Awaji, Hyōgo: 7 people
Ryota Muranishi (村西 良太, Muranishi Ryota; born June 6, 1997, in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Ryota Muranishi (村西 良太, Muranishi Ryota; born June 6, 1997, in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kōji Chikamoto (近本 光司, Chikamoto, Kōji; born November 9, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…
Kōji Chikamoto (近本 光司, Chikamoto, Kōji; born November 9, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Masahiro Kotaka (小高正宏, Kotaka Masahiro; born February 18, 1960) is a retired Japanese weightlifter. He won a bronze…
Masahiro Kotaka (小高正宏, Kotaka Masahiro; born February 18, 1960) is a retired Japanese weightlifter. He won a bronze medal in the bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which was combined with the world championships.
Toshio Iue (井植 歳男, Iue Toshio; 28 December 1902 – 16 July 1969) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded…
Toshio Iue (井植 歳男, Iue Toshio; 28 December 1902 – 16 July 1969) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Prior to the founding of Sanyo, he played an influential role in the growth and development of Matsushita Electric Works, working closely alongside his brother-in-law and lifetime confidant, Konosuke Matsushita.
Harukichi Yamaguchi (山口 春吉, Yamaguchi Harukichi; April 29, 1881 – January 17, 1938) was the founder of the…
Harukichi Yamaguchi (山口 春吉, Yamaguchi Harukichi; April 29, 1881 – January 17, 1938) was the founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi, which grew to become Japan's largest and most powerful yakuza organization. Yamaguchi established the group in Kobe in 1915, and was its kumicho or Godfather until 1925 when he was succeeded by his son Noboru Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi died at the age of 57.
Ōnaruto Nadaemon (大鳴門 灘右エ門; May 14, 1853 – January 15, 1908) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsuna…
Ōnaruto Nadaemon (大鳴門 灘右エ門; May 14, 1853 – January 15, 1908) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsuna, Hyōgo Prefecture (now Awaji, Hyōgo). His highest rank was ōzeki. He is the second wrestler from Hyōgo Prefecture to have reached this rank, being the first promoted since Iwamigata's promotion in 1821, 69 years earlier.
Suzuki Katsuzaemon Shigetane (Japanese: 鈴木 勝左衛門 重胤; 1812-1863) was a Japanese kokugakusha and historian. His kokugaku…
Suzuki Katsuzaemon Shigetane (Japanese: 鈴木 勝左衛門 重胤; 1812-1863) was a Japanese kokugakusha and historian. His kokugaku pen name was Kashinoya (橿廼家; transl. "house of the oak").