Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata, a prefecture on Japan's Honshu Island, is known for mountains, hot springs and temples. Snow-covered conifers famously resembling "snow monsters" mark its Mt. Zao ski resort area, which is also the site of hot springs and hiking trails around color-shifting Okama Crater Lake. The capital, also called Yamagata, is home to the hillside Yamadera Buddhist complex, centered on 9th-century Risshaku-ji Temple.

People born in Yamagata Prefecture (First 33 people) - Page 1

Mifuyu Ando

Mifuyu Ando

Businessperson

Takushiro Hattori

Takushiro Hattori

Japanese officer

Yuji Kakizaki

Yuji Kakizaki

Film director

Chihiro Suzuki

Chihiro Suzuki

Japanese voice actor

Toshiharu Ikeda

Toshiharu Ikeda

Film director

Kokoa Aisu

Kokoa Aisu

Japanese pornographic film actor

Yuuto Suzuki

Yuuto Suzuki


Nobuo Shioya

Nobuo Shioya

Doctor

Satomi Moriya

Satomi Moriya

Voice actress

Hideyoshi Iwata

Hideyoshi Iwata

Japanese actor

Yoshiyuki Kishi

Yoshiyuki Kishi

Film director

Tsumugi Hayasaka

Tsumugi Hayasaka

Japanese idol

Hiroshi Yoshino

Hiroshi Yoshino

Japanese poet

Kentaro Takahashi

Kentaro Takahashi

Japanese volleyball player

Kōtoku Satō

Kōtoku Satō

General

Nanami Yoshimura

Nanami Yoshimura


Kyoko Seo

Kyoko Seo

Japanese gymnast

Shōhei Kikuchi

Shōhei Kikuchi

Basketball player

Shigematsu Sakaibara

Shigematsu Sakaibara

Admiral

Teruko Ishizaka

Teruko Ishizaka

Japanese scientist

Nana Satake

Nana Satake

Japanese gravure idol

Iwao Yamaguchi

Iwao Yamaguchi

Japanese musician

Asozan Daifunka

Asozan Daifunka

Japanese comedian

Eiichi Nakao

Eiichi Nakao

Japanese Politician

Hiroshi Masumura

Hiroshi Masumura


Hiroomi Takizawa

Hiroomi Takizawa

Japanese freestyle skier

Masami Kobayashi

Masami Kobayashi


Seiko Koasa

Seiko Koasa

Japanese ski jumper

Yamashita Gentarō

Yamashita Gentarō

Military personnel

Shigenao Konishi

Shigenao Konishi

Pedagogue

Toshiaki Ushijima

Toshiaki Ushijima


Hiroshi Endo

Hiroshi Endo


Roswell Hosoki

Roswell Hosoki

Japanese cartoonist