Tamura (usually written 田村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akihide Tamura is a Japanese photographer. He was born in Tokyo on 13 March 1947 as Shigeru Tamura (, ''Tamura Shigeru'').Akihide Tamura should not be confused with the well-known photographer Shigeru Tamura (1909–87), whose name is even written with the ...

(born 1947), Japanese photographer * Akira Tamura (田村明, 1926–2010), Japanese city planner *

Atsushi Tamura is a famous Japanese comedian from the Hikoshima area of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He and his partner, , form the known as . Though the two share the same surname, there is no family relation. The pair started their career by ...

(born 1973), Japanese comedian *

Eriko Tamura , sometimes credited only as Eriko, is a Japanese actress and singer. Her anime series ''Idol Densetsu Eriko'' ''(Legendary Idol Eriko)'' has been syndicated worldwide, airing in such countries as France, Italy, India and Spain. In live action se ...

(born 1973), Japanese actress and singer * George T. Tamura (1927–2010), American artist *

Hajime Tamura (5 May 1924 – 1 November 2014) was a Japanese politician. He held different cabinet posts and served as the speaker of the House of Representatives. Early life and education Tamura was born in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture, in 1924. In 1950, he ...

(1924–2014), Japanese politician * Hirotaka Tamura, Japanese engineer * Hoju Tamura (1874–1940), better known as Hon'inbō Shūsai, Japanese Go player * Kiyoshi Tamura (born 1969), Japanese wrestler * Kōsuke Tamura, Japanese Japanese shogi player *

Masakazu Tamura was a Japanese film and theatre actor. Profile Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also ...

(born 1943), Japanese actor *

Meimi Tamura is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme. Early life and background Meimi Tamura's mother was a Troupe Organizer, and acted at Gunma Prefecture in Japan. Her elder sister, Karen Tamura, was al ...

(born 1998), Japanese singer and member of girl group

S/mileage , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! ...

Minoru N. Tamura Minoru N. Tamura is a Japanese botanist at the Botanical Garden of the City University, Osaka. Tamura is a specialist in the taxonomy of the family Liliaceae who has significantly contributed to the "Flora of China" and the "Flora of Thailand ...

20th century Japanese botanist *, Japanese swimmer *

Mutsumi Tamura is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Biography She made her debut role for '' ef: a tale of memories'' and had a leading role for the anime series '' Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin''. In August 2015, Tamura underwe ...

(born 1987), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *

Naomi Tamura is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo debut in 1994 with the song ''Jiyuu no Hashi''. She is best known for singing theme songs for popular Anime series such as ''Yuzurenai Negai'' for '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' and ''Yuragu ...

(born 1963), Japanese singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *

Nobuyoshi Tamura was a prominent aikidoka and a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba. The son of a kendo teacher, Tamura entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1953 as an uchi-deshi (live-in student) of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. He was one of Ueshiba's favorite ...

(1933–2010), Japanese aikido trainer *, Japanese politician *

Ryō Tamura is a Japanese actor from Kyoto. His father was silent-film star Tsumasaburo Bando. With his elder brothers, the late Takahiro and Masakazu, he is one of the Three Tamura Brothers. Ryō graduated from Seijo University and made his cinema debut ...

(born 1946), Japanese actor *

Ryō Tamura (comedian) is a Japanese comedian who performs '' tsukkomi'' (sometimes '' boke'') and writes the gags for the comedy duo London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō. His partner in the duo is Atsushi Tamura. Career In June 2019, Tamura, alongside other Yoshimoto Kogyo ...

(born 1972), Japanese comedian and television presenter *

Ryoko Tamura is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician. Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, ...

, Japanese female judoka and politician *

Takaaki Tamura is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving in the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is ...

, Japanese politician *, Japanese sailor *

Tamura Ryuichi Tamura (usually written 田村), a Japanese placename and family name, may refer to: In places: *Tamura, Fukushima, a city in Japan * Tamura District, Fukushima, in Japan *Tamura Station, in Nagahama, Japan People with the surname Tamura: *Tamura ...

(1923–1998), Japanese writer *

Sakae Tamura (photographer) was a Japanese photographer, prominent in the years before the war. Born in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Tamura graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography (, ''Tōkyō Shashin Senmon Gakkō''; now Tokyo Polytechnic University) and entered Orie ...

(1906–1987), Japanese photographer *

Sakae Tamura (nature photographer) was a Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature. Tamura was born in Chiba Prefecture, Chiba in 1910, but his family moved to Tokyo in 1924. Under the influence of his father, an amateur photographer, he started taking photographs in 1 ...

(1910–2003), Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature *

Shigeru Tamura (photographer) was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism. Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige.The reference books agree that his original nam ...

(1909–1987), Japanese photographer *

Shigeru Tamura (illustrator) is a Japanese illustrator, animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. His animated works have included '' The Glassy Ocean'', '' Ursa Minor Blue'' and ''Phantasmagoria''. He has also contributed to the now-defunct manga magazine ''Garo Garo may refe ...

, Japanese illustrator *

Tamura Toshiko was the pen-name of an early modern feminist novelist in Shōwa period Japan. Her birth name was . Biography Tamura was born in the plebeian Asakusa district of Tokyo,Esashi, p.37 where her father was a rice broker. At the age of seventeen ...

(1884–1945), pen-name of Japanese writer Toshi Satō *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese sprinter *

Yoshiko Tamura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Tamura was trained by the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion, made her debut in September 1994 and worked for the promotion for three years, winning the AJW Junior Championship, before ...

(born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler *

Yukari Tamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto (formerly Arts Vision and I'm Enterprise). She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in the ...

(born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress *

Yu Tamura is a Japanese rugby union player. Tamura currently plays for the Canon Eagles rugby team. His regular playing positions are fly-half and Centre. Education Tamura studied at Meiji University. Playing career Tamura plays for the Sunwolves an ...

(born 1989), Japanese rugby union player * Yu Tamura (footballer) (born 1992), Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese long-distance runner

Fictional characters

*, a character in the light novel series ''Oreimo'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames