4 Notable alumni of Tokyo City University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tokyo City University is ranked #2,124 in the world and #137 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Tokyo City 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 Tokyo City University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Takahiro Hachigō
1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
Takahiro Hachigo is a Japanese engineer and businessman, who has been the chief executive officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., from June 2015 - April 2021 and was succeeded by Toshihiro Mibe. Prior to this, Hachigo was a managing officer at Honda, and started his career at Honda in 1982 as a chassis engineer. As CEO, Hachigo sought to streamline...
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2. Akihiko Nakaya
1957-. (aged 69)
Formula One driver
racing driver
racing automobile driver
Akihiko Nakaya is a successful racing driver in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and F3000, as well as regular presenter on the Japanese motoring show Best Motoring. Nakaya offered a distinctively analytical approach to reviewing cars on the show, providing detailed analyses of various vehicle components and explaining certain driving styles that were best suited to their characteristics. He was...
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3. Akihiro Ohata
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Akihiro Ohata is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, he attended the Musashi Institute of Technology as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture where he served for one term and then to...
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4. Jun Itami
1937-2011 (aged 74)
architect
Yoo Dong-ryong, known professionally as Jun Itami, is a Korean architect from Japan. He was born in Tokyo 1937 to Korean parents and gained his degree in architecture at Musashi Institute of Technology (now called Tokyo City University) in 1968. Itami Jun spent his childhood in Shizuoka, Japan and entered the world of architecture by traveling and encountering many other...
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