List of people from Tochigi Prefecture

This is a list of notable people from the prefecture of Tochigi, Japan.

Politicians and activists

• Mayumi Moriyama, Japanese politician and former cabinet member
• Yoshimi Watanabe, the president of Your Party
• Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese politician, several times a minister, including minister of foreign affairs in 2019 - 2021

Athletes

• Ayagawa Gorōji, the second yokozuna sumo wrestler
• Hiromi Hara, former footballer
• Yumiko Hara, marathon runner
• Hokutōriki Hideki, sumo wrestler
• Takuro Ishii, baseball player for the Yokohama BayStars
• Guts Ishimatsu, boxer, actor and comedian
• Toshiaki Kawada, professional wrestler
• Tochigiyama Moriya, sumo wrestler
• Yoko Shibui, marathon runner
• Akashi Shiganosuke, first-ever yokozuna sumo wrestler
• Hidetoshi Wakui, footballer
• Shunsuke Watanabe, baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines

Entertainers

• Arisa Komiya, voice actress and actress
• Minori Chihara, voice actress and a singer
• Toshio Furukawa, voice actor
• Rina Koike, actor and model
• Hikaru Midorikawa, voice actor
• Fumie Mizusawa, voice actress
• YÅ«ko Ōshima, singer (AKB48) and actress
• Fumika Suzuki, gravure idol and model
• Umi Tenjin, voice actor
• Tomoko Yamaguchi, actress and singer
• Hitomi Honda, singer (AKB48, Iz*One)

Musicians, composers and artists

• Yasushi Ishii, composer
• Tanaka Isson, artist
• Shima Kakoku, artist and photographer
• Masao Urino, writer and director
• Nobuko Yoshiya, novelist
• Toyotarou, mangaka
• Chisaki Morito, singer

Notorious

• Chiyo Aizawa, high-profile murderer
• Yoshio Kodaira, rapist and serial killer
• Hiroshi Ogawa, murderer (less well known as a baseball player)

Miscellaneous

• Masaru Ibuka, co-founder of Sony
• Hiromichi Kataura, carbon nanotube research
• Kuniaki Koiso, World War II general
• Takeji Nara, World War II general
• Yumio Nasu, World War II major general
• Namihei Odaira, founder of Hitachi
• Tsutomu Oohashi, scientist

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