List of Japanese people facts for kids

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A list of famous Japanese people who have made a big impact in different areas like writing, business, history, and leadership. These people are known for their achievements and contributions to Japan and the world.

Awesome Authors
Clever Company Creators
Great Educators
Japanese Emperors and Empresses
Brave Military Leaders
- Famous Samurai
- Kamakura Shoguns
  - Kamakura Shikken
- Ashikaga Shoguns
- Tokugawa Shoguns
- Modern Military Figures
Cool Personalities
- Awesome Idols (Male)
- Amazing Idols (Female)
- Talented Models
- Fantastic Musicians and Singers (Male)
- Wonderful Musicians and Singers (Female)
- TV and Radio Stars
Important Prime Ministers
- Meiji Period (1868–1912)
- Taishō Period (1912–1926)
- Shōwa Period (1926–1989)
- Heisei Period (1989–2019)
- Reiwa Period (2019–present)
Religious Leaders
Brilliant Scientists
Smart Mathematicians
Clever Economists
Other Notable People
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Architects
Artists
Athletes
Authors
Company founders
Educators
Emperors
Historians
Military leaders
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- Idols (male)
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Awesome Authors

Japan has many amazing writers! Here are some of them:

Kobo Abe, who wrote the famous book The Woman in the Dunes.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Matsuo Basho, a master of haiku poetry, known for The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Osamu Dazai, author of No Longer Human.
Yasunari Kawabata, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his beautiful stories.
Yukio Mishima
Haruki Murakami, a popular modern author.
Kenzaburo Oe, another winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote The Tale of Genji, one of the world's first novels!
Sei Shonagon, known for her observations in The Pillow Book.
Natsume Soseki, author of Kokoro.
Junichiro Tanizaki
Kenko Yoshida, who wrote Essays in Idleness.

Clever Company Creators

These people started some of Japan's biggest and most famous companies:

Yoshisuke Aikawa (1880–1967), the founder of Nissan, a major car company.
Takeo Fujisawa (1910–1988), who helped start Honda, another big name in cars and motorcycles.
Hirotoshi Honda, founder of Mugen Motorsports.
Konosuke Matsushita, who started Panasonic, known for electronics.
Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder of Rakuten, a huge online shopping and services company.
Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–1694), who founded the Mitsui group, a very old and large business.
Mikimoto Kokichi (1858–1954), famous for creating the first cultured pearls and founding Mikimoto.
Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), the co-founder of Honda.
Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952), who started the Mazda car company.
Michio Suzuki (1887–1982), the founder of Suzuki, another well-known car and motorcycle maker.
Eiji Toyoda (1913–2013), who helped create the luxury car brand Lexus.
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), the founder of the Toyota car company in 1937.
Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930), who founded Toyota Industries and the larger Toyota Group.

Great Educators

These individuals were important teachers and thinkers in Japan:

Mori Arinori
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi
Midori Suzuki
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Tsuda Yukio
Kanō Jigorō
Imai Yone

Japanese Emperors and Empresses

The Emperor is the head of the Imperial House of Japan, and the role has a very long history. Here are some notable Emperors and Empresses throughout Japan's history:

No.	Reign	Posthumous name	Personal name (imina)	Notes
Kofun period
15	90270270–310	Emperor Ōjin	Honda no Sumera-mikoto / Ōtomowake no Mikoto / Homutawake no Mikoto	Last proto-historical emperor, honored as Hachiman
16	90313313–399	Emperor Nintoku	Ō Sazaki no Mikoto
Asuka period (592–710)
33	90592592–628	Empress Suiko	Nukatabe/Toyomike Kashikiyahime	First non-legendary female emperor; Prince Shotoku was her regent.
38	90661661–672	Emperor Tenji	Katsuragi/Nakano-ooe
Nara period (710–794)
45	90724724–749	Emperor Shōmu	Obito
Heian period (794–1185)
50	90781781–806	Emperor Kanmu	Yamabe
60	90897897–930	Emperor Daigo	Atsuhito
66	90986986–1011	Emperor Ichijō	Yasuhito/Kanehito
72	910731073–1086	Emperor Shirakawa	Sadahito
Kamakura period (1185–1333)
82	911831183–1198	Emperor Go-Toba	Takahira
Muromachi period (1333–1573)
100	913921392–1412	Emperor Go-Komatsu	Motohito	Reunified the Northern and Southern Courts.
Edo period (1603–1868)
108	916111611–1629	Emperor Go-Mizunoo	Kotohito
109	916291629–1643	Empress Meishō	Okiko
121	918461846–1867	Emperor Kōmei	Osahito
Modern Japan (1867–present)
122	918671867–1912	Emperor Meiji	Mutsuhito	The first Emperor of modern Japan.
123	919121912–1926	Emperor Taishō	Yoshihito
124	919261926–1989	Emperor Shōwa	Hirohito	Japan's Emperor during and after World War II.
125	919891989–2019	Emperor Akihito	Akihito	He stepped down in 2019, which was a rare event for a Japanese Emperor.
126	2019–present	Emperor "Kinjō" (Reigning monarch)	Naruhito	The current Emperor of Japan.

Brave Military Leaders

Japan has a rich history of military leaders, especially the samurai.

Famous Samurai

Samurai were skilled warriors who served lords in ancient and medieval Japan.

Akechi Mitsuhide
Date Masamune
Hattori Hanzō, a famous ninja and samurai.
Honda Tadakatsu
Ii Naomasa
Ishida Mitsunari
Katō Kiyomasa
Kusunoki Masashige
Maeda Toshiie
Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of Japan.
Miyamoto Musashi, a legendary sword master.
Oda Nobunaga, a powerful lord who tried to unify Japan.
Sakamoto Ryōma, an important figure in modernizing Japan.
Sanada Yukimura
Shibata Katsuie
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Takeda Shingen, a brilliant military leader.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the Tokugawa shogunate.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, another powerful leader who unified Japan.
Uesugi Kenshin
Yasuke (foreign born), an African samurai who served Oda Nobunaga.

