2 Notable alumni of Sapporo University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Sapporo University is ranked #3,953 in the world and #259 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 2 notable alumni from Sapporo 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 Sapporo University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yoshiaki Manabe
1962-. (aged 64)
musician
guitarist
Yoshiaki Manabe is the lead guitarist for the Japanese rock band The Pillows. As a mixing engineer, Manabe has worked on albums by The Pillows and The Stereo Future. He enjoys reading in his free time and is an enormous fan of Bob Marley. He also has his own signature guitar made by Sago New Material Guitars.
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2. Koto Toyama
1983-. (aged 43)
coach
Koto Toyama is the assistant coach of the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the Japanese B.League.