Isaac Namioka (April 25, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was a Japanese-American mathematician who worked in general…
Isaac Namioka (April 25, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was a Japanese-American mathematician who worked in general topology and functional analysis. He was a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Washington. He died at home in Seattle on September 25, 2019.
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Famous People from Iwate Prefecture
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Sukenobu Kudō (工藤祐信, Kudō Sukenobu; 11 September 1927 – 17 April 2012) was a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the…
Sukenobu Kudō (工藤祐信, Kudō Sukenobu; 11 September 1927 – 17 April 2012) was a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Morioka Agricultural High School📅 Born September 11🎂 Born 1927📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Speed Skating
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Shunkichi Kikuchi (菊池 俊吉, Kikuchi Shunkichi; 1 May 1916 – 5 November 1990) was a Japanese photographer best known for…
Shunkichi Kikuchi (菊池 俊吉, Kikuchi Shunkichi; 1 May 1916 – 5 November 1990) was a Japanese photographer best known for his documentation of Hiroshima and Tokyo immediately after the war. Kikuchi was born in Hanamaki, Iwate on 1 May 1916. After graduating from the Oriental School of Photography, Kikuchi was employed in the Photography Division of Tokyo Kōgeisha and began his career as a news photographer. In 1941 he worked in the photography division of Tōhōsha, a company established by Sōzō Okada and in 1942 was a member of the photographic staff of the magazine Front. His work took him to China, "Manchukuo" and the Philippines. In 1945, the Ministry of Education organized the "Science Council of Japan Special Committee on the Damage Caused by the Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima/Nagasaki Survey Group", and commissioned Nippon Eiga-sha as its Documentary Film Division. Kikuchi served as a still photographer attached to the division and was hired to shoot for medical purposes. He recorded post-atomic bomb Hiroshima from 30 September to 22 October 1945. In November he was back photographing Tokyo, particularly a home for vagrant children. Kikuchi also helped establish a new magazine where he became involved in scientific photography for the first time. From 1951 Kikuchi's photographs were published in such prominent magazines as Sekai, Chūōkōron, and Fujin Kōron. Kikuchi died on 5 November 1990 aged 74 from leukemia, which many have attributed to his extensive work in irradiated Hiroshima.
Zenkō Suzuki (鈴木 善幸, Suzuki Zenkō; 11 January 1911 – 19 July 2004) was a Japanese politician who served as prime…
Zenkō Suzuki (鈴木 善幸, Suzuki Zenkō; 11 January 1911 – 19 July 2004) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982. Born in Iwate Prefecture, Suzuki graduated from the Tokyo University of Fisheries in 1935 and was elected to the Diet in 1947 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party, then shifted rightward and joined the Liberal Democratic Party. He briefly served as posts and telecommunications minister and cabinet secretary under Hayato Ikeda, as health and welfare minister under Eisaku Satō, and as agriculture, forests, and fisheries minister under Takeo Fukuda. After the sudden death of prime minister Masayoshi Ōhira in 1980, Suzuki assumed leadership of his faction, and he succeeded him as LDP president and prime minister until 1982.
🎓 Tokyo University of Fisheries🏫 Miyako Fisheries High School📅 Born January 11🎂 Born 1911📍 From Yamada, Iwate💼 Politician・Legislator
Masao Okahara (Japanese: 岡原昌男; April 1, 1909 – July 14, 1994) was the 8th Chief Justice of Japan (1977–1979). He was…
Masao Okahara (Japanese: 岡原昌男; April 1, 1909 – July 14, 1994) was the 8th Chief Justice of Japan (1977–1979). He was graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun.
Kōtoku Wamura (Japanese: 和村幸得, Hepburn: Wamura Kōtoku; 21 February 1909 – 18 October 1997) was a Japanese politician…
Kōtoku Wamura (Japanese: 和村幸得, Hepburn: Wamura Kōtoku; 21 February 1909 – 18 October 1997) was a Japanese politician who was the mayor of Fudai in Iwate Prefecture from 1947 to 1987. He was credited with creating the floodgates that saved the village of Fudai, Iwate from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Koichi Kudo (工藤 孝一, Kudo Koichi; February 4, 1909 – September 21, 1971) was a Japanese football player and manager. He…
Koichi Kudo (工藤 孝一, Kudo Koichi; February 4, 1909 – September 21, 1971) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born February 4🎂 Born 1909📍 From Iwate, Iwate💼 Football (Soccer)
En Sugawara (Japanese: 菅原エン; 27 February 1900 – 16 February 1994) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one…
En Sugawara (Japanese: 菅原エン; 27 February 1900 – 16 February 1994) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
🎓 Toita Women's College🏫 Morioka Daini High School📅 Born February 27🎂 Born 1900📍 From Ichinoseki, Iwate💼 Politician・Legislator
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Okuro Oikawa (及川 奥郎, Oikawa Okurō; 1896–1970) was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is credited…
Okuro Oikawa (及川 奥郎, Oikawa Okurō; 1896–1970) was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovered 8 asteroids between 1927 and 1929. The outer main-belt asteroid 2667 Oikawa was named in his memory. Naming citation was published on 1 June 1996 (M.P.C. 27329).