Kamakura Shoguns

The shogun was a military ruler who held real power in Japan for many centuries.

Grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo

Minamoto no Yoritomo, ruled 1192–1199 (the first shogun!)
Minamoto no Yoriie, ruled 1202–1203
Minamoto no Sanetomo, ruled 1203–1219

Kamakura Shikken

The Shikken were regents who helped rule during the Kamakura period.

Site of Hōjō Takatoki's death

Hōjō Tokimasa, ruled 1203–1205
Hōjō Yoshitoki, ruled 1205–1224
Hōjō Yasutoki, ruled 1224–1242
Hōjō Tokiyori, ruled 1246–1256
Hōjō Tokimune, ruled 1268–1284
Hōjō Sadatoki, ruled 1284–1301
Hōjō Takatoki, ruled 1316–1326

Ashikaga Shoguns

These shoguns ruled during the Ashikaga period:

Ashikaga Takauji, ruled 1338–1358
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, ruled 1368–1394
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, ruled 1449–1473
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, ruled 1568–1573

Tokugawa Shoguns

The Tokugawa shoguns ruled Japan for over 250 years, bringing a long period of peace.

Number		Took office	Left office
1	Tokugawa Ieyasu	1603	1605
2	Tokugawa Hidetada	1605	1623
3	Tokugawa Iemitsu	1623	1651
8	Tokugawa Yoshimune	1716	1745
15	Tokugawa Yoshinobu	August 29, 1866	November 19, 1867

Modern Military Figures

These are some military leaders from more recent Japanese history:

Anami Korechika
Enomoto Takeaki
Matsui Iwane
Tōgō Heihachirō
Tōjō Hideki
Yamamoto Isoroku

Cool Personalities

Awesome Idols (Male)

Daiki Arioka
Jun Matsumoto
Kazunari Ninomiya
Kimura Takuya
Ryosuke Yamada
Satoshi Ohno
Sho Sakurai
Tomohisa Yamashita

Amazing Idols (Female)

Sayaka Akimoto
Yuki Kashiwagi
Haruna Kojima
Atsuko Maeda
Jurina Matsui
Rena Matsui
Aya Matsuura
Yuko Oshima
Mayu Watanabe
Ayaka Sasaki

Talented Models

Seika Furuhata
Aki Hoshino
May J.
Meisa Kuroki
Riyo Mori
Tao Okamoto
Ebihara Yuri

Fantastic Musicians and Singers (Male)

Gackt
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Hyde
Miyavi
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yoshiki
Yōsui Inoue

Wonderful Musicians and Singers (Female)

TV and Radio Stars

Iijima Ai
Mao Inoue
Kano sisters
Mino Monta
Shinohara Tomoe

Important Prime Ministers

The Prime Minister is the head of the Japanese government. Here are some of the people who have held this important role.

Meiji Period (1868–1912)

These Prime Ministers served under Emperor Meiji.

No.	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Government	Elected	Ref
No.	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Government	Elected	Ref
1		Itō Hirobumi 伊藤博文 Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	22 December 1885	30 April 1888	860	None	1. Itō I	—
1		Itō Hirobumi 伊藤博文 Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	He was the very first Prime Minister of modern Japan.
2		Kuroda Kiyotaka 黑田清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840–1900)	30 April 1888	25 October 1889	543	None	2. Kuroda	—
2		Kuroda Kiyotaka 黑田清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840–1900)	He helped create the Meiji Constitution.

Taishō Period (1912–1926)

These Prime Ministers served under Emperor Taishō.

No.	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Government	Elected	Ref
No.	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Government	Elected	Ref
10		Hara Takashi 原敬 Hara Takashi (1856–1921)	29 September 1918	4 November 1921	1132	Rikken Seiyūkai	19. Hara	1920
10		Hara Takashi 原敬 Hara Takashi (1856–1921)	He was sadly assassinated while in office.

Shōwa Period (1926–1989)

These Prime Ministers served under Emperor Shōwa.

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Government	Elected		Ref
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Government	Gen.	Coun.	Ref
33		Tetsu Katayama 片山哲 Katayama Tetsu (1887–1978)	24 May 1947	10 March 1948	291	JSP	46. Katayama	1947	1947
33		Tetsu Katayama 片山哲 Katayama Tetsu (1887–1978)	He was the first socialist Prime Minister of Japan.
(32)		Shigeru Yoshida 吉田茂 Yoshida Shigeru (1878–1967)	15 October 1948	16 February 1949	2247	DLP (until 1950); Liberal	48. Yoshida II	—	—
			16 February 1949	30 October 1952			49. Yoshida III	1949	1950
			30 October 1952	21 May 1953			50. Yoshida IV	1952	—
			21 May 1953	10 December 1954			51. Yoshida V	1953	1953
			He helped Japan rebuild after World War II and focused on economic growth.
37		Nobusuke Kishi 岸信介 Kishi Nobusuke (1896–1987)	25 February 1957	12 June 1958	1240	LDP	56. Kishi I	—	—
			12 June 1958	19 July 1960	1240	LDP	57. Kishi II	1958	1959

38		Hayato Ikeda 池田勇人 Ikeda Hayato (1899–1965)	19 July 1960	8 December 1960	1574	LDP	58. Ikeda I	—	—
			8 December 1960	9 December 1963			59. Ikeda II	1960	1962
			9 December 1963	9 November 1964			60. Ikeda III	1963	—

