16 Notable alumni of Tokyo University of Agriculture
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tokyo University of Agriculture is ranked #1,262 in the world and #80 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Tokyo University of Agriculture 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 University of Agriculture won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Takashi Odawara
1992-. (aged 34)
association football player
Takashi Odawara is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cambodian League club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.
2. Akira Shichijo
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Akira Shichijō is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kamiita, Tokushima and graduate of Tokyo University of Agriculture, he had served in the assembly of Tokushima Prefecture for four terms since 1981. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...
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3. Masahiro Ohara
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball player
Masahiro Ohara is the former Head coach of the Renova Kagoshima in the Japanese NBDL.
4. Mao Ito
2000-. (aged 26)
baseball player
professional baseball player
Mao Itoh is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. He moved via the active player draft from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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5. Ryota Yamauchi
1995-. (aged 31)
boxer
Ryota Yamauchi is a Japanese professional boxer.
6. Ren Kazahari
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Ren Kazahari is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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7. Yūmi Yoshikawa
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Yūmi Yoshikawa is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
8. Tank Nagai
1984-. (aged 42)
professional wrestler
Tank Nagai is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Kaientai Dojo and All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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9. Kōjirō Takano
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Kōjirō Takano is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
10. Hiroshi Yamato
1983-. (aged 43)
professional wrestler
Hiroshi Mihara, better known by his ring name Hiroshi Yamato (大和ヒロシ, Yamato Hiroshi), is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. Trained by the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, he started his career in February 2007 working in Mexico for the International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) promotion, where he won the 2007 Rey del Ring tournament. Yamato returned...
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11. Kuranosuke Sasaki
1968-. (aged 58)
actor
television actor
Kuranosuke Sasaki is a Japanese actor, known primarily for his roles in Japanese television drama.
12. Ukyo Shuto
1996-. (aged 30)
baseball player
Ukyo Shuto is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
13. Shōdai Naoya
1991-. (aged 35)
rikishi
Shōdai Naoya is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto. He is in the Tokitsukaze stable. He is a right hand inside-type wrestler. His highest rank is ōzeki. He has two gold stars for defeating a yokozuna and seven special prizes, six for Fighting Spirit and one for Outstanding Performance. He was runner-up in two tournaments before winning his...
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14. Tokitenkū Yoshiaki
1979-2017 (aged 38)
rikishi
Tokitenkū Yoshiaki was a sumo wrestler.
15. Kazutomo Iguchi
1994-. (aged 32)
baseball player
Kazutomo Iguchi is a professional Japanese baseball player pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes. He previous played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
16. Yutakayama Ryōta
1993-. (aged 33)
rikishi
Yutakayama Ryōta is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kita-ku, Niigata. He made his professional debut at sandanme tsukedashi, which allowed him to skip the lower divisions, in March 2016, and his first makuuchi division honbasho was the Natsu tournament in May 2017. His highest rank was maegashira 1.
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