List of Famous people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Hokuto Shimoda
Hokuto Shimoda is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.
Tetsuya Enomoto
Tetsuya Enomoto is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroshi Hara
Hiroshi Hara is a Japanese architect and author on architecture. His major works, including Kyōto Station, the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, the Yamato International building in Tokyo, the Sapporo Dome in Hokkaidō, and other important structures in Japan, have earned many awards. With a doctorate in engineering, he was a professor at the University of Tokyo until 1997, and has held an emeritus position since that time.
Daisuke Kikuchi
Daisuke Kikuchi is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi SC on loan from Avispa Fukuoka in the J2 League.
Asami Tada
Asami Tada is a Japanese gravure idol who is affiliated with Asche. On July 13, 2009, she won the "Second Annual Meeting of the Japanese Idol Award" of Zakzak. She had working on producing industries, such as DVDs parallel to gravure and acting.
Asao Sano
Asao Sano is a Japanese actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon.
Sakura Oda
Sakura Oda is a Japanese pop singer. She is an 11th-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Oda was a Hello! Pro Egg member.
Zentaro Kamei
Zentaro Kamei is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Isehara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2006.
Caol Uno
Kaoru "Caol" Uno is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion. As one of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship's elite Lightweight competitors, Uno competed for the UFC Lightweight Championship on two separate occasions. Despite falling short in both championship bouts; losing a five-round decision against Jens Pulver at UFC 30, to determine the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion as well as a draw against B.J. Penn at UFC 41, Uno is acknowledged as a pioneer for his impact and influence during the early era of the UFC Lightweight Division.
Takahito Soma
Takahito Soma is a former Japanese football player.