39		Eisaku Satō 佐藤榮作 Satō Eisaku (1901–1975)	9 November 1964	17 February 1967	2797	LDP	61. Satō I	—	1965
			17 February 1967	14 January 1970			62. Satō II	1967	1968
			14 January 1970	7 July 1972			63. Satō III	1969	1971

41		Takeo Miki 三木武夫 Miki Takeo (1907–1988)	9 December 1974	24 December 1976	746	LDP	66. Miki	—	1974
41		Takeo Miki 三木武夫 Miki Takeo (1907–1988)
45		Yasuhiro Nakasone 中曽根　康弘 Nakasone Yasuhiro (1918–2019)	27 November 1982	27 December 1983	1805	LDP	71. Nakasone I	—	—
			27 December 1983	22 July 1986			72. Nakasone II	1983	1983
			22 July 1986	6 November 1987			73. Nakasone III	1986	1986

Heisei Period (1989–2019)

These Prime Ministers served under Emperor Akihito.

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Government	Elected		Ref
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Government	Gen.	Coun.	Ref
48		Toshiki Kaifu 海部俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki (1931–)	10 August 1989	28 February 1990	817	LDP	76. Kaifu I	—	—
			28 February 1990	5 November 1991	817	LDP	77. Kaifu II	1990	—
			He was the longest-serving member of the lower house of the Diet for a time.
50		Morihiro Hosokawa 細川護熙 Hosokawa Morihiro (1938–)	9 August 1993	28 April 1994	262	JNP	79. Hosokawa	1993	—
50		Morihiro Hosokawa 細川護熙 Hosokawa Morihiro (1938–)	He came from a noble family and led a coalition government.
52		Tomiichi Murayama 村山富市 Murayama Tomiichi (1924–)	30 June 1994	11 January 1996	560	JSP	81. Murayama	—	1995
52		Tomiichi Murayama 村山富市 Murayama Tomiichi (1924–)	His time in office saw the Great Hanshin earthquake and a sarin gas attack in Tokyo.
53		Ryūtarō Hashimoto 橋本龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō (1937–2006)	11 January 1996	7 November 1996	931	LDP	82. Hashimoto I	—	—
			7 November 1996	30 July 1998	931	LDP	83. Hashimoto II	1996	1998
			He worked on many reforms during his time as Prime Minister.
54		Keizō Obuchi 小渕恵三 Obuchi Keizō (1937–2000)	30 July 1998	5 April 2000	615	LDP	84. Obuchi	—	—
54		Keizō Obuchi 小渕恵三 Obuchi Keizō (1937–2000)	His government helped Japan's economy after a difficult period.
56		Junichirō Koizumi 小泉純一郎 Koizumi Jun'ichirō (1942–)	26 April 2001	19 November 2003	1979	LDP	87. Koizumi I	—	2001
			19 November 2003	21 September 2005			88. Koizumi II	2003	2004
			21 September 2005	26 September 2006			89. Koizumi III	2005	—
			He was a very popular Prime Minister who served for a long time.
57		Shinzō Abe 安倍晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954–2022)	26 September 2006	26 September 2007	365	LDP	90. Abe S. I	—	2007
57		Shinzō Abe 安倍晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954–2022)	He later became Prime Minister again for a much longer period.
60		Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (1947–)	16 September 2009	8 June 2010	265	DPJ	93. Hatoyama Y.	2009	—
60		Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (1947–)	His party won a big election victory in 2009.
61		Naoto Kan 菅直人 Kan Naoto (1946–)	8 June 2010	2 September 2011	451	DPJ	94. Kan	—	2010
61		Naoto Kan 菅直人 Kan Naoto (1946–)	He led Japan during the major earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
(57)		Shinzō Abe 安倍晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954–2022)	26 December 2012	24 December 2014	2821	LDP	96. Abe S. II	2012	2013
			24 December 2014	1 November 2017			97. Abe S. III	2014	2016
			1 November 2017	16 September 2020			98. Abe S. IV	2017	2019
			He was Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister.

Reiwa Period (2019–present)

These Prime Ministers serve under Emperor Naruhito.

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Government	Elected		Ref
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Government	Gen.	Coun.	Ref
63		Yoshihide Suga 菅義偉 Suga Yoshihide (1948–)	16 September 2020	4 October 2021	383	LDP	99. Suga	—	—
63		Yoshihide Suga 菅義偉 Suga Yoshihide (1948–)	He became Prime Minister after Shinzō Abe.
64		Fumio Kishida 岸田文雄 Kishida Fumio (1957–)	4 October 2021	10 November 2021	1349	LDP	100. Kishida I	—	—
			10 November 2021	Incumbent	1349	LDP	101. Kishida II	2021	2022
			He is the current Prime Minister of Japan.

Religious Leaders

These individuals were important figures in various religions in Japan:

Dogen, a key figure in Zen Buddhism.
Eisai, who brought Rinzai Zen to Japan.
Kūkai, a monk who founded the Shingon school of Buddhism.
Nichiren, who founded the Nichiren school of Buddhism.
Shinran, who founded the Jōdo Shinshū school of Buddhism.
Daisaku Ikeda, a modern Buddhist leader.
Paulo Miki, a Japanese saint.
Shunryū Suzuki, a Zen master.
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, famous for introducing Zen to the West.

Brilliant Scientists

These Japanese scientists made important discoveries and inventions:

Esaki Leo, a Nobel Prize winner in physics.
Ikeda Kikunae, who discovered umami, the fifth taste!
Kitasato Shibasaburō, a pioneer in bacteriology.
Mikimoto Kōkichi, known for cultured pearls.
Nakaya Ukichirō, the first person to create artificial snowflakes.
Tanaka Kōichi, a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.
Tonegawa Susumu, a Nobel Prize winner in medicine.
Fujita Tetsuya, a meteorologist famous for the Fujita scale for tornadoes.
Yukawa Hideki, Japan's first Nobel Prize winner in physics.

