Famous people from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture include Yasutaka Nakata, who most recently wrote the music for 『One Piece Film Red』, which was released in theaters until January 2023, including the theme song 『New Era』 sung by Ado, and actors Takeshi Kaga and Misato Tanaka.
On April 17, former Japanese national soccer team member, businessman, and investor Keisuke Honda attracted attention when he announced that he had become a major shareholder in Kanazawa-based Gogo Curry Group Co. Keisuke Honda is originally from Osaka Prefecture, but he invested in the company because of his connection to Seiryo High School (Kosaka-cho, Kanazawa City). Kanae Yagi (from Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), who competed in three Olympic Games as a women’s weightlifter, is a graduate of Kanazawa Gakuin University, and it was reported that she will become a coach of the university’s weightlifting team this spring. There are various other celebrities who are from Kanazawa or have connections with Kanazawa.
That guy who stars in the drama 『But the Passion is There』 is also
Shintaro Morimoto (SixTONES), who plays the role of Ryota Yamasato (Nankai Candies) in the popular Sunday drama 『But There’s Passion』 (NTV) that started in April, is one such person.
Shintaro Morimoto is introduced as being from Kanagawa Prefecture in his Japanese profile, but in 『SixTONES – Kanazawa Travel Vol. 1』 released in December 2019 on the YouTube 「SixTONES」 channnel, he himself cut out, 「This is my birthplace Kanazawa」 Menger asked, 「How old were you?」 he said, 「Two or three years old?」 I was born in Kanazawa and raised in Kanagawa. In other words, he was born in Kanazawa and raised in Kanagawa.
NiziU members also have ties to Kanazawa
Maya (real name, Maya Katsumura), a member of NiziU, a Japanese girl group created in 2020 by Nizi Project, previously performed as Tiny Tony, a girl group based in Ishikawa Prefecture. At that time, a video of Tiny Tony performing live at a shopping mall in Toyama Prefecture can be seen online.
It is well known among fans that MAYA’s grandfather ran a sushi restaurant in Kanazawa City, and the sushi restaurant is still in operation today. In November 2020, Ishikawa Prefecture live-in comedian Bunbun Bowl tweeted, 「I went to that NiziU’s MAYA’s grandfather’s sushi restaurant!」 He tweeted that he was moved to learn that he had helped out at the restaurant before his audition.
Takaaki Kidani, a game creator and founder of 「Bushiroad」, a trading card game company, said in March this year when Bushiroad held a company information session at the west exit of Kanazawa Station, 「Kidani is from Kanazawa. We are looking forward to seeing many of you there」, he tweeted.
In 2016, he was interviewed and game adaptation of 「Love Live」, which is now set in a place far from the series’ Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 『Love Live! Ren-no-sora Jogakuin School Idol Club』 as 『Link! Like! Love Live!」has started, I feel some connection to it.
Other Kanazawa-related comedians and idols will also be present.
There are many upcoming performers from Kanazawa, including Minami Minoh, a stage actress turned rakugo storyteller “Kahazutei Minami,” Haruka Mizuki, who passed the second stage of the Hollyhock Idol Audition and performs under the name 「Harumashi」, and Ruka Nozuki, a member of the idol group Nippon! Haruka Nozuki, a member of the idol group Nippon! We hope that they will become so well known throughout Japan that they will make frequent use of Kanazawa Station.
Kanazawa Station Information
| Spot name | Kanazawa Station |
| Address | 1-1, Kinoshinbocho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Related site | JR Odekake Net |
