is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Shinobu Ishihara was a Japanese ophthalmologist who created the Ishihara color test to detect colour blindness. He was an military medicine, army surgeon. Early life and career Ishihara graduated from medicine in 1905 on a military scholarship and immediately j ...

(1879–1963), physician **

Ishihara test The Ishihara test is a color vision test for detection of red–green color deficiencies. It was named after its designer, Shinobu Ishihara, a professor at the University of Tokyo, who first published his tests in 1917.S. Ishihara, Tests for c ...

, a test to determine

color blindness Color blindness, color vision deficiency (CVD) or color deficiency is the decreased ability to color vision, see color or differences in color. The severity of color blindness ranges from mostly unnoticeable to full absence of color percept ...

Ishihara Shiko'o was a Japanese historian, educator, and author active during the early 20th century. Biography Ishihara Shiko'o was born near the coal mining town of Arao in what was then the Tamana District of Kumamoto Prefecture. His father was (1841 ...

, (1874–1936), historian associated with the

Shinpūren rebellion The was an uprising against the Meiji government of Japan that occurred in Kumamoto on 24 October 1876. The , an extremist Shinto organization of former ''samurai'' of the Kumamoto Domain, were extremely opposed to the Westernization of Japan ...

* Daisuke Ishihara (born 1971), former football player *

Fujio Ishihara is a former professor of electronics at Tamagawa University, and a Japanese science fiction author. He graduated Waseda University with a degree in electronics. He made his science fiction debut in 1965. During the 1970s and 1980s he has been ...

(born 1933), writer *

Kaori Ishihara is a Japanese voice actress and singer managed by Style Cube. She was formerly part of Up-Front Agency in which she was involved with Happy! Style and Team Dekaris. She was affiliated with Sigma Seven from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of Sty ...

(born 1993), voice actress and pop singer *

Katsuki Ishihara is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. To ...

(born 1939), former freestyle swimmer * Katsuya Ishihara (born 1978), former football player * Kazuyuki Ishihara (born 1958), garden designer * Kuniko "Satomi" Ishihara (born 1986), actress * Mitsuru Ishihara, animator * Melody Ishihara (born 1982), former J-Pop singer *

Naoko Ishihara is a Japanese sports shooter from Kanuma. Her father was also a sports shooter. She competed in the women's skeet event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and official ...

(born 1974), sport shooter *

Shinichi Ishihara is a Japanese singer, voice actor and actor from Yamanashi Prefecture. He is famous for singing the theme songs of '' Guyver'', '' Kamen Rider Agito'' and '' Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V'', among other theme songs as well as the entire soundtrack to '' ...

(born 1960), singer and (voice) actor *

Shintaro Ishihara was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the Far-right politics, radical right Sunrise Party, later merged with Toru Hashimoto's Japan ...

(1932–2022), author, politician, governor of Tokyo **

Hirotaka Ishihara is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefect ...

(born 1964), politician, Shintaro's third son **

Nobuteru Ishihara is a Japanese politician, who served as the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2010 to 2012. Previously, he also served in the House of Representatives as representative from 1990 to 2021. Early life and career Ishihara was ...

(born 1957), politician, Shintaro's eldest son **

Yoshizumi Ishihara is a Japanese weather presenter, TV personality, and actor. Born in Zushi, Kanagawa, he is the second son of Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, and brother of politicians Nobuteru Ishihara and Hirotaka Ishihara. Biography Ishihara was born on ...

(born 1962), actor and weatherman, Shintaro's second son ** Yujiro Ishihara (1934–1987), actor and singer, Shintaro's younger brother * Takamasa "Miyavi" Ishihara (born 1981), singer-songwriter, record producer and actor *

Taku Ishihara is a former Japanese football player. He had previously played for the J2 League team Tokushima Vortis. Ishihira is a midfielder who plays an attacking role from the wings with good left-footed shots and crosses. He dominates the left side wit ...

(born 1988), former football player *

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working for Kyoto Animation since 1988, he has directed '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Clannad'', ''Nichijou'', ''Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'' and '' Sound! Euphonium''. Earl ...

(born 1966), anime director from Maizuru *

Teruto Ishihara Teruto Ishihara (born July 23, 1991) is a Japanese professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who previously competed in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor s ...

(born 1991), MMA fighter *

Tsunekazu Ishihara is a Japanese video game designer, director, producer and businessman who is the president and Chief executive officer of The Pokémon Company. Prior to working with the ''Pokémon'' franchise, Ishihara was part of Ape Inc. and worked on tit ...

(born 1957), game designer, businessman, and president of The Pokémon Company

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