Smart Mathematicians

These mathematicians made important contributions to the field:

Heisuke Hironaka
Kunihiko Kodaira
Shigefumi Mori, who won the Fields Medal.
Seki Kōwa, a historical Japanese mathematician.
Teiji Takagi
Yutaka Taniyama

Clever Economists

These economists studied how money and resources work in society:

Takeshi Amemiya
Masahiko Aoki
Fumio Hayashi
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki
Michio Morishima
Osamu Shimomura
Heizō Takenaka

Other Notable People

Here are some other famous Japanese people from various fields:

Hatta Yoichi, an engineer who built important dams.
Horie Kenichi, a famous sailor.
Takeru Kobayashi, a well-known competitive eater.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of famous video games like Mario and The Legend of Zelda.
Nitobe Inazō, an educator and diplomat.
Onoda Hirō, a soldier who hid in the jungle for many years after WWII.
Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon.
Gunpei Yokoi, a game designer who created the Game Boy.
Sugihara Chiune, a diplomat who saved many Jewish refugees during WWII.

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Architects

Artists

Athletes

Authors

Kobo Abe, author of The Woman in the Dunes
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Matsuo Basho, author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Osamu Dazai, author of No Longer Human
Yasunari Kawabata, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Yukio Mishima
Haruki Murakami
Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji
Sei Shonagon, author of The Pillow Book
Natsume Soseki, author of Kokoro
Junichiro Tanizaki
Kenko Yoshida, author of Essays in Idleness

Company founders

Yoshisuke Aikawa (1880–1967), founder of Nissan
Takeo Fujisawa (1910–1988), co-founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda
Hirotoshi Honda, founder of Mugen Motorsports
Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic
Hiroshi Mikitani, founder of Rakuten
Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–1694), founder of Mitsui
Mikimoto Kokichi (1858–1954), founder of Mikimoto
Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), co-founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda
Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952), founder of Mazda automobile company
Michio Suzuki (1887–1982), founder of Suzuki
Eiji Toyoda (1913–2013), founder of luxury automobile manufacturer Lexus
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), founder of automobile manufacturer Toyota in 1937
Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930), founder of Toyota Industries and Toyota Group

Educators

Mori Arinori
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi
Midori Suzuki
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Tsuda Yukio
Kanō Jigorō
Imai Yone

