Nagano Prefecture: 426 people
Hana Noake (野明 花菜, Noake Hana; born 28 November 2004) is a Japanese speed skater.
Misaki Sasahara (笹原 操希, Sasahara Misaki; born February 9, 2004) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…
Misaki Sasahara (笹原 操希, Sasahara Misaki; born February 9, 2004) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
Yui Ueno (上野 結生, Ueno Yui; born December 17, 2002) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays lead on the SC Karuizawa…
Yui Ueno (上野 結生, Ueno Yui; born December 17, 2002) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays lead on the SC Karuizawa Club curling team skipped by Miyu Ueno. She is a former World Junior champion.
Kokona Iwasaki (岩﨑心南, Iwasaki Kokona; born 8 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Kokona Iwasaki (岩﨑心南, Iwasaki Kokona; born 8 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Ayane Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮﨑 彩音, Hepburn: Miyazaki Ayane; born 15 September 2002) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier.…
Ayane Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮﨑 彩音, Hepburn: Miyazaki Ayane; born 15 September 2002) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. She medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics individually and also as part of the Japanese ski jumping mixed team.
Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder…
Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Japan national team.
Taku Inafuku (稲福 卓, Inafuku Taku; born 2 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Taku Inafuku (稲福 卓, Inafuku Taku; born 2 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Megumi Ito (born 7 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Megumi Ito (born 7 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Hinata Konishi (小西 陽向, Konishi Hinata; born 21 December 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…
Hinata Konishi (小西 陽向, Konishi Hinata; born 21 December 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Gainare Tottori.
Riku Yanagisawa (栁澤李空, Yanagisawa Riku; born 10 October 2001) is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's…
Riku Yanagisawa (栁澤李空, Yanagisawa Riku; born 10 October 2001) is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's champion skip.
Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the…
Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the second on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which is skipped by Ikue Kitazawa. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Junior Curling Championships (2019, 2020) as well as the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Sae Yamamoto (山本 冴, Yamamoto Sae; born 2 May 2001) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays second on the Hokkaido…
Sae Yamamoto (山本 冴, Yamamoto Sae; born 2 May 2001) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays second on the Hokkaido Bank curling team skipped by Miku Nihira. In 2022, she won the World Junior Curling Championships as the skip for the Japanese team.
Asuka Kanai (金井 亜翠香, Kanai Asuka; born April 14, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently plays third…
Asuka Kanai (金井 亜翠香, Kanai Asuka; born April 14, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently plays third on the SC Karuizawa Club curling team skipped by Miyu Ueno.
Kotetsu Kurokawa (黒川虎徹, Kurokawa Kotetsu) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Altiri Chiba of the…
Kotetsu Kurokawa (黒川虎徹, Kurokawa Kotetsu) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League.
Yuria Ito (born 2 April 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Mynavi…
Yuria Ito (born 2 April 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Mynavi Sendai Ladies.
Miyu Ueno (上野 美優, Ueno Miyū; born March 12, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently skips the SC…
Miyu Ueno (上野 美優, Ueno Miyū; born March 12, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently skips the SC Karuizawa Club curling team. She is a former World Junior champion.
Chise Takizawa (born 14 February 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…
Chise Takizawa (born 14 February 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Kaede Hagitani (萩谷楓, born 10 October 2000) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the…
Kaede Hagitani (萩谷楓, born 10 October 2000) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Megumi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村恵実; born 24 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Canadian…
Megumi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村恵実; born 24 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Canadian Northern Super League club Halifax Tides.
Yoshihiro Akahane (赤羽 由紘, Akahane Yoshihiro; born June 29, 2000 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Yoshihiro Akahane (赤羽 由紘, Akahane Yoshihiro; born June 29, 2000 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Aoi Yamada (山田 葵, Yamada Aoi, born June 24, 2000) is a Japanese dancer, model and actress based in Tokyo. Her dance…
Aoi Yamada (山田 葵, Yamada Aoi, born June 24, 2000) is a Japanese dancer, model and actress based in Tokyo. Her dance form is inspired by expressionist and butoh movements. In 2021, Yamada performed at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. As an actress, Yamada has appeared in the television series First Love (2022) and in the Wim Wenders film Perfect Days (2023).
Ryu Nugraha (Japanese: リュウ・ヌグラハ; born 6 April 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…
Ryu Nugraha (Japanese: リュウ・ヌグラハ; born 6 April 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro.
Atsuki Aoyagi (青柳亮生, Aoyagi Atsuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He is currently working for the Japanese…
Atsuki Aoyagi (青柳亮生, Aoyagi Atsuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He is currently working for the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Kurumi Imai (今井 胡桃, Imai Kurumi; born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter…
Kurumi Imai (今井 胡桃, Imai Kurumi; born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Yuhi Nakaya (中谷 雄飛, Nakaya Yūhi; born 11 June 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the…
Yuhi Nakaya (中谷 雄飛, Nakaya Yūhi; born 11 June 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 78th place. In 2018, he finished in 17th place in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
Hikaru Arai (新井 光, Arai Hikaru; born April 14, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League…
Hikaru Arai (新井 光, Arai Hikaru; born April 14, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club, FC Imabari.
Kelly Deguchi (born 13 February 1999) is a Canadian judoka.
Dragon Dia (ドラゴン・ダイヤ, Doragon Daiya) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the Japanese…
Dragon Dia (ドラゴン・ダイヤ, Doragon Daiya) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Dragongate, where he is a former Open the Brave Gate Champion, Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
Ren Komatsu (小松 蓮, Komatsu Ren; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…
Ren Komatsu (小松 蓮, Komatsu Ren; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
Shogo Asada (麻田 将吾, Asada Shogo; born 6 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for…
Shogo Asada (麻田 将吾, Asada Shogo; born 6 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kashiwa Reysol.
