Shinya

Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:


 * Shinya Abe (阿部 晋也), Japanese curler and curling coach
 * Shinya Adachi (足立 信也), Japanese politician
 * Shinya Aoki (青木 真也), professional mixed martial artist
 * Shinya Arino (有野 晋哉), Osaka comedian part of Yoiko (よゐこ) and host of GameCenter CX
 * Shinya Fukumori (福盛 進也), Japanese jazz drummer and composer
 * Shinya Hamazoe (浜添 伸也), Japanese voice actor
 * Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也), professional wrestler
 * Shinya Katabuchi (片渕 慎弥), Japanese judoka
 * Shinya Kato (加藤 慎也), Japanese footballer
 * Shinya Kayama (嘉弥真 新也), Japanese professional baseball player
 * Shinya Kimura, bike builder
 * Shinya Kumazaki (熊崎 信也), Japanese video game director and designer
 * Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸也), professional wrestler, known professionally as Togi Makabe (真壁 刀義)
 * Shinya Matsuda, a voice actor
 * Shinya Nakamura (仲邑 信也), professional Go player
 * Shinya Nakano (中野 真矢), motorcycle racer
 * Shinya Ōtaki (大滝 進矢), a Japanese voice actor
 * Shinya Saito (齊藤 慎弥), Japanese biathlete
 * Shinya Sato (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Shin'ya Takahashi (高橋 伸也), Japanese voice actor
 * Shinya Takahashi (高橋 伸也), a video game producer
 * Shinya Taniguchi (谷口 晋矢), Japanese swimmer
 * Shinya Tsukamoto (塚本 晋也), film director and actor
 * Shinya Ueda (上田 晋也), Japanese comedian and television presenter
 * Shinya Yabusaki (薮崎 真哉), Japanese footballer
 * Shinya Yajima (矢島 慎也), Japanese footballer
 * Shin'ya Yamamoto (山本 真也), Japanese shogi player
 * Shinya Yamanaka (山中 伸弥), cell biologist
 * Shinya (Luna Sea musician) (born 1970), drummer of the band Luna Sea
 * Shinya (Dir En Grey musician) (born 1978), drummer of the band Dir En Grey

Fictional characters:
 * Shinya Aiba, Tekkaman Evil
 * Shinya Kogami, Psycho-Pass
 * Shinya Hiragi, Owari no Seraph
 * Shinya Oda, Persona 5

Shinya or Shin'ya (written: 新谷 or 新屋) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Shihomi Shinya (新谷 志保美), Japanese speed skater
 * Tateki Shinya (新屋 干城), Japanese swimmer