Emperors

No.	Reign	Portrait	Posthumous name	Personal name (imina)	Notes
Legendary Emperors
1	00340660 BC–585 BCE		Emperor Jimmu	Kan'yamato Iwarebiko	presumed legendary; claimed descent from the sun goddess, Amaterasu
2	00491581 BCE–549 BCE		Emperor Suizei	Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto	presumed legendary; 3rd son of Jimmu
3	00451549 BCE–511 BCE		Emperor Annei	Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto	presumed legendary; son and heir of Suizei
4	00490510 BCE–476 BCE		Emperor Itoku	Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto	presumed legendary; 2nd son of Annei
5	00525475 BCE–393 BCE		Emperor Kōshō	Mimatsuhiko Kaeshine no Mikoto	presumed legendary; son and heir of Itoku
6	00608392 BCE–291 BCE		Emperor Kōan	Oho Yamato Tarasihiko Kunioshi Hito no Mikoto	presumed legendary; 2nd son of Kōshō
7	00710290 BCE–215 BCE		Emperor Kōrei	Oho Yamato Nekohiko Futoni no Mikoto	presumed legendary
8	00786214 BCE–158 BCE		Emperor Kōgen	Oho Yamato Nekohiko Kuni Kuru no Mikoto	presumed legendary
9	00843157 BCE–98 BCE		Emperor Kaika	Waka Yamato Nekohiko Oho Bibino no Mikoto	presumed legendary
10	0090397 BCE–30 BCE		Emperor Sujin	Mimaki Irihiko Inie no Mikoto	first emperor with a direct possibility of existence
11	0097129 BCE–70 CE		Emperor Suinin	Ikume Irihiko Isachi no Mikoto
12	9007171–130		Emperor Keikō	Oho Tarasihiko Osirowake no Mikoto
13	9131131–191		Emperor Seimu	Waka Tarasihiko
14	9192192–200		Emperor Chūai	Tarasi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto
0145	90201201–269		Empress Jingū	Okinaga Tarashihime no Mikoto	Served as regent for Emperor Ōjin; not counted among the officially numbered emperors
Kofun period
15	90270270–310		Emperor Ōjin	Honda no Sumera-mikoto / Ōtomowake no Mikoto / Homutawake no Mikoto	Last proto-historical emperor, deified as Hachiman
16	90313313–399		Emperor Nintoku	Ō Sazaki no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates
17	90400400–405		Emperor Richū	Isaho Wake no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates
18	90406406–410		Emperor Hanzei	Tajihi Mizuha Wake no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates
19	90411411–453		Emperor Ingyō	Wo Asazuma Wakugo no Sukune	Inaccurate dates.
20	90453453–456		Emperor Ankō	Anaho no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates.
21	90456456–479		Emperor Yūryaku	Oho Hatsuse Wakatakeru no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates.
22	90480480–484		Emperor Seinei	Siraka Takehiro Kuni Osi Waka Yamato Neko no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates.
23	90485485–487		Emperor Kenzō	Ohoke no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates.
24	90488488–498		Emperor Ninken	Ohosi(Ohosu) no Mikoto/ Simano Iratsuko	Inaccurate dates.
25	90498498–506		Emperor Buretsu	Wohatsuse Wakasazaki	Inaccurate dates.
26	90507507–531		Emperor Keitai	Ōto/Hikofuto (Hikofuto no Mikoto/Ōdo no Sumera Mikoto)	Genealogy from this point is considered accurate.
27	90531531–535		Emperor Ankan	Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates.
28	90535535–539		Emperor Senka	Takeo Hirokuni Oshitate no Mikoto	Inaccurate dates.
Asuka period (592–710)
29	90539539–571		Emperor Kinmei	Amekuni Oshiharuki Hironiwa no Sumera Mikoto	Traditional dates.
30	90572572–585		Emperor Bidatsu	Osada no Nunakura no Futotamashiki no Mikoto	Traditional dates.
31	90585585–587		Emperor Yōmei	Ooe/Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto	Traditional dates.
32	90587587–592		Emperor Sushun	Hatsusebe no (Wakasasagi) Mikoto	Traditional dates.
33	90592592–628		Empress Suiko	Nukatabe/Toyomike Kashikiyahime	First non-legendary female emperor (Prince Shotoku acted as her regent); traditional dates.
34	90629629–641		Emperor Jomei	Tamura (Oki Nagatarashihi Hironuka no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
35	90642642–645		Empress Kōgyoku	Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates, reigned twice
36	90645645–654		Emperor Kōtoku	Karu (Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
37	90655655–661		Empress Saimei	Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)	Second reign of Empress Kōgyoku (35), traditional dates.
38	90661661–672		Emperor Tenji	Katsuragi/Nakano-ooe (Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto/Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
39	90672672		Emperor Kōbun	Ōtomo	Posthumously named (1870), usurped by Temmu
40	90672672–686		Emperor Tenmu	Ōama/Ohoshiama/Ōsama (Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
41	90686686–697		Empress Jitō	Unonosarara (Takama no Harahiro no Hime no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
42	90697697–707		Emperor Monmu	Karu (Ame no Mamune Toyoohoji no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
43	90707707–715		Empress Genmei	Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
Nara period (710–794)
43	90707707–715		Empress Genmei	Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
44	90715715–724		Empress Genshō	Hidaka/Niinomi (Yamatoneko Takamizu Kiyotarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
45	90724724–749		Emperor Shōmu	Obito (Ameshirushi Kunioshiharuki Toyosakurahiko no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
46	90749749–758		Empress Kōken	Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)	Traditional dates, reigned twice
47	90758758–764		Emperor Junnin	Ōi	Posthumously named (1870), dethroned by Shōtoku
48	90764764–770		Empress Shōtoku	Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)	Second reign of Empress Kōken (46), traditional dates.
49	90770770–781		Emperor Kōnin	Shirakabe (Amemune Takatsugi no Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
50	90781781–806		Emperor Kanmu	Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
Heian period (794–1185)
50	90781781–806		Emperor Kanmu	Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
51	90806806–809		Emperor Heizei	Ate (Yamatoneko Ameoshikuni Takahiko no Mikoto)	Traditional dates.
52	90809809–823		Emperor Saga	Kamino	Traditional dates.
53	90823823–833		Emperor Junna	Ōtomo	Traditional dates.
