Nishimura (written: ) is the 46th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akihiro Nishimura (politician) (born 1960), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *

Akihiro Nishimura (footballer) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Nishimura was born in Osaka Prefecture on August 8, 1958. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined his local ...

(born 1958), Japanese retired football player *

Akira Nishimura was a Japanese composer from Osaka. Biography Nishimura studied composition and musical theory on a graduate course at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He also studied Asian traditional music, religion, aesthetics, cosmology a ...

(born 1953), Japanese composer * Aori Nishimura (born 2001), Japanese skateboarder *

Ayaka Nishimura is a Japanese field hockey player. She competed for the Japan women's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were ...

(born 1989), Japanese field hockey player *

Chinami Nishimura is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, and affiliated with 81 Produce. Her major roles include Fake Yuna and Miki Shiratori in '' Galaxy Fraulein Yuna'', Neko Musume in '' GeGeGe no Kitaro'', Junsa (Officer Jenny) in ''Pokémon ...

(born 1970), Japanese voice actress *

Chinami Nishimura (politician) is a Japanese politician who served as the Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan from 2021 to 2022. She is a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet and repr ...

(born 1967), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan *

Eshin Nishimura Eshin Nishimura (西村惠信; born 1933) is a Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest, the former president of Hanazono University in Kyoto, Japan, and also a major modern scholar in the Kyoto School of thought. A current professor of the Departmen ...

(born 1933), Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest and former president of Hanazono University *

Hiroki Nishimura is a Japanese former cyclist, who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. On the first stage, he finished outside the time limit and had to leave the rac ...

(born 1994), Japanese cyclist *

Hiroyuki Nishimura is a Japanese internet entrepreneur. He founded the message board 2channel, and is an administrator of 4chan. He is also a self-help author and TV personality. He is often known by his given name, , which he uses, rendered intentionally in low ...

(born 1976), Japanese internet entrepreneur, founder of the Japanese textboard 2channel and current administrator of 4chan *

Junji Nishimura is a Japanese anime director and producer currently residing in Karatsu, Saga. After graduating from Meiji Gakuin University in 1980, Nishimura entered into the anime studio Nishiko Production. Nishimura had his first job as a producer for '' Ba ...

(born 1955), Japanese animation director and producer *

Ken Nishimura Ken Nishimura (, born 31 December 1995) is a Japanese karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in k ...

(born 1995), Japanese karateka *

Kentaro Nishimura is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League The or , also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nipp ...

(born 1985), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player *

Kō Nishimura was a Japanese actor. Known in the Western world, West primarily for supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's ''The Bad Sleep Well'' and ''Yojimbo (film), Yojimbo'', Kihachi Okamoto's ''Sword of Doom'', Yoshitaro Nomura's ''Zero Focus ...

(1923–1997), Japanese actor *

Kodo Nishimura is a Japanese Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk, artist, and author. He is an advocate for LGBTQ rights. Early life and education Nishimura was born in 1989 and grew up in Tokyo. His father was a Jōdo-shū Buddhist priest, and Nishimura was raised in hi ...

(born 1989), Japanese Buddhist monk and makeup artist *

Koichi Nishimura Koichi "Nishi" Nishimura (born 30 June 1973) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He was born in Kyoto. Nishimura began his career as an indoor volleyball player and played Libero for the Japanese National Team. In 2002 Nishimura switched t ...

(born 1973), Japanese volleyball player *

Koji Nishimura is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Nishimura was released by Nagoya Grampus ; formerly known as is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, and have for all but one season since the inauguration ...

(born 1984), Japanese football player *

Kokichi Nishimura was a Japanese soldier and businessman who devoted his post-retirement years to traveling to Papua New Guinea to recover the remains of his former comrades and other Japanese soldiers who died during World War II, World War II. His life was desc ...

(1919–2015), Japanese soldier and businessman * Kokū Nishimura (1915–2002), Japanese master shakuhachi player, teacher, and craftsman * Kyotaro Nishimura (1930–2022), Japanese novelist *

Masahiko Nishimura is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals. Biography Nishimura was born on December 12, 1960, in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. While he attended Toyo University to study photography, he met Kōki Mitani, a scrip ...

(born 1960), Japanese theatre and film actor *

Motoki Nishimura is a Japanese former judoka who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held ...

(born 1947), Japanese judoka *

Osamu Nishimura was a Japanese professional wrestler. Nishimura was best known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and MUGA World Pro Wrestling (MUGA). Outside of pro wrestling, he was also a politician, having served as a member of the Tokyo Bunk ...

