List of people from Tochigi Prefecture
# List of people from Tochigi Prefecture

This is a list of notable people from the prefecture of Tochigi, Japan.

## Politicians and activists

* Mayumi Moriyama, Japanese politician and former cabinet member
* Yoshimi Watanabe, the president of Your Party
* Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese politician, several times a minister, including minister of foreign affairs in 2019 - 2021

## Athletes

* Ayagawa Gorōji, the second yokozuna sumo wrestler
* Hiromi Hara, former footballer
* Yumiko Hara, marathon runner
* Hokutōriki Hideki, sumo wrestler
* Takuro Ishii, baseball player for the Yokohama BayStars
* Guts Ishimatsu, boxer, actor and comedian
* Toshiaki Kawada, professional wrestler
* Tochigiyama Moriya, sumo wrestler
* Yoko Shibui, marathon runner
* Akashi Shiganosuke, first-ever yokozuna sumo wrestler
* Hidetoshi Wakui, footballer
* Shunsuke Watanabe, baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines

## Entertainers

* Arisa Komiya, voice actress and actress
* Minori Chihara, voice actress and a singer
* Toshio Furukawa, voice actor
* Rina Koike, actor and model
* Hikaru Midorikawa, voice actor
* Fumie Mizusawa, voice actress
* Yūko Ōshima, singer (AKB48) and actress
* Fumika Suzuki, gravure idol and model
* Umi Tenjin, voice actor
* Tomoko Yamaguchi, actress and singer
* Hitomi Honda, singer (AKB48, Iz*One)

## Musicians, composers and artists

* Yasushi Ishii, composer
* Tanaka Isson, artist
* Shima Kakoku, artist and photographer
* Masao Urino, writer and director
* Nobuko Yoshiya, novelist
* Toyotarou, mangaka
* Chisaki Morito, singer

## Notorious

* Chiyo Aizawa, high-profile murderer
* Yoshio Kodaira, rapist and serial killer
* Hiroshi Ogawa, murderer (less well known as a baseball player)

## Miscellaneous

* Masaru Ibuka, co-founder of Sony
* Hiromichi Kataura, carbon nanotube research
* Kuniaki Koiso, World War II general
* Takeji Nara, World War II general
* Yumio Nasu, World War II major general
* Namihei Odaira, founder of Hitachi
* Tsutomu Oohashi, scientist
