List of Famous people born in Tokyo, Japan
Zeebra
Hideyuki Yokoi , known professionally as Zeebra , is a Japanese hip hop recording artist and DJ who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra, which also included DJ Oasis and K Dub Shine, and the older brother of fellow hip hop recording artist SPHERE of INFLUENCE. He went on to pursue a solo career shortly after in 1997, and signed with the Future Shock record label.
Kazuya Kojima
Kazuya Kojima is a Japanese comedian and actor. He performs boke in the comedy duo Unjash with his partner Ken Watabe. He is represented by Production Jinrikisha.
Nakamura Kankurō VI
Nakamura Kankurō VI is a Japanese kabuki and film and television actor. Born Masayuki Namino , he is the eldest son of actor Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII and brother to Nakamura Shichinosuke II.
Hinako Sano
Hinako Sano is a Japanese actress, model, and gravure idol who is affiliated with Horipro.
Ryō Kimura
Ryo Kimura is a Japanese actor who debuted in 2002. His first movie was Moonlight Jellyfish, in which he co-starred with Tatsuya Fujiwara. He played the role of Michio, a mentally challenged 15-year-old boy diagnosed with an incurable skin disease called XP.
Hikari Ishida
Hikari Ishida is a Japanese actress. She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series Hana no Asuka-gumi!. She also released several singles and six albums and she had one minor hit with the song "Emerald no Suna". Ishida also made numerous commercials for hair products and released several photobooks and videos. Ishida has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. She is younger sister of Yuriko Ishida, also an actress.
Banri Kaieda
Banri Kaieda is a Japanese politician who was the President of the Democratic Party of Japan between 2012 and 2014.
Takeshi Noda
Takeshi Noda is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
San'yūtei Enraku VI
6th Sanyutei Enraku is a Japanese rakugo comedian known for performing on the Shōten comedy show on Nippon TV.
Hisashi Iwakuma
Hisashi Iwakuma is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 2000 to 2004, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2005 to 2011, and Yomiuri Giants in 2019, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners from 2012 to 2017. Iwakuma retired in 2020 due to lingering shoulder issues that had prevented him from playing that year.