(1971–2025), Japanese professional wrestler *

Riki Nishimura , known professionally as Ni-Ki (, ), is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen under Belift Lab, formed through the reality survival show ''I-Land'' in 2020. Career 2014– ...

(born 2005), Japanese K-pop idol of the group Enhypen *

Seiji Nishimura , Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) he is a Japanese karateka. He has a 7th.Dan black belt in Wadō-ryū karate and is the national trainer of the Japan Karatedo Federation (JKF). Life Born and grew up in the Kumamoto Prefecture, Seiji Nishimura ...

(born 1956), Japanese karateka *

Nishimura Shigeki was a Japanese educator and leader of the Meiji Enlightenment during the Meiji period. He also went by his pen-name of Nishimura Hakuo. He wrote more than 130 books and over 200 articles in his long literary career. Born to the family of the ...

(1828–1902), educator and leader of the Meiji Enlightenment *

Shingo Nishimura ; born 7 July 1948) is a former Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2014. Nishimura is known for his negationism of Japanese war crimes committed during World War II. Background and career A native of ...

(born 1948), Japanese politician *

Shōgorō Nishimura was a Japanese film director. Filmography *''Moeru Tairiku , also known as ''The Blazing Continent'', is a 1968 Japanese film shot in Australia. It was made the same year as another Japanese film shot in Australia, '' The Drifting Avenger''. P ...

(born 1930), Japanese film director *

Shoichi Nishimura was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Nishimura was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1912. He played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and gradu ...

(1912–1998), Japanese footballer and manager *

Shoji Nishimura A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque ''fusuma'' is used (/closet ...

(1889–1944), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II *

Sou Nishimura ; (born April 28, 1936) is a Japanese manga artist from Izumiōtsu. Nishimura's best-known work is the ''yonkoma'' comedy , which earned Nishimura the 1985 Bungeishunjū Manga Award The was an annual award established in 1955 and given out by Bu ...

(born 1936), Japanese manga artist * Subaru Nishimura (born 2003), Japanese footballer *

Takuma Nishimura was a Japanese army general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, active in the invasion and occupation of British Malaya. After the Japanese surrender, he was tried and convicted in British Singapore as a war criminal for his r ...

(1899–1951), general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II *

Takuro Nishimura is a former Japanese football player. Career College Nishimura attended Kokushikan University in Setagaya, Tokyo from 1997 to 2000, winning the All-Japan Prime Minister Cup. Professional Nishimura began his professional career with J1 League s ...

(born 1977), Japanese football player *

Tomohiro Nishimura is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter, theatre director and sound director. He used to be employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce, but today he is freelance. He is often mixed up with Tomomichi Nishimura. Since 2003, Nish ...

(born 1961), Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer-songwriter *

Tomomichi Nishimura is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who works for Arts Vision. He is most known for the roles of the Narrator of ''YuYu Hakusho'', Tsuchikage Ohnoki (''Naruto''), Mitsuyoshi Anzai (''Slam Dunk''), Shibaraku Tsurugibe ('' Mashin Hero ...

(born 1946), Japanese voice actor *

Trina Nishimura Trina Marie Nishimura (born August 8, 1983) is an American voice-actress. She is most known for voicing Nadie in '' El Cazador de la Bruja'', Mikasa Ackerman in ''Attack on Titan'', Kyoka Jiro in ''My Hero Academia'', Francesca Lucchini in '' ...

(born 1983), American voice actress * Yasufumi Nishimura (born 1999), Japanese footballer *

Yasutoshi Nishimura is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from August 2022 until December 2023. Nishimura previously served as Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Liberal De ...

(born 1962), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *

Yoshihiro Nishimura is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" ...

(born 1967), Japanese screenwriter, film director, special effects and makeup effects artist *

Yoshitaka Nishimura Yoshitaka Nishimura (西村宜隆) (born February 9, 1979, Kyushu), better known as DJ Yoshitaka, is a composer for Konami's line of Bemani games. He has been making solo songs since the release of Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX Red, though he has ha ...

(born 1982), Japanese composer *

Yuichi Nishimura is a Japanese football referee. He has refereed in the Japanese J. League Division 1 since 1999 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. He refereed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he was appointed to several prestigio ...

(born 1972), Japanese football referee *

Yukie Nishimura is a prolific Japanese pianist and composer. Hailed as a musician of "New Age Music", her piano style is light easy listening and her works are sometimes heard on television in Japan, even with her appearance in television commercials and fashion ...

(born 1967), Japanese pianist

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