List of Famous people born in Tokyo, Japan
Daisuke Nakamura
Daisuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and submission grappler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Having most recently competed in 2016, he has fought for DREAM, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, ZST, Cage Rage, PRIDE, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, K-1 and Cage Force promotions. He is the former DEEP Lightweight Champion. Nakamura is also known for his incredible armbar variations, with most of his wins coming by armbar, and is famous for his tributes to the shoot-style circuit, often wearing the style's signature kneeboots and short-tights in his fights.
Fusako Kuramochi
Fusako Kuramochi is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. While still in high school, she made her professional debut with Megane-chan no Hitorigoto, published in the Autumn 1972 issue of Bessatsu Margaret. She won the magazine's gold medal for amateur manga artists. Afterwards, Kuramochi studied Japanese painting at Musashino Art University, but left before graduation to pursue her career full-time.
Masakazu Morita
Masakazu Morita is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He previously worked for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show, Bleach B-Station. He played Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Maeda Keiji in Sengoku Basara, Marco the Phoenix in One Piece series, Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Whis in Dragon Ball Super, Auel Neider in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Pegasus Seiya in Saint Seiya – Hades Chapter, Pod in Pokémon and Tenjuro Banno in Kamen Rider Drive. He won the "Best Rookie Actor" at the first Seiyu Awards. He is also the official Japanese dubbing roles for Zac Efron.
Hidekazu Nagai
Hidekazu Nagai is a comedian and an owarai presenter in Japan.
Yuka Iguchi
Yuka Iguchi is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Office Osawa. Her major roles include Index in A Certain Magical Index, Tsukihi Araragi in Monogatari, Maria Takayama in Haganai, Tamaki Irie in Majestic Prince, Miku Kohinata in Symphogear, Mea Kurosaki in To Love Ru Darkness, Norie Okazaki in Tamayura, Mako Reizei in Girls und Panzer, Myne in Ascendance of a Bookworm, and Hinata Miyake in A Place Further than the Universe.
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Mitsuo Tsukahara is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He was five times an Olympic Gold Medalist. He remained active in the sport after his retirement from competition. He served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association.
Asumi Nakata
Asumi Nakada is a Japanese voice actress and child model from Tokyo, Japan. She is represented by Oscar Promotion. Her major roles in anime are Lucia Nanami in Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch and Yasura in Himawari.
Tomomi Takano
Tomomi Takano is a Japanese model and professional boxer who challenged once for the WBO junior bantamweight title in 2015.
Miyakawa Sae
Miyakawa Sae is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She represented Japan at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal on the vault. She also competed at the 2015 World Championships where she finished fourth on the floor exercise and at the 2017 World Championships where she finished eighth on the vault. She was a member of the team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Asian Championships, and individually, she won the silver medal on the vault and the bronze medal on the floor exercise. She also represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Hannah O'Neill
Hannah O'Neill is a New Zealand ballet dancer who is currently a premier danseur with the Paris Opera Ballet.