74 Notable alumni of Aoyama Gakuin University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Aoyama Gakuin University is ranked #1,201 in the world and #74 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 74 notable alumni from Aoyama Gakuin University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Aoyama Gakuin University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yuko Nii
1942-. (aged 84)
artist
Yuko Nii is a Japanese artist and philanthropist. Her work has included painting, printmaking, graphic design, stage set, costume and fashion design. She has written journalism, poetry, fiction, essays and philosophy, and published two books. She also runs the non-profit organization Yuko Nii Foundation.
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2. Hirofumi Kojima
1967-. (aged 59)
basketball coach
Hirofumi Kojima is a Japanese basketball coach. He was the assistant coach of the Japan women's national basketball team from 1998 to 2000 and 2012.
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3. Yutaro Ohsaki
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Yutaro Ohsaki is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
4. Keiichi Koshimizu
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Keiichi Koshimizu is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
5. Kengo Nomoto
1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Kengo Nomoto, nicknamed Nomoken, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League in Japan. The small forward also represented the Japan national basketball team in 2014 and 2016.
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6. Eiji Ueda
1953-. (aged 73)
association football player
association football coach
Eiji Ueda is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan women's national team.
7. Megumi Sasaki
1962-. (aged 64)
journalist
film director
Megumi Sasaki is a Japanese filmmaker and writer. Her films include Herb and Dorothy, Herb & Dorothy 50x50, and A Whale of a Tale.
8. Kenji Satō
1979-. (aged 47)
basketball player
Kenji Sato is the Head coach of the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the Japanese B.League.
9. Hiroya Ebina
1959-2026 (aged 67)
politician
Hiroya Ebina was a Japanese politician. He was the mayor of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, from 2008 to 2024 and a member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly from 1999 until 2008.
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10. Koshiro Yamamuro
1987-. (aged 39)
baseball player
Koshiro Yamamuro is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 2010.
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11. Sho Shimoji
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Sho Shimoji is a Japanese professional football player.
12. Takashi Itō
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Takashi Ito is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyama Grouses of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Aoyama Gakuin University.
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13. Kenji Hasegawa
1960-. (aged 66)
basketball coach
Kenji Hasegawa is a Japanese basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Japan national basketball team from 2014 until his resignation in late 2016.
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14. Yusuke Tasaka
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Yusuke Tasaka is a Japanese professional football midfielder.
15. Hisao Arakane
1978-. (aged 48)
baseball player
Hisao Arakane is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current fourth squad fielder supervisor and defense and base running coordinator for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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16. Yoshihiro Kawakami
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Yoshihiro Kawakami is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
17. Hyper Misao
1990-. (aged 36)
professional wrestler
Hyper Misao is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotions Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling.
18. Toshikazu Sawazaki
1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
Toshikazu Sawazaki is a professional Japanese baseball player.
19. Shota Koike
1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Shota Koike is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He was born on June 24, 1988. He is currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB.
20. Chen Yu-mei
1966-2017 (aged 51)
politician
Chen Yu-mei was a Taiwanese politician. She served as Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 18 September 2013 to 8 August 2014.
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21. Bill Trinen
1972-. (aged 54)
translator
engineer
Bill Trinen is the Vice President, Player & Product Experience of Nintendo of America. He is also a professional Japanese-to-English translator who has worked on the localization of numerous Nintendo-published video games. He often acts as an interpreter for various Japanese developers, most notably video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
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22. Alexis Minatoya
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Alexis Minatoya is a retired Japanese professional basketball player who last played for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he played as point guard.
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23. Rika Hiraki
1971-. (aged 55)
tennis player
Rika Hiraki is a former professional Japanese tennis player.
24. Ryoma Hashimoto
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Ryoma Hashimoto is a Japanese professional basketball player, currently playing for the Levanga Hokkaido club of the B.League in Japan. He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China.
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25. Hideki Miyauchi
1962-. (aged 64)
secretary
politician
Hideki Miyauchi is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
26. Yūya Nagayoshi
1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Yuya Nagayoshi is a Japanese professional basketball player for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League in Japan. The Japanese Olympic Committee penalized Nagayoshi and three players for buying sex in Jakarta and sent them back home on August 20, 2018. They have been suspended from official competition for one year.
