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Famous People Born in Tokyo
Discover 12 famous people born in Tokyo. Explore their birthplaces on the interactive map below.
🗺️ Birthplaces in Tokyo
12 Personalities
Kobo Abe
(Playwright, Writer) - Tokyo, Japan (March 7th, 1924)
Shusaku Endo
(Writer) - Tokyo, Japan (March 27th, 1923)
Hiroshige Utagawa
(Painter, Printmaker) - Edo (Tokyo), Japan (January 1st, 1797)
Hokusai Katsushika
(Painter, Printmaker) - Edo (Tokyo), Japan (October 31st, 1760)
Hiromi Kawakami
(Novelist) - Tokyo, Japan (April 1st, 1958)
Kitajima Kosuke
(Athlete, Swimming) - Tokyo, Japan (September 22nd, 1982)
Kurosawa Akira
(Filmmaker) - Tokyo, Japan (March 23rd, 1910)
Yukio Mishima
(Poet, Writer) - Tokyo, Japan (January 14th, 1925)
Miura Shion
(Novelist) - Tokyo, Japan (September 23rd, 1976)
Miyazaki Hayao
(Animator, Filmmaker) - Tokyo, Japan (January 5th, 1941)
Sanada Hiroyuki
(Actor) - Tokyo, Japan (October 12th, 1960)
Karl Taro Greenfeld
(Journalist, Novelist) - Tokyo, Japan (January 1st, 1965)