List of Famous people born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Motoo Hayashi
Motoo Hayashi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the national Diet since 1993 and currently represents the Chiba 10th district; he has previously represented the Southern Kanto proportional representation block and the pre-1996 Chiba 2nd district.
Kaori Ishihara
Kaori Ishihara is a Japanese voice actress and singer managed by Style Cube. She was formerly part of Up-Front Agency in which she was involved with Happy! Style and Team Dekaris. She was affiliated with Sigma Seven from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of StylipS until April 2013, alongside YuiKaori and Yui Ogura. As a solo singer, she recorded several character songs for one of each characters. A couple of singles have charted on Oricon.
Kazuki Kosakai
Kazuki Kosakai is a Japanese comedian and actor from Ichikawa, Chiba. He is attached to Asaikikaku.
Kazuki Kimura
Kazuki Kimura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ōi title holder. He is also the oldest player to win a major title for the first time.
Kiyoshi Kimura
Kiyoshi Kimura is known as the "Tuna King" of Japan. Kimura is the head of Kiyomura Corporation which runs the Sushi Zanmai chain of restaurants. In January 2019, Kimura paid a record 333.6 million yen for a 278 kg (613 lb) blue fin tuna and has been the highest bidder at the Japanese new year tuna auction in eight out of the past nine years. The fish normally sells for $88/kilogram.
Tiger Mask IV
Yoshihiro Yamazaki is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for being the fourth man to portray Tiger Mask . He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Having competed as Tiger Mask since 1995, he is the longest tenured incarnation of the character.
Yukana
Yukana Nogami , who goes by her mononymous stage name Yukana (ゆかな), is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Sigma Seven. Her major roles include Azuki in Azuki-chan, Yuri Tanima in Wedding Peach, Meiling Li in Cardcaptor Sakura, Tessa in Full Metal Panic, Honoka Yukishiro in Futari wa Pretty Cure, Ulrike in Kyo Kara Maoh!, Yumiko Tomi in Fafner in the Azure, C.C. in Code Geass, Cecilia Alcott in Infinite Stratos, Kale in Dragon Ball Super and Kanna in Inuyasha. In tokusatsu, she voices Mezool in Kamen Rider OOO. In video games, she is the voice of Tear Grants in Tales of the Abyss and Ai Nanasaki in Amagami SS and Marie Bitou & Alice Beckham Machine Robo Rescue.
Momoko Abe
Momoko Abe , is a Japanese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2017 and represented Japan at Miss Universe 2017.
Azusa Yamamoto
Azusa Yamamoto is a Japanese Gravure idol, actress, and talent. She was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010. The magazine also dubbed her "the cutest villain ever" for her movie work in the "Hurricanger" series. Her older brother, Kōhei Yamamoto, is also an actor.
Yuma Suzuki
Yuma Suzuki is a Japanese footballer who plays a striker for Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden.