List of Famous people born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Azusa Watanabe
Azusa Watanabe is a Japanese actress who is affiliated with both Toei Management and Mumeijuku. She starred in the 43rd NHK Asadora Wakko no Kin Medaru (1989–1990), which earned an average rating of 33.8%.
Yahiro Kazama
Yahiro Kazama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He is the first Japanese player to score in J1 League. His son Koki Kazama and Koya Kazama are also footballer.
Yoshiaki Koizumi
Yoshiaki Koizumi is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer. Working for Nintendo, he is a Senior executive officer and is the Deputy General Manager of the company's Entertainment Planning & Development division. He is known for his work within the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
Tomoki Satō
Tomoki Sato is a Japanese Paralympic athlete. In 2016, he won the silver medal in both the men's 400 metres T52 and men's 1500 metres T52 events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Hiroshi Urano
Hiroshi Urano is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in his entire career with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Masayuki Aoyama
Masayuki Aoyama is a Japanese attorney and politician who represents Shizuoka Prefecture in the House of Representatives.
Yamada Nagamasa
Yamada Nagamasa was a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in the Ayutthaya Kingdom at the beginning of the 17th century and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, which is on the Malay Peninsula in present-day Southern Thailand.
Naoya Kikuchi
Naoya Kikuchi is a Japanese former professional footballer.
Ryosuke Nomura
Ryosuke Nomura is a former Japanese baseball pitcher who played for Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He now serves the team as a batting practice pitcher.
Fumiya Sankai
Fumiya Sankai is a Japanese vlogger, actor, recording artist and influencer in the Philippines. He has been active in his YouTube Channel, FumiShun Base, since 2015. His fame grew when he became the first pure Japanese official housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Otso, a reality TV show for Filipinos. The "Konnichi-Wonder Vlogger ng Japan", as he is called, Fumiya finished the 9-month running show as the 5th big placer.