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Kobayashi is the 8th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 古林. Notable people with the surname include:
Inoue is the 17th most common Japanese surname. Historically, it was also romanized as Inouye.
Satoru is a Japanese verb meaning "to know" or "understand". It is a common masculine Japanese given name. Satoru is the root of the Zen Buddhist word Satori .
Akira is a given name present in various languages. In Japanese, there are several kanji for Akira. A popular kanji is 明 which means "the light coming from sun", "sunlight and moonlight", "bright", "intelligent", "wisdom" or "truth". Though Akira is normally used to name males, sometimes it can be a female name as well.
Hiroki is a Japanese given name. It can be written in many ways. In the following lists, the kanji in parentheses are the individual's way of writing the name Hiroki.
Takano is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hiroshi Yamamoto is the name of:
Hiroshi Kobayashi is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Hiroshi Miyamoto is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Yugo, Yūgo or Yuugo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hiroshi Naganuma
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.
Hiroshi Kamiya
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.
Hiroshi Okazaki
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.
Kenji Kobayashi is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. Together with Masataka Sugimoto he was well-known for systematizing Fourth File Rook josekis before the advent of the Fujii System, and also as the creator of the Super Fourth File Rook opening (スーパー四間飛車).
Kazuo Manabe was a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan.
Hiroshi Yamamoto
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 4-dan.