54	90833833–850		Emperor Ninmyō	Masara	Traditional dates.
55	90850850–858		Emperor Montoku	Michiyasu	Traditional dates.
56	90858858–876		Emperor Seiwa	Korehito	Traditional dates.
57	90876876–884		Emperor Yōzei	Sadaakira	Traditional dates.
58	90884884–887		Emperor Kōkō	Tokiyasu	Traditional dates.
59	90887887–897		Emperor Uda	Sadami	Traditional dates.
60	90897897–930		Emperor Daigo	Atsuhito	Traditional dates.
61	90930930–946		Emperor Suzaku	Yutaakira	Traditional dates.
62	90946946–967		Emperor Murakami	Nariakira	Traditional dates.
63	90967967–969		Emperor Reizei	Norihira	Traditional dates.
64	90969969–984		Emperor En'yū	Morihira	Traditional dates.
65	90984984–986		Emperor Kazan	Morosada	Traditional dates.
66	90986986–1011		Emperor Ichijō	Yasuhito/Kanehito	Traditional dates.
67	910111011–1016		Emperor Sanjō	Okisada/Iyasada	Traditional dates.
68	910161016–1036		Emperor Go-Ichijō	Atsuhira	Traditional dates.
69	910361036–1045		Emperor Go-Suzaku	Atsunaga/Atsuyoshi	Traditional dates.
70	910451045–1068		Emperor Go-Reizei	Chikahito	Traditional dates.
71	910681068–1073		Emperor Go-Sanjō	Takahito	Traditional dates.
72	910731073–1086		Emperor Shirakawa	Sadahito	Traditional dates.
73	910871087–1107		Emperor Horikawa	Taruhito	Traditional dates.
74	911071107–1123		Emperor Toba	Munehito	Traditional dates.
75	911231123–1142		Emperor Sutoku	Akihito	Traditional dates.
76	911421142–1155		Emperor Konoe	Narihito	Traditional dates.
77	911551155–1158		Emperor Go-Shirakawa	Masahito	Traditional dates.
78	911581158–1165		Emperor Nijō	Morihito	Traditional dates.
79	911651165–1168		Emperor Rokujō	Yorihito	Traditional dates.
80	911681168–1180		Emperor Takakura	Norihito	Traditional dates.
81	911801180–1185		Emperor Antoku	Tokihito	Traditional dates.
Kamakura period (1185–1333)
82	911831183–1198		Emperor Go-Toba	Takahira	Traditional dates.
83	911981198–1210		Emperor Tsuchimikado	Tamehito	Traditional dates.
84	912101210–1221		Emperor Juntoku	Morihira/Morinari	Traditional dates.
85	912211221		Emperor Chūkyō	Kanehira/Kanenari	Posthumously named (1870)
86	912211221–1232		Emperor Go-Horikawa	Yutahito	Traditional dates.
87	912321232–1242		Emperor Shijō	Mitsuhito/Hidehito	Traditional dates.
88	912421242–1246		Emperor Go-Saga	Kunihito	Traditional dates.
89	912461246–1260		Emperor Go-Fukakusa	Hisahito	Traditional dates.
90	912601260–1274		Emperor Kameyama	Tsunehito	Traditional dates.
91	912741274–1287		Emperor Go-Uda	Yohito	Traditional dates.
92	912871287–1298		Emperor Fushimi	Hirohito	Traditional dates.
93	912981298–1301		Emperor Go-Fushimi	Tanehito	Traditional dates.
94	913011301–1308		Emperor Go-Nijō	Kuniharu	Traditional dates.
95	913081308–1318		Emperor Hanazono	Tomihito	Traditional dates.
96	913181318–1339		Emperor Go-Daigo	Takaharu	Traditional dates; Southern Court
Northern Court (1333–1392)
0961	913311331–1333		Emperor Kōgon	Kazuhito
0962	913361336–1348		Emperor Kōmyō	Yutahito
0962	913481348–1351		Emperor Sukō	Okihito
0962	913511351–1352	Interregnum
0963	913521352–1371		Emperor Go-Kōgon	Iyahito
0964	913711371–1382		Emperor Go-En'yū	Ohito
0964	913821382–1392		Emperor Go-Komatsu	Motohito	Reunified courts in 1392, see 100 below
Muromachi period (1333–1573)
96	913181318–1339		Emperor Go-Daigo	Takaharu	Traditional dates; Southern Court
97	913391339–1368		Emperor Go-Murakami	Norinaga/Noriyoshi	Southern Court
98	913681368–1383		Emperor Chōkei	Yutanari	Southern Court
99	913831383–1392		Emperor Go-Kameyama	Hironari	Southern Court
100	913921392–1412		Emperor Go-Komatsu	Motohito	Reunified courts, see also entry in Northern Court section.
101	914121412–1428		Emperor Shōkō	Mihito	Traditional dates.
102	914281428–1464		Emperor Go-Hanazono	Hikohito	Traditional dates.
103	914641464–1500		Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado	Fusahito	Traditional dates.
104	915001500–1526		Emperor Go-Kashiwabara	Katsuhito	Traditional dates.
105	915261526–1557		Emperor Go-Nara	Tomohito	Traditional dates.
106	915571557–1586		Emperor Ōgimachi	Michihito	Traditional dates.
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603)
106	915571557–1586		Emperor Ōgimachi	Michihito	Traditional dates.
107	915861586–1611		Emperor Go-Yōzei	Kazuhito/Katahito	Traditional dates.
Edo period (1603–1868)
107	915861586–1611		Emperor Go-Yōzei	Kazuhito/Katahito	Traditional dates.
108	916111611–1629		Emperor Go-Mizunoo (Go-Minoo)	Kotohito	Traditional dates.
109	916291629–1643		Empress Meishō	Okiko	Traditional dates.
110	916431643–1654		Emperor Go-Kōmyō	Tsuguhito	Traditional dates.
111	916551655–1663		Emperor Go-Sai	Nagahito	Traditional dates.
112	916631663–1687		Emperor Reigen	Satohito	Traditional dates.
113	916871687–1709		Emperor Higashiyama	Asahito	Traditional dates.
114	917091709–1735		Emperor Nakamikado	Yasuhito	Traditional dates.
115	917351735–1747		Emperor Sakuramachi	Teruhito	Traditional dates.
116	917471747–1762		Emperor Momozono	Toohito	Traditional dates.
117	917621762–1771		Empress Go-Sakuramachi	Toshiko	Traditional dates.
118	917711771–1779		Emperor Go-Momozono	Hidehito	Traditional dates.
119	917801780–1817		Emperor Kōkaku	Tomohito	Traditional dates.
120	918171817–1846		Emperor Ninkō	Ayahito	Traditional dates.
121	918461846–1867		Emperor Kōmei	Osahito
Modern Japan (Imperial and Postwar) (1867–present)
122	918671867–1912		Emperor Meiji	Mutsuhito	First Emperor of the Empire of Japan.
123	919121912–1926		Emperor Taishō	Yoshihito	Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926.
124	919261926–1989		Emperor Shōwa	Hirohito	Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan.
125	919891989–2019		Emperor Akihito	Akihito	Referred to as 'the Emperor Emeritus' or Daijō Tennō (i.e. His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus) in Japanese and as Emperor Akihito in English. His posthumous name is likely to be Emperor Heisei. He abdicated in 2019 in favor of his eldest son Naruhito. He was the first monarch since Emperor Kōkaku to do so.
126	2019–present		Emperor "Kinjō" (Reigning monarch)	Naruhito	Referred to as 'the Present Emperor' or Tenno Heika (i.e. His Majesty the Emperor) in Japanese and as Emperor Naruhito in English. His posthumous name is likely to be Emperor Reiwa.

