List of people from Tochigi Prefecture

This is a list of notable people from the prefecture of Tochigi, Japan.

Politicians and activists

 * Mayumi Moriyama, Japanese politician and former cabinet member
 * Yoshimi Watanabe, the president of Your Party
 * Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese politician, several times a minister, including minister of foreign affairs in 2019 - 2021

Athletes

 * Ayagawa Gorōji, the second yokozuna sumo wrestler
 * Hiromi Hara, former footballer
 * Yumiko Hara, marathon runner
 * Hokutōriki Hideki, sumo wrestler
 * Takuro Ishii, baseball player for the Yokohama BayStars
 * Guts Ishimatsu, boxer, actor and comedian
 * Toshiaki Kawada, professional wrestler
 * Tochigiyama Moriya, sumo wrestler
 * Yoko Shibui, marathon runner
 * Akashi Shiganosuke, first-ever yokozuna sumo wrestler
 * Hidetoshi Wakui, footballer
 * Shunsuke Watanabe, baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines

Entertainers

 * Arisa Komiya, voice actress and actress
 * Minori Chihara, voice actress and a singer
 * Toshio Furukawa, voice actor
 * Rina Koike, actor and model
 * Hikaru Midorikawa, voice actor
 * Fumie Mizusawa, voice actress
 * Yūko Ōshima, singer (AKB48) and actress
 * Fumika Suzuki, gravure idol and model
 * Umi Tenjin, voice actor
 * Tomoko Yamaguchi, actress and singer
 * Hitomi Honda, singer (AKB48, Iz*One)

Musicians, composers and artists

 * Yasushi Ishii, composer
 * Tanaka Isson, artist
 * Shima Kakoku, artist and photographer
 * Masao Urino, writer and director
 * Nobuko Yoshiya, novelist
 * Toyotarou, mangaka
 * Chisaki Morito, singer

Notorious

 * Chiyo Aizawa, high-profile murderer
 * Yoshio Kodaira, rapist and serial killer
 * Hiroshi Ogawa, murderer (less well known as a baseball player)

Miscellaneous

 * Masaru Ibuka, co-founder of Sony
 * Hiromichi Kataura, carbon nanotube research
 * Kuniaki Koiso, World War II general
 * Takeji Nara, World War II general
 * Yumio Nasu, World War II major general
 * Namihei Odaira, founder of Hitachi
 * Tsutomu Oohashi, scientist