Takaya (name)

Last updated August 24, 2021

Takaya is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

As surname

Hiroyuki Takaya (高谷裕之, born 1977), a Japanese mixed martial artist
Natsuki Takaya (高屋奈月, born 1973), the pen name of a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the series Fruits Basket
Yoshiki Takaya (高屋良樹, born 1960), a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the series Guyver

As given name

Takaya Imamura, co-director of the Nintendo 3DS game Tank Troopers
Takaya Ishikawa (石川昂弥, born 2001), Japanese baseball player
Takaya Kamikawa (上川隆也, born 1965), a Japanese actor
Kotofuji Takaya (琴富士孝也, born 1964, as Takaya Kobayashi), a former Japanese sumo wrestler
Takaya Kuroda (黒田崇矢, born 1965), a Japanese actor and voice actor
Takaya Kurokawa (黒河貴矢, born 1981), a retired Japanese football player who last played for Albirex Niigata and who was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team
Takaya Osanai (小山内貴哉, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Takaya Tsubobayashi (born 1971), a Japanese race car driver

Fictional characters

Takaya Aiba, the main character of the anime series Tekkaman Blade (released as Teknoman in the United States and Australia, with the character's name changed to "Nick Carter")
Takaya Mizushima, a character in the manga and anime series Shadow Star (known as Narutaru in Japan)
Takaya Sakaki, an antagonist in Persona 3
Takaya Noriko, one of the main female character of Gainax series "Gunbuster"

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Takaya (name)

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