Taketo Kamei (亀井丈人, Kamei Takehito), better known by his ring name Jacky "Funky" Kamei, is a Japanese professional…Taketo Kamei (亀井丈人, Kamei Takehito), better known by his ring name Jacky "Funky" Kamei, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
Misako Renbutsu (蓮佛 美沙子, Renbutsu Misako; born February 27, 1991) is a Japanese actress. She won the Grand Prix award…Misako Renbutsu (蓮佛 美沙子, Renbutsu Misako; born February 27, 1991) is a Japanese actress. She won the Grand Prix award at the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005.
Ishiura Shikanosuke (Japanese: 石浦 鹿介; born January 10, 1990 as Masakatsu Ishiura (石浦 将勝, Ishiura Masakatsu)) is a…Ishiura Shikanosuke (Japanese: 石浦 鹿介; born January 10, 1990 as Masakatsu Ishiura (石浦 将勝, Ishiura Masakatsu)) is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tottori Prefecture. Wrestling for Miyagino stable, he debuted in sumo wrestling in January 2013 and made his makuuchi debut in November 2016. His highest rank was maegashira 5, and he has one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He retired from sumo on 1 June 2023.
Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, Shimoda Asami; born January 30, 1986) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known…Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, Shimoda Asami; born January 30, 1986) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known roles include the Futami twins in The Idolmaster, and Kagamine Rin and Len in the Vocaloid Crypton Future Media's Character Vocal Series. In the adult game, such as Tayutama, she used the name Kaori Hanano (花野香, Hanano Kaori). Shimoda is also a singer. She released her first mini album in 2010. Two years later, she released "Awake", her debut maxi single, which was released under 5pb. records.
Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘; born July 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the key players…Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘; born July 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the key players in the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. On club level, he only played for Panasonic Panthers. Yamamoto plays as a wing-spiker and was named Best Scorer and Best Server at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Ryuichi Kobayashi (小林 竜一, Kobayashi Ryūichi; born November 23, 1976) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since…Ryuichi Kobayashi (小林 竜一, Kobayashi Ryūichi; born November 23, 1976) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 21st in both the two-man and four-man events at Vancouver in 2010. Kobayashi's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 19th in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York, in 2009. His best World Cup finish was 21st in a four-man event at St. Moritz in January 2010.
Akemi Morimoto (森本 朱美, Morimoto Akemi; born 22 February 1968) is a Japanese former cyclist. She competed in the women's…Akemi Morimoto (森本 朱美, Morimoto Akemi; born 22 February 1968) is a Japanese former cyclist. She competed in the women's points race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Yoshihide Fujiwara (藤原芳秀, Fujiwara Yoshihide; born June 13, 1966 in Tottori Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga…Yoshihide Fujiwara (藤原芳秀, Fujiwara Yoshihide; born June 13, 1966 in Tottori Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. Fujiwara first came to attention after winning the 1984 Shogakukan New Artist Award for Maris. He worked as Ryoichi Ikegami's assistant until 1986, and his artistic style closely resembles that of his master. In 1986 he made his formal debut with Shiritsu Shuuten Koukou.
Sachiko Yamashita (山下 佐知子, Yamashita Sachiko; born August 20, 1964, in Tottori) is a Japanese former long-distance…Sachiko Yamashita (山下 佐知子, Yamashita Sachiko; born August 20, 1964, in Tottori) is a Japanese former long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.
Kotaro Tamura (田村 耕太郎, Tamura Kōtarō; born July 23, 1963) is a Japanese former politician of the Liberal Democratic…Kotaro Tamura (田村 耕太郎, Tamura Kōtarō; born July 23, 1963) is a Japanese former politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (2002–2010). He was a member of Prime Minister Abe's government, serving as his Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office of Economic and Fiscal Policy, where he worked toward opening up Japanese businesses to foreign investment. A native of Tottori, he received his BA from Waseda University, his MBA from Keio University, his MA from Yale, and his LLM from Duke Law School. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2002.
Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (川口 和久, Kawaguchi Kazuhisa; born July 8, 1959) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball…Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (川口 和久, Kawaguchi Kazuhisa; born July 8, 1959) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. In February 2023, he was hired by his former school of Tottori Jōhoku High School, to train its baseball team.