Historians

Ienaga Saburō
Kanda Nobuo
Maruyama Masao
Naitō Torajirō
Ikuhiko Hata
Shinichi Kitaoka
Kan Kimura
Ichirō Inaba
Naoki Inose

Military leaders

Samurai

A

Abe Masakatsu
Adachi Kagemori
Adams, William (foreign born)
Akao Kiyotsuna
Akechi Mitsuhide
Akiyama Nobutomo
Amago Haruhisa
Amago Yoshihisa
- See also Amago clan
Ankokuji Ekei
Aochi Shigetsuna
Arai Hakuseki
Araki Murashige
Arima Kihei
Asakura Yoshikage
Azai Hisamasa
Azai Nagamasa
Azai Sukemasa

B

Baba Nobufusa
Bessho Nagaharu

C

Chōsokabe Morichika
Chōsokabe Kunichika
Chōsokabe Motochika
Chōsokabe Nobuchika
Collache, Eugène

D

Date Masamune
- See also Date clan
Doi Toshikatsu

E

Endō Naotsune
Enomoto Takeaki

F

Fūma Kotarō
Fuwa Mitsuharu
Fujiwara no Hidesato (Tawara no Tōda)
Fukushima Masanori

G

Gamō Katahide
Gamō Ujisato

H

Hasekura Tsunenaga
Hattori Hanzō
Hatano Hideharu
Hirate Masahide
Hitotsubashi Keiki
Hōjō Masako
Hōjō Tokimune
Hōjō Ujiyasu
Hōjō Ujimasa
Honda Tadakatsu
Honda Komatsu (Inahime)
Honganji Kennyo
Hosokawa Fujitaka
Hosokawa Gracia
Hosokawa Tadaoki
Hotta Masatoshi

I

Ii Naomasa
Ii Naomori
Ii Naosuke
Ii Naotaka
Ii Naoyuki
Iizasa Ienao
Ijuin Tada'aki
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Imai Kanehira
Ishida Mitsunari
Itagaki Nobukata
Itagaki Taisuke
Itō Hirobumi
Iwanari Tomomichi

K

Kaneko Ietada
Katagiri Katsumoto
Katō Kiyomasa
Kawakami Gensai
Kido Takayoshi
Kikkawa Hiroie
Kimotsuki Kanetsugu
Kobayakawa Hideaki
Kobayakawa Hidekane
Kobayakawa Takakage
Kojima Toyoharu
Kuroda Denta
Kuroda Kanbei Don Sim(e)on Josui Yoshitaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kusunoki Masashige
Kumagai Naozane

M

Maeda Keiji
Maeda Nagatane
Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshinaga
Maeda Toshitsune
Manabe Akifusa
Matsudaira Nobutsuna
Matsudaira Nobuyasu
Matsudaira Higo no Kami Katamori
Matsudaira Sadanobu
Matsudaira Tadayoshi
Matsudaira Teru
Matsunaga Hisahide
Matsuo Bashō
Matsudaira Motoyasu
Minamoto no Mitsunaka
Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto no Yoshimitsu
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Noriyori
Mirei Kiritani
Miura Anjin
Miura Yoshimoto
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyoshi Chōkei
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
Mizuno Tadakuni
Mōri Motonari
Mori Nagayoshi
Mōri Okimoto
Mori Ranmaru
Mōri Takamoto
Mōri Terumoto
Mori Yoshinari

N

Nagakura Shinpachi
Nagao Harukage
Nagao Masakage
Nagao Tamekage
Naoe Kanetsugu
Nakagawa Kiyohide
Naoe Kagetsuna
Naoe Kanetsugu
Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu
Niimi Nishiki
Niiro Tadamoto
Niwa Nagahide
Niwa Nagashige

O

Oda Nobuhide
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobutada
Oda Nobutomo
Oda Nobukatsu
Ogasawara Shōsai
Ōishi Kuranosuke
Okada Izō
Judge Ōoka
Ōta Dōkan
Ōtomo Sōrin
Okita Sōji
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōuchi Yoshitaka

R

Rokkaku Yoshitaka
Rusu Masakage
Ryūzōji Takanobu
- See also Ryūzōji clan

S

Saigo Kiyokazu
Sagara Taketō
Saigō Takamori
Saigō Yoshikatsu
Saitō Dōsan
Saitō Hajime
Saitō Yoshitatsu
Sakai Tadakiyo
Sakai Tadashige
Sakai Tadayo
Sakamoto Ryōma
Sakuma Morimasa
Sakuma Nobumori
Sanada Masayuki
Sanada Nobuyuki
Sanada Yukimura
Sasaki Kojirō
Sasaki Yoshikiyo
Serizawa Kamo
Shibata Katsuie
Shima Sakon
Shimada Ichirō
Shimazu Katsuhisa
Shimazu Tadahisa
Shimazu Tadatsune
Shimazu Tadayoshi
Shimazu Takahisa
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Sue Yoshitaka

T

Tachibana Muneshige
Tachibana Dōsetsu
Tachibana Ginchiyo
Taigen Sessai
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Masakado
Takahashi Shigetane
Takenaka Shigeharu
Takaoka Muneyasu
Takasugi Shinsaku
Takayama Justo (Shigetomo)
Takayama Ukon
Takechi Hanpeita
Takeda Katsuyori
Takeda Nobushige
Takeda Shingen
Tani Tateki
Toki Yorinari
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Hidetada
Tokugawa Nariaki
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyori
Tozuka Tadaharu
Tsukahara Bokuden

U

Uesugi Kagekatsu
Uesugi Kagetora
Uesugi Kenshin
Ukita Naoie
Umezawa Michiharu
Usami Sadamitsu

W

Watanabe Kazan
Watanabe no Tsuna

Y

Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
Yasuke (foreign born)
Yamada Arinaga
Yamada Arinobu
Yamada Nagamasa
Yamagata Masakage
Yamanami Keisuke
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Yonekura Shigetsugu
Yagyū Munenori
Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Yūki Hideyasu

Kamakura shōguns

Grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo

Minamoto no Yoritomo, r. 1192–1199
Minamoto no Yoriie, r. 1202–1203
Minamoto no Sanetomo, r. 1203–1219
Kujō Yoritsune, r. 1226–1244
Kujō Yoritsugu, r. 1244–1252
Prince Munetaka, r. 1252–1266
Prince Koreyasu, r. 1266–1289
Prince Hisaakira, r. 1289–1308
Prince Morikuni, r. 1308–1333
Prince Morinaga, r.1333–1334
Prince Norinaga, r. 1334–1338

