Niigata Prefecture: 319 people
Yuki Togashi (富樫 勇樹, Togashi Yūki; born 30 July 1993) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Chiba Jets…
Yuki Togashi (富樫 勇樹, Togashi Yūki; born 30 July 1993) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League in Japan.
Shun Ikeda (池田 駿, born November 29, 1992, in Izumozaki, Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…
Shun Ikeda (池田 駿, born November 29, 1992, in Izumozaki, Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Yomiuri Giants from 2017 to 2019 before joining the Golden Eagles in 2020.
Shu Hiramatsu (平松 宗, Hiramatsu Shū; born 20 November 1992) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…
Shu Hiramatsu (平松 宗, Hiramatsu Shū; born 20 November 1992) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Thespakusatsu Gunma.
Noriyoshi Sakai (酒井 宣福, Sakai Noriyoshi; born 9 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J2…
Noriyoshi Sakai (酒井 宣福, Sakai Noriyoshi; born 9 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J2 League club Sagan Tosu. A versatile midfielder, Sakai can play in many different positions, although left wing is his preferred position.
Daisuke Kobayashi (小林 大介, Kobayashi Daisuke; born 23 October 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Daisuke Kobayashi (小林 大介, Kobayashi Daisuke; born 23 October 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Yuko Takayama (高山 侑子, Takayama Yūko; born October 13, 1992 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese actress known for her…
Yuko Takayama (高山 侑子, Takayama Yūko; born October 13, 1992 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese actress known for her role as Rei in Mutant Girls Squad and also Rinko Daimon in the 2012 Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Wizard. She is affiliated with Stardust Promotion.
Kei Ishikawa (石川 慧, Ishikawa Kei; born September 30, 1993 in Niigata) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…
Kei Ishikawa (石川 慧, Ishikawa Kei; born September 30, 1993 in Niigata) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Daichi Abe (Japanese: 阿部 大治, Abe Daichi; born November 27, 1991) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the…
Daichi Abe (Japanese: 阿部 大治, Abe Daichi; born November 27, 1991) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the Welterweight division. He is the former DEEP Welterweight Champion. A professional mixed martial artist since 2016, he has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was also the Welterweight King of Pancrase.
Hiroyuki Miyazawa (Japanese: 宮沢 大志, born 12 October 1991) is a Japanese cross-country skier who participated in the…
Hiroyuki Miyazawa (Japanese: 宮沢 大志, born 12 October 1991) is a Japanese cross-country skier who participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics. He competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Yuka Endo (遠藤 由華, Endō Yuka; born (1991-09-30)30 September 1991) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She represents…
Yuka Endo (遠藤 由華, Endō Yuka; born (1991-09-30)30 September 1991) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Koki Arita (有田 光希, born 23 September 1991) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kagoshima United.
Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…
Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Shoko Nakajima (中島翔子, Nakajima Shōko; born July 19, 1991) is a Japanese female professional wrestler, who wrestles for…
Shoko Nakajima (中島翔子, Nakajima Shōko; born July 19, 1991) is a Japanese female professional wrestler, who wrestles for Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW), where she is a former two-time Princess of Princess Champion and a former two-time inaugural Tokyo Princess Tag Team Champion. She also wrestles for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where she is a one-time MLW World Women's Featherweight Champion. She is also known for her appearances in Chikara, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), DDT Pro-Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Gōtoku Sakai (酒井 高徳, Sakai Gōtoku; born 14 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vissel…
Gōtoku Sakai (酒井 高徳, Sakai Gōtoku; born 14 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vissel Kobe. He was born in the United States but raised in Japan, where he represented internationally.
Natsuko Yokosawa (横澤 夏子, Yokosawa Natsuko; born 20 July 1990) is a Japanese actress and comedian from Itoigawa…
Natsuko Yokosawa (横澤 夏子, Yokosawa Natsuko; born 20 July 1990) is a Japanese actress and comedian from Itoigawa, Niigata. She is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Tokyo from Yoshimoto Kogyo. She graduated from NSC in Tokyo. She is equally synchronised with comedy duos Matenrō and Dennis.
Keita Inagaki (稲垣 啓太, Inagaki Keita; born 2 June 1990) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a…
Keita Inagaki (稲垣 啓太, Inagaki Keita; born 2 June 1990) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights and the Japan national team.
