Kobayashi is the 8th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 古林. Notable people with the surname include:
Kobayashi Kiyochika was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, best known for his ukiyo-e colour woodblock prints and newspaper illustrations. His work documents the rapid modernization and Westernization Japanese underwent during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and employs a sense of light and shade called kōsen-ga inspired by Western art techniques. His work first found an audience in the 1870s with prints of red-brick buildings and trains that had proliferated after the Meiji Restoration; his prints of the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 were also popular. Woodblock printing fell out of favour during this period, and many collectors consider Kobayashi's work the last significant example of ukiyo-e.
Nobuaki Kobayashi is a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player and 2-time world champion.
Masao Kobayashi is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Nakano, Tokyo and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.
Fumiaki Kobayashi is a pole vaulter from Japan. His personal best jump is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Ichihara.
Akiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Lands is a temporary musical band created by the producer of Japanese pop-rock band Mr. Children, Takeshi Kobayashi. The group was created to promote the film Bandage, which stars the Japanese singer and actor Jin Akanishi as the leader and vocalist Natsu (ナツ) of the fictional band. The band released their debut single "Bandage", on November 25, 2009. The single topped the Oricon chart selling 211,000 copies in the first week.
Hideaki Kobayashi is a Japanese diplomat. Hideaki studied law at the University of Tokyo. He entered the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1968. From 1988 to 1990, he served as Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Australia. From 1990 to 1992 he served as Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy in Poland. From 2005 to 2008, he served as Japanese Ambassador to Thailand.
Kuniaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Teruaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Fumiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hideaki (ひであき) is a masculine Japanese given name.
Motofumi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Yūshi, Yushi or Yuushi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Fumiaki Kobayashi is a Japanese politician representing Hiroshima 7th district in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet, for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Sachiko Kobayashi, born on December 5, 1953 in Niigata, Japan, is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actor. She previously worked alongside the Pokémon Company, under the alias "Garura Kobayashi".
Takeshi Kobayashi, is a Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger, and record producer.
Fumiya Kobayashi is a Japanese footballer who is last known to have played for Woodlands Wellington FC of the Singapore S.League.
Satoru Kobayashi may refer to:
Yuki Kobayashi may refer to:
