List of Famous people born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Masataka Ōta
Yasuki Uehara
Taisei Kurata
Yasuhiro Kobayashi
coba, Yasuhiro Kobayashi , is a Japanese musician, accordionist, composer and arranger, born in Matsushiro, Nagano and brought up in Niigata, Niigata. His music has sold over 1,000,000 CDs.
Hisao Oguchi
Hisao Oguchi is a Japanese business executive. He was director, vice chairman, and chief creative officer of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Oguchi originally was President and CEO of Sega. He currently is president and CEO of Sega Sammy Creation.
Yōichi Itō
Mitsu Shimojo
Mitsu Shimojo is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Matsumoto, Nagano and graduate of Shinshu University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.
Masaru Itō
Saori Imai
Saori Imai is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships. She also won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Championships in the 200 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.