Ayato Hasebe (長谷部 彩翔, Hasebe Ayato; born February 6, 1990) is a Japanese former football player. Hasabe made two…
Ayato Hasebe (長谷部 彩翔, Hasebe Ayato; born February 6, 1990) is a Japanese former football player. Hasabe made two appearances in the J1 League for Albirex Niigata.
Junko Hoshino (born September 25, 1989) is a Japanese skier who competes in the freestyle skiing event of moguls. She…
Junko Hoshino (born September 25, 1989) is a Japanese skier who competes in the freestyle skiing event of moguls. She represented Japan in the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 15th in women's moguls.
Kazuki Kobayashi (小林 一貴, Kobayashi Kazuki; born 6 September 1989) is a Japanese former footballer.
Kazunari Ōno (大野 和成, Ōno Kazunari; born 4 August 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Shonan…
Kazunari Ōno (大野 和成, Ōno Kazunari; born 4 August 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Shonan Bellmare, as a centre back or left-back.
Yuri Kawamura (川村 優理, Kawamura Yūri; born 17 May 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She…
Yuri Kawamura (川村 優理, Kawamura Yūri; born 17 May 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She has also played for Japan national team.
Tsubasa Kondo (近藤翼, Kondō Tsubasa; born 30 April 1989) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the GT…
Tsubasa Kondo (近藤翼, Kondō Tsubasa; born 30 April 1989) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Asia for Porsche Center Okazaki. He is a three-time Porsche Carrera Cup Japan champion.
Hikaru Kaihatsu (Japanese: 開發 光, Hepburn: Kaihatsu Hikaru; born April 21, 1989), who is professionally known as Hikakin…
Hikaru Kaihatsu (Japanese: 開發 光, Hepburn: Kaihatsu Hikaru; born April 21, 1989), who is professionally known as Hikakin (Japanese: ヒカキン), is a Japanese YouTuber, beatboxer, and businessman. He co-founded and is supreme advisor of the Japanese multi-channel network Uuum. He also established, and serves as co-CEO and Chief creative officer of the company Bee. Hikakin is also a member of the Japanese music group Hikakin & Seikin. His popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of Japan's most-prominent online personalities and content creators. Hikakin was born and raised in Myōkō City, Niigata Prefecture. He opened his YouTube channel "Hikakin" in 2006, posting mainly beatboxing videos. In 2010, he posted "Super Mario Beatbox", a beatbox medley of music from Super Mario Bros., which gained over a million views in one week. In 2012, he quit his supermarket to focus on his YouTube channel. In 2015, he began producing music, including the "YouTube Theme Song", which he co-wrote with his brother Seikin, and in November of the same year, his channel "HikakinTV" exceeded 2.57 million subscribers, making it the most-subscribed-to YouTube channel in Japan. In 2021, his YouTube channel "HikakinTV" surpassed 10 million subscribers and by 2022, "HikakinTV" had accumulated more than 10 billion views. In 2023, Hikakin launched his brand Hikakin Premium (currently known as Bee), and released cup ramen, "Misokin Rich Miso Ramen" (みそきん 濃厚味噌ラーメン), and cup rice, "Misokin Rich Miso Meshi" (みそきん 濃厚味噌メシ), at 7-Eleven stores in Japan, which had sold 60 million meals in July 2026. On April 21, 2026, he launched the barley tea "Onicha" (鬼茶) and two months later, sales surpassed 7.5 million bottles. Hikakin's seven YouTube channels have more than 30 million subscribers and 25.7 billion views, and as of July 2026, his main channel, "HikakinTV", is the eighth-most-subscribed-to YouTube channel in Japan. His online popularity has boosted sales of the video games he plays and inspired support for charitable fundraising. Hikakin has been nominated in the International category at the 10th and 12th Streamy Awards, and Forbes Japan named him one of the "Top 50 Influencers" in 2019.
Yurie Tanaka (田中 友理恵, Tanaka Yurie; born 6 January 1989) is a Japanese biathlete and ski mountaineer. She competed in…
Yurie Tanaka (田中 友理恵, Tanaka Yurie; born 6 January 1989) is a Japanese biathlete and ski mountaineer. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and represented Japan at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti. She has represented Japan at both the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Olympics. At the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, she will compete in ski mountaineering.