Isao Takeuchi (竹内功, 18 December 1951 – 24 September 2026) was a Japanese civil servant and politician. He began his…Isao Takeuchi (竹内功, 18 December 1951 – 24 September 2026) was a Japanese civil servant and politician. He began his career as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Construction (now known as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) beginning in 1974. In 2002, he was elected Mayor of Tottori city, defeating the incumbent mayor. He served three terms consecutive terms as Tottori's mayor for twelve years from 2002 until 2014. During his first term, Mayor Takeuchi oversaw the 2004 merger of Tottori city with six surrounding towns and two villages to establish Tottori's modern city borders. Takeuchi also opened the Tottori Sand Museum, established new facilities at the West Japan Railway Company JR train station, and expanded the Tottori Expressway.
Kenji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 研二, Hepburn: Sawada Kenji; born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese…Kenji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 研二, Hepburn: Sawada Kenji; born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actor, best known as vocalist of the rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed "Julie" (ジュリー, Jurī) because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami, Japan (now part of Tottori), and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto from the age of age 3. As a singer, songwriter and actor, Sawada prospered greatly in Japanese popular culture in the last three decades of the Shōwa era. At the end of the 1960s, he had great success as the lead singer of the band The Tigers. After the breakup of The Tigers and another project Pyg, he began his own solo career. Sawada has sold over 15.55 million records.
Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His…Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Yasuji Mori (森康二, Mori Yasuji; January 28, 1925 – September 5, 1992) was an animator who worked with Toei Animation…Yasuji Mori (森康二, Mori Yasuji; January 28, 1925 – September 5, 1992) was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a famous illustrator of children's books. Mori was responsible for one of the major animation styles within Toei Animation. In The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon Mori was the first to be credited as animation director in Japan, although Akira Daikubara had the same post on The Tale of the White Serpent but was not credited as that. As a senior animator he formed many of the great animators of the next generation (including Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuo Ōtsuka, and Yoichi Kotabe). He later left Toei Animation to work with Nippon Animation.
Tatsuo Hasegawa (長谷川 龍雄, Hasegawa Tatsuo, February 8, 1916 – April 29, 2008) was a Japanese automotive engineer, and…Tatsuo Hasegawa (長谷川 龍雄, Hasegawa Tatsuo, February 8, 1916 – April 29, 2008) was a Japanese automotive engineer, and known as the development chief of the first Toyota Corolla. He built the base of the economy cars in Japan through the development of the Corolla and the Toyota Publica.
Toshihira Inoguchi (猪口 敏平, Inoguchi Toshihira; 11 August 1896 – 24 October 1944) was a Japanese vice-admiral and served…Toshihira Inoguchi (猪口 敏平, Inoguchi Toshihira; 11 August 1896 – 24 October 1944) was a Japanese vice-admiral and served as the commander of the Yamato-Class Battleship Musashi during World War II until his death.
Ozaki Hōsai (尾崎 放哉; 20 January 1885 – 7 April 1926) was the haigo (haikai pen name) of Ozaki Hideo, a Japanese poet of…Ozaki Hōsai (尾崎 放哉; 20 January 1885 – 7 April 1926) was the haigo (haikai pen name) of Ozaki Hideo, a Japanese poet of the late Meiji and Taishō periods of Japan. An alcoholic, Ozaki witnessed the birth of the modern free verse haiku movement. His verses are permeated with loneliness, most likely a result of the isolation, poverty and poor health of his final years.
Toshizō Nishio (西尾 寿造, Nishio Toshizō; 31 October 1881 – 26 October 1960) was a Japanese general, considered to be one…Toshizō Nishio (西尾 寿造, Nishio Toshizō; 31 October 1881 – 26 October 1960) was a Japanese general, considered to be one of the Imperial Japanese Army's most successful and ablest strategists during the Second Sino-Japanese War, who commanded the Japanese Second Army during the first years after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
Teiichi Okano (Japanese: 岡野貞一 Okano Teiichi; 16 February 1878, Tottori, Tottori, Japan – 29 December 1941) was a…Teiichi Okano (Japanese: 岡野貞一 Okano Teiichi; 16 February 1878, Tottori, Tottori, Japan – 29 December 1941) was a Japanese composer.
Baron Yoshito Okuda (31 July 1870 – 21 August 1917) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Tokyo from 15…Baron Yoshito Okuda (31 July 1870 – 21 August 1917) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Tokyo from 15 June 1915, until his death on 21 August 1917.
Miori Takimoto (瀧本 美織, Takimoto Miori; born October 16, 1991) is a Japanese actress and a former singer. She debuted in…Miori Takimoto (瀧本 美織, Takimoto Miori; born October 16, 1991) is a Japanese actress and a former singer. She debuted in 2003 as a singer of the girl group Sweets, where she performed under the name Miori. After Sweets disbanded, she appeared on television as an actress.
