People from Okayama

Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan (1855–1932)

Japanese novelist (1962-)

was a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with founding the Rinzai school, the Japanese line of the Linji school of Zen Buddhism. In 1191, he introduced this Zen approach to Japan, following his trip to China from 1187 to 1191, during which he was initiated into the Linji school by the master Hsü an. It is also said that he popularized green tea in Japan, following this same trip. He was also the founding abbot of Shōfuku-ji and Kennin-ji, two of the earliest Zen temples in Japan. He is often known simply as Eisai/Yōsai Zenji (栄西禅師), literally "Zen master Eisai".

Japanese general (1883–1948)

Japanese officer and politician, war criminal (1890-1957)

Imperial Japanese Navy admiral (1890–1945)

Japanese writer (1889-1971)

, known professionally as Ni-Ki (, ), is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the boy band Enhypen under Belift Lab, formed through the reality survival show I-Land in 2020.

Japanese general (1868–1956)

Japanese writer (1924-1994)

Japanese politician (1941–2021)

Japanese-American painter (1889–1953)

Japanese politician

Japanese politician

Japanese painter

chemist in Japan

Japanese politician

Japanese poet

Japanese politician

Japanese engineer and businessman (1896-1988)

Japanese philosopher

Japanese rock singer (born 1963)

Japanese politician (1912-1998)

Japanese singer-songwriter and composer

Japanese diplomat (1842-1917)

Japanese composer (born 1938)

Japanese admiral

Japanese writer (1869–1934)

Japanese manga artist