List of Famous People born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at 15,275 square kilometres (5,898 sq mi), with a population of 1,229,432. Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.

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1. Shohei Ohtani

Male. Japanese professional baseball player

First Name: Shohei

Born on July 5, 1994 (age 27)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 193 cm | 6'4"

Baseball Player, Sportsperson

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2. Junki Tozuka

Male. Japanese actor

First Name: Junki

Born on July 22, 1992 (age 29)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

3. Yusei Kikuchi

Male. baseball player

First Name: Yusei

Born on June 17, 1991 (age 30)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 184 cm | 6'0"

Baseball Player, Sportsperson

4. Erika Yamakawa

Female. Japanese gravure idol

First Name: Erika

Last Name: Yamakawa

Born on March 7, 1982 (age 39)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 158 cm | 5'2"

5. Ryōyū Kobayashi

Male. Japanese ski jumper

First Name: Ryōyū

Born on November 8, 1996 (age 25)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

6. Hiromasa Ōgikubo

Male. Japanese mixed martial artist

First Name: Hiromasa

Last Name: Ōgikubo

Born on April 1, 1987 (age 34)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

7. Takeshi Shina

Male. Japanese politician

First Name: Takeshi

Last Name: Shina

Born on October 7, 1966 (age 55)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

8. Shintarō Asanuma

Male. Japanese voice actor

First Name: Shintarō

Last Name: Asanuma

Born on January 5, 1976 (age 46)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Actor

9. Taka Michinoku

Male. Japanese professional wrestler

First Name: Taka

Last Name: Michinoku

Born on October 26, 1973 (age 48)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 173 cm | 5'8"

10. Ren Kazahari

Male. baseball player (1993-)

First Name: Ren

Last Name: Kazahari

Born on February 26, 1993 (age 28)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

11. Matazō Mimata

Male. Japanese actor, owarai tarento and tarento

First Name: Matazō

Last Name: Mimata

Born on May 27, 1967 (age 54)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 177 cm | 5'10"

12. Hiroaki Murakami

Male. Japanese actor

First Name: Hiroaki

Last Name: Murakami

Born on December 22, 1956 (age 65)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 185 cm | 6'1"

Actor

13. Ayaka Komatsu

Female. Japanese actress, singer and model

First Name: Ayaka

Born on July 23, 1986 (age 35)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 160 cm | 5'3"

Actor

14. Reira Iwabuchi

Female. Japanese snowboarder

First Name: Reira

Born on December 14, 2001 (age 20)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

15. Toshiya Miura

Male. Japanese association football player

First Name: Toshiya

Born on July 16, 1963 (age 58)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Football Manager, Sportsperson

16. Akira Yaegashi

Male. boxer

First Name: Akira

Last Name: Yaegashi

Born on February 25, 1983 (age 38)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Boxer, Sportsperson

17. Houko Kuwashima

Female. Japanese voice actress and singer

First Name: Houko

Born on December 12, 1975 (age 46)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Actor

18. Tatsuo Hirano

Male. Japanese politician

First Name: Tatsuo

Last Name: Hirano

Born on May 2, 1954 (age 67)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

19. Kazuhiro Hatakeyama

Male. baseball player

First Name: Kazuhiro

Last Name: Hatakeyama

Born on September 13, 1982 (age 39)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 180 cm | 5'11"

20. Shirō Asano

Male. Japanese politician

First Name: Shirō

Last Name: Asano

Born on April 8, 1948 (age 73)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

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