Takano (written: 高野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ai Takano , better known as and nicknamed Motchin, was a Japanese singer. He is best known for his performances of the theme songs for the anime '' Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger'', '' Pettonton'', and ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion''. Takano also sung the songs ...

, Japanese singer *

Aya Takano is a Japanese painter, Superflat artist, manga artist, and science fiction essayist. Aya Takano is represented by Kaikai Kiki, the artistic production studio created in 2001 by Takashi Murakami. Early life and influence Takano was born in S ...

, Japanese artist and writer *

Aya Takano (swimmer) is a Japanese swimmer, who was selected to the national team to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, after having accepted an invitation from FINA, based on her B-standard time. She competed in the women's 400 m freestyle, where she ...

, Japanese athlete *

Takano Chōei was a prominent scholar of ''Rangaku'' (western science) during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. Life Chōei was born as Gotō Kyōsai, the third son of Gotō Sōsuke, a middle-ranking samurai in Mizusawa Domain of Mutsu Province in what is now ...

, scholar of the late Edo period * Takano Fusataro, Japanese labor activist * Genshin Takano, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from June 10 to October 11, 1945. *

George Takano , born June 23, 1958, is an American-Japanese retired professional wrestler better known under the ring name . He was also billed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona. He worked for various Japanese and American ...

, professional wrestler * Hajime Takano, Japanese journalist *

Hassei Takano born in Chiba Prefecture is a Japanese actor. He has portrayed various superheroes in tokusatsu dramas, beginning with in '' Ultraman Gaia'' in 1998, a role he reprised in the 2008 film ''Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers''. This role was followed ...

, Japanese actor *, Japanese shogi player * Hiroshi Takano, Japanese musician *Isoroku Takano, birth name of

Isoroku Yamamoto was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. He commanded the fleet from 1939 until his death in 1943, overseeing the start of the Pacific War in 1941 and J ...

, Japanese naval officer * Takano Iwasaburo, Japanese social statistician *

Kazuaki Takano is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth. After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from ...

, Japanese writer of crime fiction *

Kikuo Takano was a Japanese poet and mathematician. He was born on Sado Island in 1927. He graduated from Utsunomiya Agricultural College in 1948. He began to write poems from the day after Japan had ended its role in World War II. Being inspired from surreal ...

, Japanese poet and mathematician * Mari Takano, Japanese musician *

Mark Takano Mark Allan Takano ( ; born December 10, 1960) is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013, representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and the 39th c ...

, U.S. politician *

Takano no Niigasa was a concubine of Emperor Kōnin of Japan and the mother of Emperor Kanmu. Her full name was Takano no Asomi Niigasa ( 高野朝臣新笠). Life Niigasa was a daughter of Yamato no Ototsugu (和乙継) who was a descendant of Prince Junda (c. ...

, 8th-century concubine *, Japanese shogi player * Shiho Takano, Japanese actress *

Shunji Takano Shunji Takano (高野俊二 ''Takano Shunji'') (born February 16, 1964) is a Japanese former professional wrestler and actor, whose artistic alias is Ken Takano. Early life Takano was born on February 16, 1964. His father was a black American ...

, Japanese wrestler *

Susumu Takano is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Personal bests Records *200 metres **Former Japanese record holder - 20.74 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) ...

, Japanese track athlete *

Teppei Takano Teppei Takano (born 25 November 1983) is a Japanese ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording a ninth place from February 2003 in Willingen. At the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World ...

, Japanese ski jumper *

Tetsu Takano is a Japanese rock musician and singer-songwriter. He first became known as vocalist of the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer from 1992 to 1994. After leaving them, Tetsu formed and performed with Mega8Ball from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 200 ...

, Japanese rock musician *, Japanese model and boxer *

Toshiyuki Takano is a Japanese Ambassador to Germany, previously to South Korea (2002–2005) and Singapore (2001). In February 2005 he sparked a controversy in South Korea when he stated that the Liancourt Rocks in the Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the m ...

, Japanese diplomat *

Tsugi Takano was a female novelist from Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. She was born in 1890 as the second daughter of a local merchant. In 1904, she entered Hamamatsu Women's High School and in 1907 she entered Shizuoko Women's High School. However, ...

, Japanese novelist *

Urara Takano , known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Togane, Chiba. She is currently affiliated with and representative of REMAX. Her most prominent role has been in the ''Sakura Wars'' video game franchise, where s ...

, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese speed skater

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Bungo Takano This is a profile of characters from ''Shadow Star'' (''Narutaru'') and events in which they are involved. Main characters Bearers and Shadow Dragons Shiina Tamai Shiina Tamai (玉依秕 (シイナ) ''Tamai Shiina''): The protagonist of ''Sh ...

, a character in ''Shadow Star'' * Kyohei Takano, a character in ''The Wallflower'' *Miyo Takano, a character in ''

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...

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