List of Famous people born in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Kyogo Kawaguchi
Kyogo Kawaguchi is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is currently working with "Chikyukyoudai". His notable works include Sakura and the album Hibi Sansan.
Takayuki Terauchi
Takayuki Terauchi is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
Kozue Ando
Kozue Ando is a Japanese football player. She plays for Urawa Reds. She played for Japan national team.
Takanori Hoshino
Takanori Hoshino is a Japanese voice actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Atlas in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
Atsushi Abe
Atsushi Abe is a Japanese voice actor and narrator represented by Ken Production. Some of his major roles include Toma Kamijo in the A Certain Magical Index / A Certain Scientific Railgun series, Kukai Soma in Shugo Chara, Moritaka Mashiro in Bakuman, Takashi Kosuda in B Gata H Kei, Koichi Sakakibara in Another, and Kokonotsu Shikada in Dagashi Kashi.
Sadao Watanabe
Sadao Watanabe is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles, with collaborations from musicians all over the world.
Shōma Satō
Shoma Sato is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Michiko Ueno
Michiko Ueno is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. She was first elected to the House of Councillors in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016. Prior to that, she was a member of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly for two terms. She belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party and The Party for Japanese Kokoro. Ueno is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
Fumie Mizusawa
Fumie Mizusawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and novelist. She is represented by Aoni Production.
Yasushi Iihara
Yasushi Iihara is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Tochigi Golden Braves of Baseball Challenge League.