Nozomi Maruyama (Japanese: 丸山希, romanized: Maruyama Nozomi; born 2 June 1998) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is a…
Nozomi Maruyama (Japanese: 丸山希, romanized: Maruyama Nozomi; born 2 June 1998) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is a two-time 2026 Winter Olympics bronze medalist in the mixed team and normal hill events.
Yuto Adachi (安達 祐人, Adachi Yūto; born January 23, 1998), known mononymously as Yuto (Korean: 유토; Japanese: ユウト), is a…
Yuto Adachi (安達 祐人, Adachi Yūto; born January 23, 1998), known mononymously as Yuto (Korean: 유토; Japanese: ユウト), is a Japanese rapper, singer and dancer. He was a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon.
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the…
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the third on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美, Atsugi Nanami; born 11 October 1997) is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce and…
Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美, Atsugi Nanami; born 11 October 1997) is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce and Avex Pictures. She is best known for voicing Itsuka Atsugi in Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! and Rinka Aoba in Kiratto Pri Chan.
Toshiya Saito (西藤俊哉, Saitō Toshiya; born 29 May 1997) is a Japanese foil fencer. He won the individual silver medal at…
Toshiya Saito (西藤俊哉, Saitō Toshiya; born 29 May 1997) is a Japanese foil fencer. He won the individual silver medal at World Championships in 2017.
Ryota Yamamoto (born 13 May 1997) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who competed at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Ryoji Fujimori (藤森 亮志, Fujimori Ryōji; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Ryoji Fujimori (藤森 亮志, Fujimori Ryōji; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Seongnam FC.
Hiroki Momose (百瀬 大騎, Momose Hiroki; born March 11, 1997) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He…
Hiroki Momose (百瀬 大騎, Momose Hiroki; born March 11, 1997) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Yōko Yamanaka (山中瑶子, Yamanaka Yōko; born 1997) is a Japanese filmmaker known for her 2017 film, Amiko, and 2024 film…
Yōko Yamanaka (山中瑶子, Yamanaka Yōko; born 1997) is a Japanese filmmaker known for her 2017 film, Amiko, and 2024 film, Desert of Namibia.
Ryoya Ogawa (小川 諒也, Ogawa Ryōya; born 24 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back…
Ryoya Ogawa (小川 諒也, Ogawa Ryōya; born 24 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.
Ikue Kitazawa (北澤 育恵, Kitazawa Ikue; born October 12, 1996 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is…
Ikue Kitazawa (北澤 育恵, Kitazawa Ikue; born October 12, 1996 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is the skip of the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Naoto Baba (馬場 直人, Baba Naoto; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese cross-country skier who competes internationally. He…
Naoto Baba (馬場 直人, Baba Naoto; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese cross-country skier who competes internationally. He represented his country at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Yurina Yamada (山田 優梨菜, Yamada Yurina; born 12 July 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She was born in Nagano. She was part…
Yurina Yamada (山田 優梨菜, Yamada Yurina; born 12 July 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She was born in Nagano. She was part of the Japanese team that won gold medals at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Erzurum. She also won a team gold medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Val di Fiemme. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the ladies normal hill.
Yuma Aoyagi (青柳 優馬, Aoyagi Yūma; born November 2, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2014, he is…
Yuma Aoyagi (青柳 優馬, Aoyagi Yūma; born November 2, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2014, he is currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling, but is on suspension due to a car accident. A member of the Zennichi Shin Jidai stable, he is a former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a two-time All Asia Tag Team Champion, and a three-time AJPW World Tag Team Champion. He is also the older brother of professional wrestler and fellow AJPW signee Atsuki Aoyagi.
Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ Deguchi Christa, born 29 October 1995) is a Japanese-born Canadian judoka. She is the reigning…
Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ Deguchi Christa, born 29 October 1995) is a Japanese-born Canadian judoka. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 57 kg event, after winning gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Her victory made her the first ever Canadian to win gold in judo at the Olympics. Though competing for Canada, Deguchi still lives and trains in Shiojiri, Japan.
Megumi Horikawa (born Tsugane) (born 18 October 1995) is a Japanese retired judoka. Horikawa is the gold medalist of…
Megumi Horikawa (born Tsugane) (born 18 October 1995) is a Japanese retired judoka. Horikawa is the gold medalist of the 2012 Tokyo Grand Slam in the –63 kg category. Horikawa won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slam held in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Kyōka Moriya (守屋 亨香, Moriya Kyōka; born May 22, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture who…
Kyōka Moriya (守屋 亨香, Moriya Kyōka; born May 22, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture who is affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. Beginning her career as a child actress in commercials, she later became a voice actress, appearing in anime series such as Dropout Idol Fruit Tart, Cue!, and Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter. She is also a member of the music group Dialogue.
Konami Soga (曽我こなみ, Soga Konami; born 9 April 1995) is a Japanese speed skater. She participated at the 2019 World…
Konami Soga (曽我こなみ, Soga Konami; born 9 April 1995) is a Japanese speed skater. She participated at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, winning a medal.
Shuhei Matsuhashi (松橋周平, Matsuhashi Shuhei; born 24 November 1993) is a Japanese international rugby union player who…
Shuhei Matsuhashi (松橋周平, Matsuhashi Shuhei; born 24 November 1993) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a loose forward. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan's domestic Top League.
Ryoma Nishimura (西村 竜馬, Nishimura, Ryoma; born 2 July 1993 in Ina, Nagano) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Toho…
Ryoma Nishimura (西村 竜馬, Nishimura, Ryoma; born 2 July 1993 in Ina, Nagano) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Toho Titanium.