6 Notable alumni of Hirosaki University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Hirosaki University is 1089st in the world, 1st in North America, and 61st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Hirosaki 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 Hirosaki University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Moe Meguro
1984-. (aged 42)
curler
Moe Meguro is a Japanese curler. She was born November 20, 1984, in Kushiro, Hokkaido, but grew up in Minamifurano, Hokkaido.
2. Chizuko Takahashi
1959-. (aged 67)
teacher
politician
Chizuko Takahashi is a Japanese politician and a former member of House of Representatives. She is a member of the Japanese Communist Party.
3. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
1947-. (aged 79)
novelist
character designer
mangaka
film director
animator
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko is a Japanese animator, manga artist, and anime director. He is best known for being the character designer and animation director of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, which began in 1979. That same year, he began working as a manga artist, which had been his dream since childhood. His manga have been critically acclaimed and have won...
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4. Tadahiro Nomura
1974-. (aged 52)
judoka
Tadahiro Nomura is a retired Japanese judoka. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three individual Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight (–60 kg) division.
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5. Osamu Dazai
1909-1948 (aged 39)
novelist
short story writer
writer
Shūji Tsushima, known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, Dazai Osamu), was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (斜陽, Shayō) and No Longer Human (人間失格, Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern classics.
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6. Sara Takanashi
1996-. (aged 30)
ski jumper
Sara Takanashi is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumpers to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time female record), seven World Championship medals, and two bronze Winter Olympics medals. As of February 2026, Takanashi...
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