 1962) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He established Funimation (now Crunchyroll, LLC), a company that distributes anime in Canada and the United States. He was its president and chairman until he stepped down in 2019. As of October 2011, Fukunaga was chairman of online video game publisher GameSamba.
Buichiro Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田武一郎, Hepburn: Kuroda Buichiro; born February 20, 1960) is a Japanese official who serves…
Buichiro Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田武一郎, Hepburn: Kuroda Buichiro; born February 20, 1960) is a Japanese official who serves as Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency since December 2025.
Kim Hong-jae (김홍재; born October 10, 1954) is a Zainichi Korean conductor.
Kōshū Tani (谷 甲州, Tani Kōshū; born March 30, 1951 in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction…
Kōshū Tani (谷 甲州, Tani Kōshū; born March 30, 1951 in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction writer. He graduated from the Osaka Institute of Technology, and worked as a volunteer in Nepal and the Philippines. He made his professional debut with the story 137th Mobile Brigade in 1979 while still in Nepal. He is known mostly for his hard science fiction works, for which he won the Seiun Award three times (twice for Best Novel, and once for Best Short Story), and the Nitta Jirō Culture Award once. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, the Space Authors Club, and an associate member of the Hard SF Laboratory. Tani currently lives in Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Hayato Sakamoto (坂本 勇人, Sakamoto Hayato; born December 14, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop with the…
Hayato Sakamoto (坂本 勇人, Sakamoto Hayato; born December 14, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In 2008, Sakamoto became the first player in Giants franchise history to start a season opener while under the age of 20 since Hideki Matsui.
Kasumi Arimura (有村 架純, Arimura Kasumi; born February 13, 1993), is a Japanese actress. Her television roles have…
Kasumi Arimura (有村 架純, Arimura Kasumi; born February 13, 1993), is a Japanese actress. Her television roles have included the young Haruko Amano in the 2013 NHK asadora Amachan and the lead role in the 2017 asadora Hiyokko. She has also appeared in several films, including Flying Colors, for which she won a 39th Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year, and We Made A Beautiful Bouquet, for which she won the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actress.
Yoko Minamino (Japanese: 南野 陽子, Hepburn: Minamino Yōko; born June 23, 1967), also known as Nanno (ナンノ), is a Japanese…
Yoko Minamino (Japanese: 南野 陽子, Hepburn: Minamino Yōko; born June 23, 1967), also known as Nanno (ナンノ), is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known for playing Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action Sukeban Deka television series. Though currently independent, Minamino was previously under the S1 Company, Southern Field, Sweet Basil and K Dash Group talent agencies.