13 Notable alumni of Kanagawa University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kanagawa University is ranked #1,423 in the world and #99 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yasushi Miura
1973-. (aged 53)
salaryman
politician
secretary
Yasushi Miura is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
2. Yataro Tsuda
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Yataro Tsuda is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takayama, Gifu, he was elected for the first time in 2004.
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3. Kai Harada
1999-. (aged 27)
rock climber
Kai Harada is a Japanese competition boulderer.
4. Yoshio Nakagawa
1938-. (aged 88)
politician
Yoshio Nakagawa is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, and a previous member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
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5. Daisuke Kato
1980-. (aged 46)
baseball player
Daisuke Kato is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.
6. Hiromichi Kumada
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Hiromichi Kumada is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
7. Yūichi Adachi
1989-. (aged 37)
baseball player
Yūichi Adachi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
8. Yūhei Satō
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Yūhei Satō is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges. He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced...
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9. Junya Itō
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Junya Itō is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Japan national team.
10. Shōgo Hamada
1952-. (aged 74)
singer
composer
singer-songwriter
lyricist
drummer
Shōgo Hamada is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School (where he was a member of the baseball team). He attended Kanagawa University, where he studied law, but left the school...
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11. Nobuo Uematsu
1959-. (aged 67)
composer
Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the Final Fantasy video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton John as one of his biggest influences in pursuing a musical career.
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12. Haruhiro Hamaguchi
1995-. (aged 31)
baseball player
Haruhiro Hamaguchi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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13. Kengo Suzuki
1995-. (aged 31)
athletics competitor
Kengo Suzuki is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won bronze in the half marathon at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, where he finished in a time of 1:06:56. He also previously held the Japanese national record in the marathon with a time of 2:04:56, set at the Lake Biwa Marathon on 28 February 2021.
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