List of Famous people with last name Toru

Minamoto no Tōru

First Name Minamoto

Last Name Tōru

Born on November 30, 0821

Died on September 25, 0895 (aged 73)

Minamoto no Tōru was a Japanese poet and statesman. He was born the son of Emperor Saga and a member of the Saga Genji clan. He is sometimes mentioned as the model for Hikaru Genji in important Japanese literary classic The Tale of Genji.

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Nogami Tōru

First Name Nogami

Last Name Tōru

Born on September 11, 1938 (age 86)

Born in Japan

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Yoshikawa Toru

First Name Yoshikawa

Last Name Toru

Born on July 29, 1961

Died on July 29, 2015 (aged 54)

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Kurata Toru

First Name Kurata

Last Name Toru

Born on November 30, 1974 (age 49)

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Kakizoe Tōru

First Name Kakizoe

Last Name Tōru

Born on August 12, 1978 (age 46)

Kakizoe Tōru , is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 2001 and reached the top division in 2003. His highest rank was komusubi, which he held for just one tournament. He won one special prize, for Technique. After injury problems he fell to the third makushita division in 2011 and retired in April 2012, becoming a sumo coach. He was part of ex-yokozuna Musashimaru's Musashigawa stable from 2013 until 2020, when he moved to Irumagawa stable.

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