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1896📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Literary Scholar
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Miyagiyama Fukumatsu (Japanese: 宮城山 福松; February 27, 1895 – November 19, 1943) was a Japanese professional sumo…
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu (Japanese: 宮城山 福松; February 27, 1895 – November 19, 1943) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture. He was the sport's 29th yokozuna, and the last yokozuna in Osaka sumo.
Kizen Sasaki (佐々木喜善, Sasaki Kizen), also sometimes Sun-Hee Sasaki and Kyōseki Sasaki (5 October 1886 – 29 September…
Kizen Sasaki (佐々木喜善, Sasaki Kizen), also sometimes Sun-Hee Sasaki and Kyōseki Sasaki (5 October 1886 – 29 September 1933), was a Japanese folklorist, sometimes known as the Japanese Grimm.
Takuboku Ishikawa (石川 啄木, Ishikawa Takuboku; Japanese pronunciation: [ì.ɕi̥.kä́.β̞ä́ | tä̀.kɯ̈́.bó̞.kɯ̈́, -β̞ä́ tä́-]…
Takuboku Ishikawa (石川 啄木, Ishikawa Takuboku; Japanese pronunciation: [ì.ɕi̥.kä́.β̞ä́ | tä̀.kɯ̈́.bó̞.kɯ̈́, -β̞ä́ tä́-], born Hajime Ishikawa (石川 一); February 20, 1886 – April 13, 1912) was a Japanese poet. Well known as both a tanka and "modern-style" (新体詩, shintaishi) or "free-style" (自由詩, jiyūshi) poet, he began as a member of the Myōjō group of naturalist poets but later joined the "socialistic" group of Japanese poets and renounced naturalism. He died of tuberculosis.
🏫 Konan Gijuku Morioka High School📅 Born February 20🎂 Born 1886📍 From Iwate Prefecture💼 Haiku Poet・Waka Poet💼 Poet
General Seishirō Itagaki (板垣 征四郎, Itagaki Seishirō; 21 January 1885 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese military officer…
General Seishirō Itagaki (板垣 征四郎, Itagaki Seishirō; 21 January 1885 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and War Minister from 1938 to 1939. He was a disciple of Kanji Ishiwara and his ideas were strongly influenced by his apocalyptic Buddhist beliefs, being firmly convinced of the idea of a "Final War" in which Japan would unite the entire world into a single nation, resulting in an era of true peace, regeneration and harmony. Itagaki was a main conspirator behind the Mukden Incident and held prestigious chief of staff posts in the Kwantung Army and China Expeditionary Army during the early Second Sino–Japanese War. Itagaki became War Minister but fell from grace after Japanese defeat in the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts. Thereafter, he served as general for several field armies until surrendering Japanese forces in Southeast Asia in 1945. Itagaki was ultimately convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and executed in 1948.
🎓 Imperial Japanese Army Academy🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1885📍 From Iwate, Iwate💼 Military Officer
Mikishi Abe (阿部 美樹志, Abe Mikishi; 1883–1965) was a Japanese architect and civil engineer, known for his PhD thesis on…
Mikishi Abe (阿部 美樹志, Abe Mikishi; 1883–1965) was a Japanese architect and civil engineer, known for his PhD thesis on reinforced concrete frames, and for several concrete buildings. Abe was responsible for designing the first elevated railway using reinforced concrete. He contributed to many architectural and engineering works of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Shortly after World War Two, he was the second president of the War Reconstruction Agency (currently the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and the Secretary-General of the Construction Agency (Deputy Secretary of Construction) after the war. On March 4, 1947, he was appointed as a member of the Imperial House of Representatives, and remained in office until the abolition of the House of Peers on May 2, the same year. Mikishi Abe was the student of A.N Talbot of United States. He is credited of spreading the Talbot's message of pragmatism in Japan.
