List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Yousuke Itou
Yosuke Ito , also known as Lito, is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Senichi "Sen-chan" Enari/Deka Green in the 2004 TV series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. Itou is affiliated with Actoli Llc.
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Kazuki Kushibiki
Kazuki Kushibiki is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya Ardija.
Akiko Sekiwa
Akiko Sekiwa is a Japanese curler and curling coach, a four-time Pacific-Asian champion and a four-time Japan women's champion.
Kohei Yamamoto
Kohei Yamamoto is a Japanese cross-country mountain biker. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's cross-country, finishing in 46th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 27th place. He rides for the Specialized Racing MTB team.
Nobuyuki Shiina
Nobuyuki Shiina is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kataller Toyama.
Kazune Kawahara
Kazune Kawahara is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for creating the romantic comedy shōjo manga High School Debut . Kawahara has also published and authored several other manga series, most notably Ai no Tame ni and Aozora Yell, and mostly specialises in the genre of romance.
Sawao Yamanaka
The Pillows are a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 1989. The group has released 22 studio albums, several EPs and compilations, and over 40 singles. Outside Japan, they are best known as the group responsible for the soundtrack to the FLCL OVA series.
Tetsuya Okabe
Tetsuya Okabe is a Japanese former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and 1992 Winter Olympics.
Yutaka Fukufuji
Yutaka Fukufuji is a Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Nikko Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey. Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game. The first Japanese draft pick, Hiroyuki Miura, was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1992 NHL Draft, but never played in an NHL game. Fukufuji is the first Japanese citizen to be drafted as a goaltender in the NHL and second Japanese national to be drafted.