Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan, is a port city located on the southeastern coast of Honshu, facing Ise Bay. The city's climate is humid subtropical, with hot summers and mild winters. Historically, Yokkaichi was a major center for the textile industry, and it remains an important industrial hub today. The city is also home to several cultural attractions, including the Yokkaichi Port Aquarium and the Mie Prefectural Museum.
Famous Persons from Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
- Akari Fujinami - Born on November 11, 2003 - Amateur wrestler
- Hidemasa Koda - Born on October 2, 2003 - Association football player
- Joseph Ken Miyamoto - Born on March 24, 1999 - Baseball player
- Takahiro Namba - Born on May 1, 1998 - Volleyball player
- Mayu Shidochi - Born on June 22, 1997 - Amateur wrestler - Medal with Purple Ribbon
- Yukiya Itō - Born on August 30, 1996 - Baseball player
- Jukiya Fujishima - Born on August 26, 1996 - Association football player
- Akira Namba - Born on April 23, 1996 - Swimmer
- Arisa Onoda - Born on January 16, 1996 - Pianist
- Katsuki Azuma - Born on November 29, 1995 - Baseball player
- Ryuji Izumi - Born on November 6, 1993 - Association football player
- Keita Watabe - Born on August 30, 1993 - Rock climber
- Yuma Kawamori - Born on February 1, 1993 - Association football player
- Shogo Nakamura - Born on September 16, 1992 - Marathon runner, Athletics competitor, and Long-distance runner
- Yuya Taniguchi - Born on June 1, 1992 - Baseball player
- Asahi Yada - Born on April 2, 1991 - Association football player
- Kenta Uchida - Born on October 2, 1989 - Association football player
- Ayuka Hattori - Born on October 1, 1987 - Athlete
- Ai Inden - Born on April 3, 1987 - Volleyball player
- Koichi Sato - Born on November 28, 1986 - Association football player
- Shun Nogaito - Born on September 11, 1986 - Association football player
- Suguru Ichikawa - Born on June 7, 1986 - Baseball player
- Yuri Katō - Born on April 4, 1986 - Tarento, and Actor
- Sayuki Matsumoto - Born on December 9, 1985 - Race queen, and Actor
- Yumehito - Born on September 22, 1985 - Musician
- Mika Ōkura - Born on August 18, 1985 - Musician
- Junko Senga - Born on October 20, 1984 - Announcer
- Ken'ichi Miyawaki - Born on October 16, 1984 - Announcer
- Maki Sakamoto - Born on April 30, 1984 - Political activist, and Official
- Akika Hattori - Born on September 22, 1983 - Athlete
- Ms.Ooja - Born on October 28, 1982 - Singer-songwriter, and Singer
- Tomotaka Kitamura - Born on May 27, 1982 - Association football player
- Masahiro Ikeda - Born on October 9, 1981 - Association football player
- Kazuhiro Murakami - Born on January 20, 1981 - Association football player
- Takahisa Fujinami - Born on January 13, 1980 - Team manager, and Motorcycle trials rider
- Nanako Hattori - Born on November 2, 1979 - Musician, and Actor
- Shū Shibutani - Born on October 9, 1979 - Professional wrestler
- Nijō Katsura - Born on May 29, 1978 - Rakugoka
- Tomoyuki Ogawa - Born on October 4, 1976 - Rakugoka
- Kunio Suzuki - Born on February 9, 1976 - Sailor
- Shōji Hirota - Born on April 3, 1975 - Baseball player
- Ichiro Yatui - Born on November 15, 1974 - Owarai tarento, and Disc jockey
- Yūko Yamamoto - Born on August 14, 1974 - Actor
- Hayashiya Kikumaru III - Born on July 16, 1974 - Rakugoka
- Miki Mizuno - Born on June 28, 1974 - Actor
- Ken'ichirō Idemoto - Born on October 2, 1973 - Baseball player
- Akiko Katō - Born on March 28, 1972 - Announcer
- Satoshi Saida - Born on March 26, 1972 - Wheelchair tennis player
- Ikuko Nishimura - Born on August 26, 1970 - Announcer
- Masayo Kurata - Born on May 21, 1969 - Seiyū, and Singer
- Eri Murata - Born on November 27, 1968 - Singer
- Kunihiko Hamada - Born on May 31, 1968 - Character designer, and Animator
- Yōsuke Kuroda - Born on March 29, 1968 - Novelist, and Screenwriter
- Yasuhiro Nakagawa - Born on February 12, 1968 - Politician
- Yuji Sakakura - Born on June 7, 1967 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Takuya Matsumoto - Born on November 14, 1966 - Baseball player