Kyuzo Mifune (三船 久蔵, Mifune Kyūzō; April 21, 1883 – January 27, 1965) was a Japanese judoka and one of the greatest…
Kyuzo Mifune (三船 久蔵, Mifune Kyūzō; April 21, 1883 – January 27, 1965) was a Japanese judoka and one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Kanō Jigorō. He is considered by many to be the greatest judo technician ever, after Kanō.
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Osakazu Nomura (野村 長一, Nomura Osakazu; 15 October 1882 - 14 April 1963), known by his pen name Kodō Nomura (野村 胡堂…
Osakazu Nomura (野村 長一, Nomura Osakazu; 15 October 1882 - 14 April 1963), known by his pen name Kodō Nomura (野村 胡堂, Nomura Kodō), was a Japanese novelist and music critic during the Shōwa era. He also used the pen name Araebisu for his music criticism. He is known for his creation of the fictional detective Zenigata Heiji.
Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一 京助, Kindaichi Kyōsuke; May 5, 1882 – November 14, 1971) was a Japanese linguist, chiefly known…
Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一 京助, Kindaichi Kyōsuke; May 5, 1882 – November 14, 1971) was a Japanese linguist, chiefly known for his dictations of yukar, or sagas of the Ainu people, as well as his study of the Matagi dialect. He is the author of the dictionary Meikai Kokugo Jiten.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born May 5🎂 Born 1882📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Linguist
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Mitsumasa Yonai (米内 光政, Yonai Mitsumasa; 2 March 1880 – 20 April 1948) was a Japanese navy officer and politician. He…
Mitsumasa Yonai (米内 光政, Yonai Mitsumasa; 2 March 1880 – 20 April 1948) was a Japanese navy officer and politician. He served as admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Minister of the Navy, and Prime Minister of Japan in 1940.
🎓 Imperial Japanese Naval Academy🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born March 2🎂 Born 1880📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Military Officer💼 Politician・Legislator
Katsuji Debuchi (出淵 勝次; July 25, 1878 – August 19, 1947) was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United…
Katsuji Debuchi (出淵 勝次; July 25, 1878 – August 19, 1947) was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born July 25🎂 Born 1878📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Diplomat💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kōzō Satō (佐藤 皐蔵, Satō Kōzō; May 15, 1871 – March 23, 1948) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during…
Kōzō Satō (佐藤 皐蔵, Satō Kōzō; May 15, 1871 – March 23, 1948) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I.
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Inō Kanori (伊能 嘉矩; 11 June 1867 – 30 September 1925) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist known for his studies…
Inō Kanori (伊能 嘉矩; 11 June 1867 – 30 September 1925) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist known for his studies in Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Inō was the first person who classified the aboriginal tribes into several groups, instead of the traditional classification, dating back to the period of Qing rule and earlier, which imprecisely recognized these aborigines only as "cooked/domesticated" (熟蕃, jukuban) or "raw/wild" (生蕃, seiban).
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Sōjirō Tochiuchi (栃内曽次郎, Tochiuchi Sōjirō; July 19, 1866 – July 12, 1932) was a Japanese Admiral of the First…
Sōjirō Tochiuchi (栃内曽次郎, Tochiuchi Sōjirō; July 19, 1866 – July 12, 1932) was a Japanese Admiral of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. He commanded the Suma during the Battle of Tsushima and also a member of the House of Peers.
Yamaya Tanin (山屋 他人; April 18, 1866 – September 10, 1940) was a naval theorist and admiral in the Imperial Japanese…
Yamaya Tanin (山屋 他人; April 18, 1866 – September 10, 1940) was a naval theorist and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early twentieth century. He was a great-grandfather of Japanese Empress Masako through her mother's lineage.
Baron Takahira Kogorō (高平 小五郎; 29 January 1854 – 28 November 1926) was a Japanese diplomat and ambassador to the United…
Baron Takahira Kogorō (高平 小五郎; 29 January 1854 – 28 November 1926) was a Japanese diplomat and ambassador to the United States from 1900 to 1909.