Aka Akasaka (赤坂 アカ, Akasaka Aka; born August 29, 1988) is a Japanese manga artist and writer known for his series…
Aka Akasaka (赤坂 アカ, Akasaka Aka; born August 29, 1988) is a Japanese manga artist and writer known for his series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Oshi no Ko.
Obata no Onīsan (おばたのお兄さん; born 5 June 1988) is a Japanese comedian. Obata's real name is Kazuki Obata (小幡 和貴, Obata…
Obata no Onīsan (おばたのお兄さん; born 5 June 1988) is a Japanese comedian. Obata's real name is Kazuki Obata (小幡 和貴, Obata Kazuki).
Miki Kobayashi (小林美貴, Kobayashi Miki; born (1987-11-10)10 November 1987) is a Japanese biathlete. She competed at the…
Miki Kobayashi (小林美貴, Kobayashi Miki; born (1987-11-10)10 November 1987) is a Japanese biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the individual, sprint and relay.
Makoto Ogawa (小川 麻琴, Ogawa Makoto; born October 29, 1987) is a Japanese singer and actress, best known as a former…
Makoto Ogawa (小川 麻琴, Ogawa Makoto; born October 29, 1987) is a Japanese singer and actress, best known as a former member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Asami Konno. On March 31, 2009, she graduated from Hello! Project with the rest of the Elder Club. Ogawa is currently a member of idol band Dream Morning Musume.
Atomu Tanaka (田中 亜土夢, Tanaka Atomu; born 4 October 1987), nicknamed Atom, is a Japanese professional footballer who…
Atomu Tanaka (田中 亜土夢, Tanaka Atomu; born 4 October 1987), nicknamed Atom, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club KTP. He was a participant at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances.
Yuki Ichikawa (市川 祐樹, Ichikawa Yūki; born August 29, 1987 in Niigata) is a Japanese football player, who is last played…
Yuki Ichikawa (市川 祐樹, Ichikawa Yūki; born August 29, 1987 in Niigata) is a Japanese football player, who is last played for S.League club Geylang International FC.
Mikie Hara (原 幹恵, Hara Mikie; born July 3, 1987 in Murakami, Niigata) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. Her debut…
Mikie Hara (原 幹恵, Hara Mikie; born July 3, 1987 in Murakami, Niigata) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. Her debut role was in Cutie Honey: The Live as the lead role of Honey Kisaragi/Cutie Honey.
Yuta Kobayashi (小林 祐太, Kobayashi Yūta; born June 19, 1987) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who…
Yuta Kobayashi (小林 祐太, Kobayashi Yūta; born June 19, 1987) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj League in Japan. He was a man behind the mascot Bicky. He currently lives in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Emi Hasegawa (born 8 May 1986) is a Japanese alpine ski racer. She competed at the 2011 World Championships in…
Emi Hasegawa (born 8 May 1986) is a Japanese alpine ski racer. She competed at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in the slalom and giant slalom. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom.
Seiko Yoshida (吉田 聖子, Yoshida Seiko; born March 15, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Mausu Promotion.
Maki Nishiyama (西山茉希, Nishiyama Maki; born November 16, 1985) is a Japanese model and actress. Her best-known modeling…
Maki Nishiyama (西山茉希, Nishiyama Maki; born November 16, 1985) is a Japanese model and actress. Her best-known modeling work has been with the Japanese fashion magazine, CanCam.
Yumehito Imanari (今成夢人, Imanari Yumehito) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the CyberFight…
Yumehito Imanari (今成夢人, Imanari Yumehito) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the CyberFight wrestling promotion. He has made appearances in Ganbare Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) under his real name, and in DDT Pro-Wrestling as part of the Pheromones stable under the name Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari (今成"ファンタスティック"夢人, Imanari "Fantasutikku" Yumehito).
Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, Hoshi Mizue; born 2 September 1985) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom…
Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, Hoshi Mizue; born 2 September 1985) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Chiharu Watanabe (渡辺 千春, Watanabe Chiharu) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known for his ring name Kanjyuro…
Chiharu Watanabe (渡辺 千春, Watanabe Chiharu) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known for his ring name Kanjyuro Matsuyama (松山 勘十郎, Matsuyama Kanjūrō). He has worked in Toryumon and Michinoku Pro Wrestling, but is more famous for his long career in Osaka Pro Wrestling. Along with Kikutaro and Stalker Ichikawa, he is considered one of the greatest three comedy wrestlers in Japan.