- Naoki Hattori - Born on June 13, 1966 - Formula One driver, Racing automobile driver, Journalist, and Engineer
- Shigemitsu Egawa - Born on January 31, 1966 - Futsal player, and Association football player
- Yūki Ishigaki - Born on November 26, 1965 - Mangaka
- Yōko Gendai - Born on November 3, 1964 - Mangaka
- Tony Hirota - Born on September 30, 1964 - Owarai tarento, and Seiyū
- Naoto Fūga - Born on September 17, 1964 - Singer
- Tatsuya Yamaguchi - Born on November 26, 1962 - Singer
- Yūya Takagawa - Born on November 8, 1962 - Impresario, and Actor
- Keiko Taniguchi - Born on February 23, 1961 - Haiku poet, and Writer
- Yoriko Shono - Born on March 16, 1956 - Novelist, and Writer - Noma Literary New Face Prize | Gunzou Prize for New Writers | Sei Itō Award | Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature | Noma Literary Prize | Yukio Mishima Prize | Akutagawa Prize
- Takashi Hirose - Born on February 12, 1955 - Singer
- Katsuya Okada - Born on July 14, 1953 - Diplomat, and Politician
- Toshiyuki Tanaka - Born on October 27, 1951 - Politician - The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
- Motoya Okada - Born on June 17, 1951 - Businessperson - Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Norifumi Ninomiya - Born on November 17, 1949 - Businessperson
- Nobumasa Ōta - Born on February 17, 1949 - Businessperson
- Yoshiharu Amano - Born on October 30, 1947 - Announcer
- Shun Matsushita - Born on November 7, 1946 - Businessperson (died: September 29, 2013)
- Jun Kuki - Born on December 28, 1945 - Tennis player (died: September 29, 2013)
- Masakatsu Morita - Born on July 25, 1945 - Activist (died: November 25, 1970)
- Fukudanji Katsura - Born on October 26, 1940 - Rakugoka (died: November 25, 1970)
- Makoto Kumazawa - Born on September 1, 1938 - Economist - The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (died: November 25, 1970)
- Tetsuo Inoue - Born on July 12, 1938 - Politician, and Lawyer - The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (died: February 21, 2019)
- Tadashi Kanamori - Born on October 5, 1937 - Politician - Medal with Blue Ribbon | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (died: February 21, 2019)
- Toshihiko Aoyama - Born on August 5, 1936 - Professor, and Coach (died: February 21, 2019)
- Kōji Shimada - Born on April 12, 1936 - Baseball player (died: February 21, 2019)
- Masahiko Kadotani - Born on February 14, 1936 - Bureaucrat - The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (died: September 22, 2019)
- Shirō Itō - Born on November 1, 1932 - Baseball player (died: May 30, 2011)
- Kanji Munemura - Born on October 26, 1932 - Businessperson (died: March 25, 1983)
- Shinjirō Mizutani - Born on January 6, 1932 - Geologist (died: March 25, 1983)
- Isenishiki Kanjirō - Born on October 18, 1929 - Rikishi (died: December 14, 2001)
- Goseki Kojima - Born on November 3, 1928 - Mangaka, and Screenwriter - Will Eisner Hall of Fame | Eisner Award (died: January 5, 2000)
- Takuya Okada - Born on September 19, 1925 - Managing director, and Businessperson - Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (died: January 5, 2000)
- Keitarō Kondō - Born on March 25, 1920 - Novelist - Akutagawa Prize (died: February 1, 2002)
- Gen'e Imai - Born on February 16, 1919 - Teacher - Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class (died: August 12, 2004)
- Chizuko Kojima - Born on March 3, 1916 - Businessperson (died: May 20, 2022)
- Yoshinori Takeuchi - Born on February 2, 1913 - Thinker, Historian of religion, Philosopher, and University teacher (died: April 12, 2002)
- Shigenobu Ochiai - Born on October 1, 1912 - Historian (died: February 15, 1995)
- Yūnosuke Miwa - Born on February 26, 1910 - Painter (died: January 1, 1990)
- Satoru Tanaka - Born on December 15, 1909 - Politician (died: August 10, 2002)
- Fumio Niwa - Born on November 22, 1904 - Novelist, and Writer - Mainichi art award | Person of Cultural Merit | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Yomiuri Prize | Noma Literary Prize | Order of Culture (died: April 20, 2005)
- Monjūrō Kuki - Born on June 7, 1902 - Politician - Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class (died: October 6, 1986)