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Juan José de Jesús Yas (born Kohei Yasu; December 27, 1846 - February 28, 1917), was a Japanese-born photographer who…
Juan José de Jesús Yas (born Kohei Yasu; December 27, 1846 - February 28, 1917), was a Japanese-born photographer who established himself in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala and documented the city toward the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Ōshima Takatō (大島 高任, May 11, 1826–March 29, 1901) was a Japanese engineer who created the first reverberation blast…
Ōshima Takatō (大島 高任, May 11, 1826–March 29, 1901) was a Japanese engineer who created the first reverberation blast furnace in Japan. Ōshima was born of samurai status in Morioka City, Nanbu Domain which is now Iwate Prefecture in 1826. Around this time, the feudal clans of Japan were competing to develop advanced Western-style guns. The government of Mito Domain hired Ōshima to make Western-style guns. In 1855, the first of two reverberation blast furnaces that he built in Mito was completed. This furnace was used to make four mortars over the next year. These mortars, however, failed due to the use of poor quality iron. Ōshima returned to Nanbu-han where he built a new Western-style blast furnace at Kamaishi to produce a higher quality pig iron from the local magnetite mined there. For this work he was assisted by an engineer on loan from the Satsuma Domain. They used a design from a Dutch book Het Gietwezen In's Rijks Ijzer-geschutgieterij Te Luik by Huguenin. Their efforts were rewarded with success on December 1, 1857 when they fired the new furnace for the first time. Returning to Mito the next year, Ōshima successfully produced three mortars and one cannon. In April, a large shipment of pig iron arrived from Kamaishi and he produced three more large cannons. After 1868, he helped in the development of Japan's mining operations.
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Miyagino Nishikinosuke (宮城野 錦之助, 1744 – July 18, 1798) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake. He…
Miyagino Nishikinosuke (宮城野 錦之助, 1744 – July 18, 1798) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was an active top makuuchi division wrestler at the age of 52, which is the all-time recognized record.
Miu Sakamaki (坂巻美雨, Sakamaki Miu), under the ring name Misa Kagura (神姫楽ミサ, Kagura Misa) is a Japanese idol and…
Miu Sakamaki (坂巻美雨, Sakamaki Miu), under the ring name Misa Kagura (神姫楽ミサ, Kagura Misa) is a Japanese idol and professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese promotion Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out, where is a former one-time and inaugural JTO Girls Champion. She is a former member of the idol group Katamomi Joshi and is also known for her time in Ice Ribbon, where she is a former three-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion.
Yasuo Iwata (岩田 安生, Iwata Yasuo; January 19, 1942 – October 24, 2009) was a Japanese voice actor from Iwate, most known…
Yasuo Iwata (岩田 安生, Iwata Yasuo; January 19, 1942 – October 24, 2009) was a Japanese voice actor from Iwate, most known for his role as Nanbutsu Isasaka in Sazae-san.
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Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki; born November 3, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…
Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki; born November 3, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Monster of the Reiwa Era" (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), he had previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He made his NPB debut in 2021 for the Marines. Sasaki set a new Japanese high school baseball record with a fastball recorded at 101 miles per hour (163 km/h). The Marines chose Sasaki with the first overall pick of the 2019 NPB draft, although he would not make his NPB debut until 2021. He threw a perfect game on April 10, 2022, in which he tied the NPB record for strikeouts in one game and set a new record for consecutive strikeouts. Following the end of the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Sasaki was posted by the Marines and was signed by the Dodgers, making his MLB debut during the 2025 season. He won his first World Series title the same year, as the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games.
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Junki Tozuka (戸塚 純貴, Tozuka Junki; born July 22, 1992, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is…
Junki Tozuka (戸塚 純貴, Tozuka Junki; born July 22, 1992, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Box Corporation. He is best known for his role as the character, Shunpei Nara, from the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Wizard.
Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎, Asanuma Shintarō; born January 5, 1976) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, actor…
Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎, Asanuma Shintarō; born January 5, 1976) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, actor, copywriter and designer. He was affiliated with Office Osawa and currently attached under DANDELION.
🎓 Tama Art University🏫 Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Screenwriter
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Koichi Chiba (千葉 耕市, Chiba Kōichi; August 13, 1931 - November 9, 2001) was a Japanese voice actor and sound director.
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Hiroko Okamoto (岡本 浩子, Okamoto Hiroko; née Chieda; 23 August 1949 – 24 October 2023), known professionally as Miyuki…
Hiroko Okamoto (岡本 浩子, Okamoto Hiroko; née Chieda; 23 August 1949 – 24 October 2023), known professionally as Miyuki Ichijo (一城 みゆ希, Ichijō Miyuki), was a Japanese voice actress and singer. Born in Mizusawa, Iwate, she decided to become a singer and underwent training at Shochiku Music and Dance School, and she became part of the cast of the music variety show Stage 101 in 1970. After leaving the show in 1972, she appeared on Okaasan to Issho and was inspired to go into voice acting after seeing a puppetry segment on the show. After starring in a few Japanese-language dubs of foreign media, she began voicing characters in anime, including Julie Braun in Julie the Wild Rose , Jody Rockwell in Yawara!, Jodie Starling in Case Closed, and Misa Takatsuki in Project ARMS. She was also the Japanese dub voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons, and made appearances on hundreds of early childhood education recordings.