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27. Yuto Nakamura
1987-. (aged 39)
association football player
Yuto Nakamura is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Japan, he represented Hong Kong internationally.
28. Fuminori Yokogawa
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Fuminori Yokogawa is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
29. Daisuke Nakajima
1989-. (aged 37)
engineer
racing automobile driver
Daisuke Nakajima is a Japanese airline pilot and retired racing driver. He is the son of Satoru Nakajima and the younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima, both of whom have driven in Formula One.
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30. Yusuke Okada
1993-. (aged 33)
Yusuke Okada is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League. Okada also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, debuting for the team in the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.
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31. Mika Hoshino
1965-. (aged 61)
table tennis player
Mika Hoshino is a former international table tennis player from Japan.
32. Baek Seok
1912-1995 (aged 83)
translator
shepherd
poet
writer
Paek Ki-haeng, known by his art name Paek Sŏk (백석) was a North Korean poet.
33. Masaumi Shimizu
1975-. (aged 51)
baseball player
baseball coach
Masaumi Shimizu is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher, and current second squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Chunichi Dragons, and Hawks.
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34. Hidetaka Kawagoe
1973-. (aged 53)
baseball player
Hidetaka Kawagoe, nicknamed "Goe", is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the fourth squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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35. Taiki Tojo
1991-. (aged 35)
baseball player
Taiki Tojo is a Nippon Professional Baseball player.free agent.
36. Kentaro Kyuko
1986-. (aged 40)
baseball player
Kentaro Kyuko is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. As of June 1, 2023, he has a net worth of approximately $5 million.
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37. Shunichi Yamaguchi
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Shunichi Yamaguchi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
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38. Yoshihiro Nishimura
1967-. (aged 59)
screenwriter
film director
make-up artist
film editor
special effects artist
Yoshihiro Nishimura is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn".
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39. Yōsuke Takasu
1976-. (aged 50)
baseball player
Yōsuke Takasu is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Kintetsu/Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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40. Naoto Tsuji
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Naoto Tsuji is a Japanese professional basketball player. As of 2018 he plays for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League.
41. Hiromi Itō
1955-. (aged 71)
novelist
poet
writer
Hiromi Itō is a Japanese poet, novelist and essayist. Having won two Akutagawa Prizes and a Mishima Yukio Prize, she is considered one of the most prominent women writers of contemporary Japan. She is currently teaching at School of Culture, Media and Society in Waseda University.
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42. Tenketsu Harimoto
1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Tenketsu Harimoto, birth name Zhang Tianjie (simplified Chinese: 张天杰; traditional Chinese: 張天傑), is a Chinese-born Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins club of the B.League in Japan.
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43. Natsue Washizu
1948-. (aged 78)
singer
seiyū
Natsue Washizu, professionally also known as Kurumi Kobato (小鳩 くるみ), is a Japanese academic, translator, singer, actress, television personality and voice actress.
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44. Hiroshi Narahara
1968-. (aged 58)
baseball player
Hiroshi Narahara is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current first squad head coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Seibu Lions, Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and Chunichi Dragons.
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45. Jun Senoue
1970-. (aged 56)
composer
keyboardist
guitarist
musician
Jun Senoue is a Japanese composer and guitarist. He is a sound director for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series by Sega and serves as the songwriter of the Japanese-American rock duo Crush 40, which he formed with Johnny Gioeli in 2000. The duo contributed songs to each of the series' major titles until 2010, after which Senoue remained...
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46. Kenko Matsuki
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Kenko Matsuki is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
47. Seiji Tōgō
1897-1978 (aged 81)
painter
Seiji Togo was a Japanese painter and artist known for his depiction of the female form. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan, he graduated from middle school at Aoyama Gakuin University and displayed his first one-man show at Hibiya Art Museum at the age of 18. He later participated in the Futurist movement while studying in France. In 1928, he returned...
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48. Hideaki Matsuyama
1967-. (aged 59)
baseball player
Hideaki Matsuyama is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current the second squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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49. Tsuyoshi Takagi
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Tsuyoshi Takagi is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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50. Kō Shimozuru
1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Ko Shimozuru is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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51. Tetsuya Kokubo
1985-. (aged 41)
baseball player
Tetsuya Kokubo is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chiba Lotte Marines.