Kamakura shikken

Site of Hōjō Takatoki's death

Hōjō Tokimasa, r. 1203–1205
Hōjō Yoshitoki, r. 1205–1224
Hōjō Yasutoki, r. 1224–1242
Hōjō Tsunetoki, r. 1242–1246
Hōjō Tokiyori, r. 1246–1256
Hōjō Tokimune, r. 1268–1284
Hōjō Sadatoki, r. 1284–1301
Hōjō Morotoki, r. 1301–1311
Hōjō Takatoki, r. 1316–1326

Ashikaga shōguns

Ashikaga Takauji, ruled 1338–1358
Ashikaga Yoshiakira, r. 1359–1368
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, r. 1368–1394
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, r. 1395–1423
Ashikaga Yoshikazu, r. 1423–1425
Ashikaga Yoshinori, r. 1429–1441
Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, r. 1442–1443
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, r. 1449–1473
Ashikaga Yoshihisa, r. 1474–1489
Ashikaga Yoshitane, r. 1490–1493, 1508–1521
Ashikaga Yoshizumi, r. 1494–1508
Ashikaga Yoshiharu, r. 1521–1546
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, r. 1546–1565
Ashikaga Yoshihide, r. 1568
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, r. 1568–1573

Tokugawa shōguns

Number		Took office	Left office
1	Tokugawa Ieyasu	1603	1605
2	Tokugawa Hidetada	1605	1623
3	Tokugawa Iemitsu	1623	1651
4	Tokugawa Ietsuna	1651	1680
5	Tokugawa Tsunayoshi	1680	1709
6	Tokugawa Ienobu	1709	1712
7	Tokugawa Ietsugu	1713	1716
8	Tokugawa Yoshimune	1716	1745
9	Tokugawa Ieshige	1745	1760
10	Tokugawa Ieharu	1760	1786
11	Tokugawa Ienari	1786	1837
12	Tokugawa Ieyoshi	1837	1853
13	Tokugawa Iesada	1853	August 14, 1858
14	Tokugawa Iemochi	August 14, 1858	August 29, 1866
15	Tokugawa Yoshinobu	August 29, 1866	November 19, 1867

Over the course of the Edo period, influential relatives of the shōgun included:

Tokugawa Mitsukuni of the Mito domain
Tokugawa Nariaki of the Mito domain
Tokugawa Mochiharu of the Hitotsubashi branch
Tokugawa Munetake of the Tayasu branch.
Matsudaira Katamori of the Aizu branch.
Matsudaira Sadanobu, born into the Tayasu branch, adopted into the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of Shirakawa.

Pre-modern

Emperors

Emperor Jinmu
Emperor Kōbun
Emperor Tenmu
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor Go-Daigo

Commanders from loyal family

Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto
Yamato Takeru
Empress Jingū

Commanders in Thirty-Eight Years' War

Modern

Anami Korechika
Doihara Kenji
Enomoto Takeaki
Kuroki Itei (Kuroki Tamemoto)
Matsui Iwane
Ōta Minoru
Suzuki Kantarō
Tōgō Heihachirō
Tōjō Hideki
Yamamoto Isoroku
Shiro Kawase
Ishiwara Kanji

Musicians

Personalities

Comedians

Idols (male)

Daiki Arioka
Goro Inagaki
Hikaru Yaotome
Hiroki Uchi
Jin Akanishi
Jun Matsumoto
Junnosuke Taguchi
Junichi Okada
Kanata Hongō
Katori Shingo
Kazunari Ninomiya
Kazuya Kamenashi
Kei Inoo
Keiichiro Koyama
Keita Tachibana
Keito Okamoto
Kimura Takuya
Koichi Domoto
Koike Teppei
Kota Yabu
Kusano Hironori
Masahiro Nakai
Masaki Aiba
Ryutaro Morimoto
Shingo Murakami
Ryo Nishikido
Ryohei Chiba
Ryuichi Ogata
Ryosuke Yamada
Satoshi Ohno
Shigeaki Kato
Shingo Murakami
Sho Sakurai
Shota Yasuda
Subaru Shibutani
Takahisa Masuda
Tanaka Koki
Tatsuya Ueda
Tsuyoshi Domoto
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Tomohisa Yamashita
Toma Ikuta
Yu Yokoyama
Yuichi Nakamaru
Yuma Nakayama
Yuto Nakajima
Yuuri Chinen
Yuya Tegoshi
Yuya Takaki

Idols (female)

Sayaka Akimoto
Rina Akiyama
Momoka Ariyasu
Mizuki Fukumura
Yui Hiwatashi
Haruna Iikubo
Erina Ikuta
Ayumi Ishida
Tomomi Itano
Tomomi Kasai
Yuki Kashiwagi
Umika Kawashima
Rie Kitahara
Eiko Koike
Haruna Kojima
Haruka Kudo
Koharu Kusumi
Atsuko Maeda
Erina Mano
Jurina Matsui
Rena Matsui
Aya Matsuura
Sayumi Michishige
Minami Minegishi
Kanako Momota
Haruka Nakagawa
Shoko Nakagawa
Chise Nakamura
Jun Natsukawa
Yuko Oshima
Ayaka Sasaki
Masaki Sato
Riho Sayashi
Rino Sashihara
Mariko Shinoda
Kanon Suzuki
Reni Takagi
Aki Takajo
Minami Takahashi
Shiori Tamai
Takako Uehara
Aya Ueto
Mayu Watanabe
Azusa Yamamoto

Models

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