Kaya Okuno (奥野 香耶, Okuno Kaya; born March 1, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She was…
Kaya Okuno (奥野 香耶, Okuno Kaya; born March 1, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She was previously affiliated with 81 Produce and is currently freelance.
Mikoi Sasaki (佐々木未来, Sasaki Mikoi; born March 30, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress known for her role as Hercule…
Mikoi Sasaki (佐々木未来, Sasaki Mikoi; born March 30, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress known for her role as Hercule Barton in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, and her other major roles include Himeno Katsuragi in Da Capo III, Kuguru Uki in Future Card Buddyfight, and Neko in Recently, My Sister Is Unusual. Sasaki was chosen from thousands of people who auditioned for roles in Milky Holmes. She is a member of the singer group Milky Holmes, formed by the four main voice actresses in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. In 2020, during a video on her shared YouTube channel, she stated that she would like for her display photo on Wikipedia (which is from 2010) to be changed to a more recent one. As of October 2026, this has yet to occur.
Haruka Chisuga (千菅 春香, Chisuga Haruka; born January 23, 1992) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Morioka…
Haruka Chisuga (千菅 春香, Chisuga Haruka; born January 23, 1992) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture affiliated with the agency Fortunerest. As a singer, she is signed to Victor Entertainment under their label Flying Dog.
Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢 賢治, Miyazawa Kenji; Japanese: [mʲi.ja.(d)za.wa keꜜɲ.dʑi]; 27 August 1896 – 21 September 1933) was a…
Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢 賢治, Miyazawa Kenji; Japanese: [mʲi.ja.(d)za.wa keꜜɲ.dʑi]; 27 August 1896 – 21 September 1933) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and children's literature writer from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He was also known as an agricultural science teacher, vegetarian, cellist, devout Buddhist, and utopian social activist. Some of his major works include Night on the Galactic Railroad, Kaze no Matasaburō, Gauche the Cellist, and The Night of Taneyamagahara. Miyazawa converted to Nichiren Buddhism after reading the Lotus Sutra, and joined the Kokuchūkai, a Nichiren Buddhist organization. His religious and social beliefs created a rift between him and his wealthy family, especially his father, though after his death his family eventually followed him in converting to Nichiren Buddhism. Miyazawa founded the Rasu Farmers Association to improve the lives of peasants in Iwate Prefecture. He was also interested in Esperanto and translated some of his poems into it. He died of pneumonia in 1933. Almost totally unknown as a poet in his lifetime, Miyazawa's work gained its reputation posthumously, and enjoyed a boom by the mid-1990s on his centenary. A museum dedicated to his life and works was opened in 1982 in his hometown. Many of his children's stories have been adapted into anime, most notably Night on the Galactic Railroad. Many of his tanka and free verse poetry, translated into many languages, are still popular today.
Ayaka Komatsu (Japanese: 小松 彩夏 Komatsu Ayaka; born 23 July 1986) is a Japanese model, gravure idol and actress. She was…
Ayaka Komatsu (Japanese: 小松 彩夏 Komatsu Ayaka; born 23 July 1986) is a Japanese model, gravure idol and actress. She was born in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture.
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Chisako Wakatake (若竹 千佐子, Wakatake Chisako; born 1954) is a Japanese writer. Her 2017 book Ora ora de hitori igu mo won…
Chisako Wakatake (若竹 千佐子, Wakatake Chisako; born 1954) is a Japanese writer. Her 2017 book Ora ora de hitori igu mo won the Akutagawa Prize and the Bungei Prize.
Yasuko Konno (今野 安子, Konno Yasuko) is a former table tennis player from Japan.
Tomie Edano (枝野 とみえ, Edano Tomie) is a former international table tennis player from Japan.
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Saori Takahashi (高橋 沙織 Takahashi Saori, born December 9, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi…
Saori Takahashi (高橋 沙織 Takahashi Saori, born December 9, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. Takahashi played for the All-Japan team for the first time at the Montreux Volley Masters in June 2013.
