4 Notable alumni of Kanazawa University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kanazawa University is ranked #573 in the world and #18 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Kanazawa 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 Kanazawa University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mikito Takayasu
1860-1938 (aged 78)
ophthalmologist
professor
Mikito Takayasu was a Japanese ophthalmologist known for his discovery of Takayasu's arteritis.
2. Yoshihisa Okumura
1926-2023 (aged 97)
university teacher
electrical engineer
Yoshihisa Okumura was a Japanese engineer, known for development of cellular telephone networks. His radio survey of signal strength as a function of distance as measured in drive tests in automobiles was critical to the system planning of mobile radio telephone systems.
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3. Kōhei Etō
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball coach
Kohei Eto is the Head coach of the Kagawa Five Arrows in the Japanese B.League.
4. Ōsaka Motokichirō
1880-1945 (aged 65)
pastor
theologian
Motokichiro Osaka was a Japanese pastor, theologian, and newspaper columnist. He is notable for his public criticism of efforts by the Japanese government to regulate religious bodies and strengthen a national form of Shinto, which culminated in a government-backed attack that left Osaka close to death. During his recovery, a personal awakening transformed his conceptualization of Christianity from an earthly,...
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