Masaki Yoshida (吉田 正樹, Yoshida Masaki; born April 10, 1984) is a former Japanese football player.
Kyosuke Mikami (三上 恭佑, Mikami Kyōsuke; born December 29, 1983), better known by his ring name El Desperado (エル・デスペラード…
Kyosuke Mikami (三上 恭佑, Mikami Kyōsuke; born December 29, 1983), better known by his ring name El Desperado (エル・デスペラード, Eru Desuperādo), is a Japanese luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler). He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and is one-half of the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions with Místico in their first reign as a team and Desperado's fifth individual reign. He was a member of the Suzuki-gun stable from 2014 until its disbandment in 2022. Mikami was trained by the NJPW dojo and worked for NJPW for two years as a Young Lion. In 2012, he traveled to Mexico for a learning excursion, working for NJPW's Mexican affiliate Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as the masked character Namajague, a Spanish translation of Namahage, a Japanese folk demon. While in CMLL, he won his first professional wrestling title alongside Okumura, the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, in March 2013. After being unmasked due to losing a match and briefly working without one, Mikami returned to NJPW in January 2014 and was repackaged under another mask as El Desperado. During his time with Suzuki-gun, he is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (alongside Yoshinobu Kanemaru).
Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro; born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…
Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro; born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Yasuhiro Nomoto (野本 安啓, Nomoto Yasuhiro; born June 25, 1983) is a former Japanese football player.
Masashi Mikami (三上 真史, Mikami Masashi) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in several dramas, with one of his most…
Masashi Mikami (三上 真史, Mikami Masashi) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in several dramas, with one of his most notable roles being Souta Mogami/Bouken Blue in the Super Sentai series GoGo Sentai Boukenger. He has recently been accepted into the D-Boys acting troupe. He also acted in the movie Kindan no koi. A gardening enthusiast, Mikami currently hosts the gardening show Shumi no Engei on NHK Educational TV.
Daisuke Nakano (中野 大輔, Nakano Daisuke; born 10 October 1982 in Niigata) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He helped his…
Daisuke Nakano (中野 大輔, Nakano Daisuke; born 10 October 1982 in Niigata) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He helped his Japanese gymnastics team claim a gold medal in the all-around competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Tomokazu Yoshida (吉田 友一, Yoshida Tomokazu; born July 9, 1982 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is a former…
Tomokazu Yoshida (吉田 友一, Yoshida Tomokazu; born July 9, 1982 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese actor and model previously under the management of Agape and Avex Entertainment.
Takashi Aizawa (相澤 貴志, Aizawa Takashi; born January 5, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Hitomi Saito (斉藤瞳, Saitō Hitomi), born October 31, 1981, in Niigata, Japan, is a former singer and current radio…
Hitomi Saito (斉藤瞳, Saitō Hitomi), born October 31, 1981, in Niigata, Japan, is a former singer and current radio personality. She was the leader of Melon Kinenbi, an all-girl J-pop group formerly within Hello! Project, until its disbandment in 2010. She is also a former member of Hello! Project's futsal club, Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
Tomoaki Seino (清野 智秋, Seino Tomoaki; born 29 September 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Isao Homma (本間 勲, Homma Isao; born 19 April 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Yujiro Takahashi (高橋 裕二郎, Takahashi Yūjirō; born January 13, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to…
Yujiro Takahashi (高橋 裕二郎, Takahashi Yūjirō; born January 13, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture. Takahashi entered New Japan in November 2003 with an extensive amateur background, advancing through the dojo and debuting on July 26, 2004, under his full name. He later shortened his name to Yujiro (裕次郎, Yūjirō). From 2007 to 2008, he was a member of the stable Samurai Gym with El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi, which ended when Samurai left the company. In 2010, he joined Chaos, where he was a one-time IWGP Tag Team and Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Tetsuya Naito, with whom he teamed as No Limit. In 2014, Takahashi defected to Bullet Club, becoming the first non-gaijin member to join the stable. As a member of Bullet Club and House of Torture, he is a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion and a four-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. During his time in Chaos, he had a "ladies' man" gimmick, which was carried on in Bullet Club. He is referred to as the "Tokyo Pimp" and is often accompanied to the ring by go-go dancer, the "Tokyo Latina" Pieter.