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52. Takuma Kato
1992-. (aged 34)
baseball player
Takuma Katō is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Chunichi Dragons, and formerly played for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
53. Yuta Izuguchi
1999-. (aged 27)
professional baseball player
Yūta Izuguchi is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
54. Makoto Hiejima
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Makoto Hiejima is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League.
55. Mina Shiragawa
1987-. (aged 39)
tarento
actor
professional wrestler
Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and tarento. As of May 2025, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former one-time interim ROH Women's World Television Champion.
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56. Haruko Arimura
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Haruko Arimura is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. She is a descendant of Arimura Tsugizaemon, the ringleader of the Sakuradamon Incident, and Tōgō Heihachirō, the admiral of the Russo-Japanese War.
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57. Bokuzō Masana
1970-. (aged 56)
actor
film actor
Bokuzō Masana is a Japanese actor.
58. Tomochika Tsuboi
1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
Tomochika Tsuboi is a Japanese baseball outfielder. He previously played in the NPB for 13 seasons, starting in 1998. His professional career started with the Hanshin Tigers, but he was traded to the Nippon-Ham Fighters for Toshihiro Noguchi after the 2002 season. His stint with Nippon Ham was his longest with the same team, lasting through 2010. He then played...
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59. Shin Dong-bin
1955-. (aged 71)
entrepreneur
Shin Dong-bin is a South Korean business executive, and the chairman of Lotte Corporation since 2011.
60. Yūko Hara
1956-. (aged 70)
singer
composer
singer-songwriter
pianist
keyboardist
Yuko Hara is the keyboardist for Southern All Stars. She is also a vocalist and writes many of her own songs.
61. Masanori Ishikawa
1980-. (aged 46)
baseball player
Masanori Ishikawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). As of the 2025 season, he is the oldest active NPB player.
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62. Muga Takewaki
1944-2011 (aged 67)
actor
film actor
Muga Takewaki was a Japanese actor.
63. Yutaro Sugimoto
1991-. (aged 35)
baseball player
Yutaro Sugimoto, nicknamed "Raoh", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes.
64. Daichi Kamino
1993-. (aged 33)
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
Daichi Kamino is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he won the Asian Marathon Championships held in Dongguan, China.
65. Akiko Kuji
1994-. (aged 32)
fashion model
gravure model
actor
announcer
Akiko Kuji is a Japanese actress, announcer, model, and television personality. She served as an announcer for Fuji Television from 2017 until 2022.
66. Yumi Asō
1963-. (aged 63)
actor
Yumi Okumura, better known by the stage name Yumi Asō (麻生 祐未, Asō Yumi), is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura.
67. Tadahito Iguchi
1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
Tadahito Iguchi, nicknamed "Gucci", is a Japanese served professional baseball second baseman and former manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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68. Hiroki Kokubo
1971-. (aged 55)
baseball manager
baseball player
baseball commentator
Hiroki Kokubo is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hawks and Yomiuri Giants, and had 2,000 hits.
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69. Nana Tanimura
1987-. (aged 39)
tarento
singer
gravure model
Nana Tanimura, is a Japanese pop singer.
70. Shinsuke Nakamura
1980-. (aged 46)
mixed martial arts fighter
professional wrestler
Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
71. Masataka Yoshida
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Masataka Yoshida, shortened by teammates to “Masa”, nicknamed Macho Man, is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his professional career with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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72. Tetsuya Watari
1941-2020 (aged 79)
singer
television actor
seiyū
recording artist
actor
Tetsuya Watari born Michihiko Watase (渡瀬 道彦, Watase Michihiko) (December 28, 1941 – August 10, 2020) was a Japanese film, stage, and television actor.
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73. Minami Tanaka
1986-. (aged 40)
announcer
tarento
gravure model
Minami Tanaka is a Japanese freelance announcer and tarento who is a former Tokyo Broadcasting System Television announcer.
74. Renhō
1967-. (aged 59)
actor
news presenter
gravure idol
politician
journalist
Renhō Saitō, known mononymously as Renhō, is a Japanese politician and former journalist who has served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2004 to 2024, and again since 2025. She was the leader of the now-defunct major opposition party, the Democratic Party from 2016 to 2017. Renhō was a candidate for the 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election with...
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