Find out more about the greatest Japanese, including Yoko Ono, Hirohito, Shinsuke Nakamura, Hayao Miyazaki and Akihito.
Resilient, hardworking, honest, intelligent, orderly… The list could go on and on if we were to describe the people of Japan! Japan is a country entirely consisting of islands—in facts thousands of them—located in the Pacific Ocean. Japan’s contributions to the world in terms of culture, science and technology, religion and philosophy, fine arts, and literature has been immense. Japan is also a highly developed country and plays a major role in the world economy. The Japanese with their quiet dignity, honesty, and principles are no doubt one of the most respected people in the world. Living in a nation that often finds itself at mercy of natural forces and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis has made the Japanese very resilient and brave. No matter how grave a situation they face, they manage it with a stoic dignity.
Hideki Tojo(27th Prime Minister of Japan)
30 December 1884
23 December 1948
Kōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan
Capricorn
Oda Nobunaga(16th Century Japanese Feudal Lord)
23 June 1534
21 June 1582
Nagoya Castle, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Cancer
Isoroku Yamamoto(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
04 April 1884
18 April 1943
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Aries
Hiroo Onoda(Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence officer)
19 March 1922
16 January 2014
Kainan, Wakayama, Empire of Japan
Pisces
Momofuku Ando(Inventor of instant noodles)
05 March 1910
05 January 2007
Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Pisces
Jushin Thunder Liger(Japanese Professional Wrestler & MMA)
30 November 1964
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Sagittarius
Susumu Tonegawa(Immunologist, Molecular Biologist)
06 September 1939
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Virgo
Sola Aoi(Pornographic actor, Actor, Singer, AV idol, Tarento)
11 November 1983
Tokyo
Scorpio
Chiune Sugihara(Diplomat)
01 January 1900
31 July 1986
Mino
Capricorn
Akira Toriyama(Japanese manga artist)
05 April 1955
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Aries
Yu Darvish(Baseball player)
16 August 1986
Ōsaka
Leo
Yayoi Kusama(Artist, Sculptor, Novelist, Painter)
22 March 1929
Matsumoto
Aries
Maria Ozawa(Pornographic actor, AV idol, Stripper, Actor, Glamour model, Model)
08 January 1986
Hokkaidō
Capricorn
Makoto Shinkai(Film director, Voice actor, Animator, Screenwriter)
09 February 1973
Koumi
Aquarius
Mao Asada(Figure skater)
25 September 1990
Nagoya
Libra
Emperor Meiji(Emperor)
03 November 1852
30 July 1912
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Scorpio
Tokugawa Ieyasu(Samurai)
31 January 1543
01 June 1616
Okazaki
Aquarius
Himiko(Queen)
0175 AD
0248 AD
Yamatai
Yukio Mishima(Writer, Actor, Novelist, Film director, Screenwriter, Poet, Essayist, Playwright, Lyricist, Critic, Model)
14 January 1925
25 November 1970
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Capricorn
Sada Abe(Geisha, Criminal)
28 May 1905
Kanda
Gemini
Hokusai(Painter)
31 October 1760
10 May 1849
Edo, Tokyo
Scorpio
Toyotomi Hideyoshi(Daimyō)
17 March 1537
18 September 1598
Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
Pisces
Takeshi Kitano(Film director, Actor, Painter, Owarai tarento, Poet, Film editor, Film producer, Writer, Sculptor, Screenwriter, Comedian, Tarento, Film actor)
18 January 1947
Adachi-ku
Capricorn
Masaaki Yuasa(Screenwriter, Animator, Film director)
16 March 1965
Fukuoka
Pisces
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan23 February 1960
Tokyo
Pisces
Noriaki Kasai(Ski jumper)
06 June 1972
Shimokawa
Gemini
Kei Nishikori(Tennis player)
29 December 1989
Matsue
Capricorn
Issei Sagawa(actor, writer, novelist, mangaka, translator)
26 April 1949
Kobe
Taurus
Tsutomu Miyazaki(Serial killer)
21 August 1962
17 June 2008
Ōme
Leo
Kami(musician)
01 February 1972
21 June 1999
Ibaraki
Aquarius
Tadanobu Asano(Actor, Guitarist, Musician, Singer, Film director, Model)
27 November 1973
Yokohama
Sagittarius
Liv Ullmann(Actress)
16 December 1938
Tokyo
Sagittarius
Shoko Asahara(Terrorist, Writer)
02 March 1955
Yatsushiro
Pisces
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa(Actor, Film producer, Film actor, Television actor, Karateka)
27 September 1950
Higashi-Azabu
Libra
Takashi Murakami(Sculptor, Painter, Artist, Film director)
01 February 1962
Itabashi-ku
Aquarius
Toshiro Mifune(Actor, Film producer, Film actor)
01 April 1920
24 December 1997
Qingdao
Aries
Ayumi Hamasaki(Singer, Seiyū, Songwriter, Model, Actor, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Lyricist, Poet, Record producer)
02 October 1978
Fukuoka
Libra
Miyavi(Japanese singer-songwriter)
14 September 1981
Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Virgo
Japan has a rich cultural heritage and from time immemorial has produced several philosophers, artists, writers, musicians, samurais, and industrialists whose works have enriched not just the nation’s history and culture, but have also influenced the whole world. Modern day Japanese too take forward the legacy of their illustrious ancient counterparts. Browse on to discover many more fascinating details about the famous people of Japan.
