Toyonaka is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2023, the city had an estimated population of 399,263 in 179651 households and a population density of 5700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 36.39 square kilometres (14.05 sq mi). It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, is a member of the Imperial House of Japan as the widow of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, the fourth son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. The Princess is the last surviving paternal great-aunt by marriage of Emperor Naruhito, and currently is the oldest member of the imperial family, and the only living member who was born in the Taishō era.
Masahiko Shimada is a Japanese writer. He has won the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, the Itō Sei Literature Prize, and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. His work has been translated into English.
Tadashi Takagi, better known by his ring name Sanshiro Takagi, is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter who currently works for the Japanese wrestling promotion CyberFight, where he serves as executive vice president. Takagi is the founder of DDT Pro-Wrestling, which is now part of the CyberFight umbrella. As a wrestler, Takagi's gimmick was that of a Stone Cold Steve Austin impersonator.
Isuzu Yamada was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career spanned seven decades.
Osaka College of Music is a private university in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established as a university in 1958.
The Animax Anison Grand Prix is a Japanese anime song music competition, organized by Animax, in association with Jupiter Telecommunications.
Shunske Sato is a Japanese-born violinist. He was the concertmaster and artistic director of the Netherlands Bach Society from 2018 to 2023.
Yoshiaki Takagi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.
Umi Garrett is an American classical pianist.
Toshimitsu Tanaka was a Japanese composer from Aomori, Aomori. He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music with a major in composition.
Haru Kuroki is a Japanese actress. She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance in the film The Little House.
Hana Sugisaki is a Japanese actress who was previously signed to Stardust Promotion. Her former stage name was Hana Kajiura.
Momoko Ando is a Japanese film director and novelist.
Sunao Katabuchi is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. He is director of Contrail Co. Ltd. He has been a part-time lecturer at Nihon University College of Art since 2006, and a Project Professor at the college of Art of at the same university since 2018. He has also served as a part-time lecturer at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts since 2013. He is married to a fellow director of anime Chie Uratani.
Nagino Maruyama is a Japanese classical pianist from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She rose to international fame by becoming the youngest contestant ever when she participated in XVII International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015.
Cocomi Kimura, known professionally as Cocomi, is a Japanese model and flutist.
The Little One is a children's picture book by Kiyo Tanaka, published in 2018 by Kaiseisha. David Boyd wrote the English translation, published in 2021 by Enchanted Lion Books.
Riyoko Takagi is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer.
Yuta Bandoh, also known as Taku Matsushiba (松司馬拓), is a Japanese composer. He is best known for his work on Belle (2021), Yuri on Ice (2016), Kaiju No. 8 (2024), and Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020), as well as his collaborations with Kenshi Yonezu. Bandoh won the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music for his work on Belle.
