Tamana, Kumamoto: 9 people
Yuna Araki (荒木 優奈, Araki Yuna) (born 17 June 2005) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan…
Yuna Araki (荒木 優奈, Araki Yuna) (born 17 June 2005) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has one win.
Hayato Mizowaki (溝脇 隼人, Mizowaki Hayato; born May 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…
Hayato Mizowaki (溝脇 隼人, Mizowaki Hayato; born May 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kenichi Matsuoka (松岡 健一, Matsuoka Ken'ichi; born June 7, 1982) is a professional Japanese baseball player and coach. He…
Kenichi Matsuoka (松岡 健一, Matsuoka Ken'ichi; born June 7, 1982) is a professional Japanese baseball player and coach. He pitched for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2005 through 2018, and has been a pitching coach for the Swallows since the 2019 season. Matsuoka played the one season with the Waikiki BeachBoys of the now defunct Hawaii Winter Baseball league, an MLB off-season developmental league that sought to develop Japanese players much like the Arizona Fall League. Matsuoka was picked up by the Swallows in 2005 as a pre-round draft pick from Kyushu Tokai University.
Katsuhiro Ueo (植尾勝浩, Ueo Katsuhiro; 26 May 1972, Tamana, Kumamoto) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, whose…
Katsuhiro Ueo (植尾勝浩, Ueo Katsuhiro; 26 May 1972, Tamana, Kumamoto) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, whose currently competing in D1 Grand Prix with a Nissan Silvia S15, well known for formerly using the Toyota AE86 in the series. He is also known as, Therefore, it is (デスカラデスネ/ですからですね Desukara Desune). He is the first driver to win both D1 Grand Prix and D1 Street Legal after winning it in 2002 and 2016 respectively. He is the oldest driver to win D1GP round at 51 years old
Tomonori Maeda (前田 智徳, Maeda Tomonori; born June 14, 1971 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball…
Tomonori Maeda (前田 智徳, Maeda Tomonori; born June 14, 1971 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player who retired after the 2013 season. Maeda's career spanned 24 seasons, all spent with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League. He played in one Japan Series, batting .158 with a triple and two stolen bases in a 7-game loss against the Seibu Lions in 1991. Some of his career accomplishments include: 200 home runs (295) 2000 games played (2188) 7000 at bats (7008) 2000 hits (2119) 900 runs (929) 1100 runs batted in (1112) 300 doubles (353) 3000 total bases (3391) 500 walks (586) .300 batting average (.302)
Yoshihiro Tajiri (田尻 義博, Tajiri Yoshihiro; born September 29, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter…
Yoshihiro Tajiri (田尻 義博, Tajiri Yoshihiro; born September 29, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter primarily known under the ring name Tajiri (sometimes stylized as "TAJIRI"), he has also competed under his real name as well as under the names Aquarius and Kikkoman and briefly worked as the masked character Tigre Blanco. He rose to international attention through his work for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1998 to 2001 and World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment from 2001 to 2008 and a return in 2016–2017. Early in his career, he worked for several Mexican promotions such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). After leaving WWE in 2005 he has worked for a number of Japanese promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Hustle, Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Wrestle-1 (W-1). He was also the promoter and featured wrestler for the Smash promotion as well as its successor Wrestling New Classic (WNC). He is currently under a full-time contract with Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. Over the years Tajiri has trained various wrestlers including Kushida, Minoru Fujita, Ray and Syuri. In ECW he won the ECW World Television Championship and formed a regular tag team with Mikey Whipwreck that won the ECW World Tag Team Championship on one occasion. In CZW, he was a one time CZW World Heavyweight Champion. During his years with WWE, he won the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship once, WCW United States Championship once, their Cruiserweight Championship on multiple occasions, the WWE Tag Team Championship with Eddie Guerrero and the World Tag Team Championship with William Regal. In AJPW, he has won their Gaora TV Championship, World Junior Heavyweight Championship two times and the 2018 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory tournament with Koji Iwamoto. In MLW, he was MLW Middleweight Champion.
Keiko Oginome (荻野目 慶子, Oginome Keiko) is a Japanese actress.
Tensuiyama Masanori (born 8 December 1940 as Masanori Ikeda) is a former sumo wrestler from Tensui, Kumamoto, Japan. He…
Tensuiyama Masanori (born 8 December 1940 as Masanori Ikeda) is a former sumo wrestler from Tensui, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1956, and reached the top division in May 1965. His highest rank was maegashira 10. He left the sumo world upon retirement in September 1968.
Kanamori Michitomo (金森 通倫; 2 October 1857 – 4 March 1945) was a Japanese Christian minister. He also went under the…
Kanamori Michitomo (金森 通倫; 2 October 1857 – 4 March 1945) was a Japanese Christian minister. He also went under the English name Paul Kanamori and published as Kanamori Tsurin. Former prime minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba is Kanamori's great-grandson.