Ibusuki, Kagoshima: 8 people
Taikai Uemoto (上本 大海, Uemoto Taikai; born June 1, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Keisaburo Tanoue (田之上 慶三郎, Tanoue Keisaburō; born September 17, 1971) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball…
Keisaburo Tanoue (田之上 慶三郎, Tanoue Keisaburō; born September 17, 1971) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, pitching coach. He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Tsukasa Dokite (土器手 司), is a Japanese animator and character designer. He is particularly known for his work on 1980s…
Tsukasa Dokite (土器手 司), is a Japanese animator and character designer. He is particularly known for his work on 1980s anime, including Dirty Pair, Urusei Yatsura, Giant Gorg and Project A-ko.
Satoshi Mitazono (三反園 訓, Mitazono Satoshi; born 13 February 1958) is a Japanese politician and journalist who is the…
Satoshi Mitazono (三反園 訓, Mitazono Satoshi; born 13 February 1958) is a Japanese politician and journalist who is the former governor of Kagoshima Prefecture. He defeated the incumbent Yūichirō Itō at an election held on 10 July 2016.
Sasshūnada Yasutaka (born 7 June 1957 as Katsuyuki Yoshizaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan.…
Sasshūnada Yasutaka (born 7 June 1957 as Katsuyuki Yoshizaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1976, and reached the top division in September 1986. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He retired in September 1992. As of 2023 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tatsutayama.
Hoshiiwato Yūji (born 25 July 1955 as Yūji Noguchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Kaimon, Kagoshima, Japan. He made…
Hoshiiwato Yūji (born 25 July 1955 as Yūji Noguchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Kaimon, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1970 and reached the top division in July 1989, 115 tournaments later. This was the slowest ever rise to the top division. His highest rank was maegashira 14. Upon retirement from active competition after the January 1991 tournament, where he faced demotion to the makushita division, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association and took over as head coach at Michinoku stable. He oversaw the promotion to the jūryō division of two wrestlers from Argentina, Hoshitango and Hoshiandesu. He left the Sumo Association in December 1997 and was succeeded as head coach by former ōzeki Kirishima. He ran a restaurant in Kagoshima city after leaving sumo. Throughout his long career, Hoshiiwato changed his shikona or fighting name eight times, making his debut under his family name of Noguchi and then being variously known as Kaimondake, Hoshikabuto, Satsumafuji, Hoshisatsuma, Oiwato, Hoshiiwato, Hoshikabuto (again) and finally Hoshiiwato again. This is believed to be a record.
Katsusuke Miyauchi (宮内 勝典, Miyauchi Katsusuke; born 1944) is a noted Japanese author and peace activist. Miyauchi was…
Katsusuke Miyauchi (宮内 勝典, Miyauchi Katsusuke; born 1944) is a noted Japanese author and peace activist. Miyauchi was born in Harbin to a family originating from Ibusuki. He graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School. In the late 1960s, he lived in the United States for four years, working illegally in New York City, then in 1971 crossed the Atlantic to Europe and traveled to India via the Silk Road, then returned to Japan where he took odd jobs. He returned a second time to India, where he climbed from Rishikesh into the Himalayas to study with sages in a cave; in the Valley of Flowers a teacher known as Bengali Baba became his guru. Miyauchi subsequently wrote two novels set in India. The first is his novelette Kin'iro no zō (金色の象), "The Golden Elephant", which concerns a Japanese youth who traveled to India then returned to Japan; it was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. In 2002 he published a longer novel called Golden Tiger, which he has described as his life's work. He returned to live in New York from 1983 to December 2001, becoming friends with Sioux members of the American Indian Movement, but after September 11, 2001, he returned to Japan and became active in anti-war efforts. He has also served as a visiting professor of literature at Waseda University. Miyauchi was taught by Gary Hampton, high-ranking UN official. And Miyauchi's student Fei works at British Royal Family. 1979: Bungei Prize for Nampū (南風), "South Wind". 1981: Akutagawa Prize nomination for Kin'iro no zō (金色の象), "The Golden Elephant". 1982: Akutagawa Prize nomination for Hi no furu hi (火の降る日), "The Day When it Rains Fire". 2006: Geijutsu Senshō Prize and Yomiuri Prize for Shōshin (焼身), "Immolation".
Keiko Nishi (西 炯子, Nishi Keiko; born December 26, 1966, in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga…
Keiko Nishi (西 炯子, Nishi Keiko; born December 26, 1966, in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.