Shohei Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 翔平, born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher…
Shohei Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 翔平, born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Because of his contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher, which make him a rare two-way player, Ohtani's prime seasons have been considered among the greatest in baseball history, with some likening them to the early career of Babe Ruth. Considered early on as an elite two-way player, Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 NPB draft. He played for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an outfielder and won the 2016 Japan Series with them. The Fighters posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels, soon winning the 2018 American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award. Following an injury-plagued 2019 and 2020, Ohtani hit 46 home runs and struck out 156 batters en route to winning his first AL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2021. For his statistically unprecedented two-way season, Ohtani received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award. In 2022, he became the first player in the modern era to qualify for both the hitting and pitching leaderboards in one season, finishing third in the AL with 219 strikeouts as a pitcher. Ohtani won his second unanimous AL MVP in 2023, leading the AL with 44 home runs while recording 10 wins as a pitcher. He became the first player to win multiple unanimous MVPs and the first Japanese-born player to win a league home run title. After the 2023 season, Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers, the largest contract in professional sports history at the time. Unable to pitch in 2024 while recovering from a second elbow injury, Ohtani played only as a DH for the Dodgers. He was unanimously named the 2024 National League (NL) MVP after becoming the first player in MLB history to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season and won the 2024 World Series in his first MLB postseason appearance. Ohtani returned to pitching in 2025 and set a Dodgers franchise record with 55 home runs in a season, winning his second consecutive NL MVP unanimously and becoming the only player to win multiple MVP awards in each league. He was named the 2025 NLCS MVP after hitting three home runs and pitching six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in Game 4 en route to capturing back-to-back championships in the 2025 World Series. Since 2023, Ohtani's jerseys have sold more than any other in the U.S., Japan and worldwide. Internationally, Ohtani represents Japan. At the 2023 World Baseball Classic, he led Team Japan to their third championship and was named the tournament's MVP. The 2023 final against the United States was one of the most-watched baseball games in history, culminating in Ohtani striking out Angels teammate and U.S. captain Mike Trout on a full count, securing a 3–2 win. Ohtani was awarded AP Male Athlete of the Year four times in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2021 and has been listed by Forbes as one of the world's ten highest-paid athletes in 2025 and 2026.
Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治, Fujiwara Keiji; October 5, 1964 – April 12, 2020) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. His best…
Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治, Fujiwara Keiji; October 5, 1964 – April 12, 2020) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. His best known works are voicing Shinnosuke's father Hiroshi Nohara in the long-running anime series Crayon Shin-chan, Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist, Holland Novak in Eureka Seven, Axel in Kingdom Hearts, Leorio in Hunter × Hunter, Shiro Fujimoto in Blue Exorcist, Shingo Shoji in Initial D, Zenzo Hattori in Gintama, Reno in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, and Esidisi in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency. In the live-action field, he was most known for dubbing actor Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark. Fujiwara founded his own talent management and production company, Air Agency, in 2006.
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Chiaki Satō (佐藤 千亜妃, Satō Chiaki; born September 20, 1988) is a Japanese actress and musician. She was the vocalist and…
Chiaki Satō (佐藤 千亜妃, Satō Chiaki; born September 20, 1988) is a Japanese actress and musician. She was the vocalist and guitarist for the band Kinoko Teikoku. She was born in Iwate Prefecture, and attended the private Yakumo Gakuen High School in Tokyo.
Erika Yamakawa (山川 恵里佳, Yamakawa Erika; born 7 March 1982) is a fashion model from Japan. She is from Iwate. She…
Erika Yamakawa (山川 恵里佳, Yamakawa Erika; born 7 March 1982) is a fashion model from Japan. She is from Iwate. She appeared in the show-business production Avant-gardes. She was a gravure idol.
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Date Kuninori (伊達 邦寧; DAH-tay; 1830 – 1874) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Kuninori was both the 12th…
Date Kuninori (伊達 邦寧; DAH-tay; 1830 – 1874) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Kuninori was both the 12th head of the Mizusawa-Date clan and the 26th generation head of the famed Rusu clan, and served as a retainer of the Sendai domain. Known for his good governance, Kuninori amply compensated the people made homeless by the large fire in his holdings at Mizusawa, opening his own stores of food to the public and providing them lumber from domainal holdings for rebuilding their homes. Advising his retainers to be frugal, he had them work for the revival of Mizusawa's town. During the Boshin War, he was sent to Shirakawaguchi in place of his lord, Date Yoshikuni. Following the war, he moved to the Sapporo district of Hokkaidō, and settled at Hiragishi Village (平岸村, Hiragishi-mura).