Famous People with Name Takaya

Takaya Kurokawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takaya Kurokawa: a Japanese football player, who currently plays for Albirex Niigata.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.

Takaya Tsubobayashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takaya Tsubobayashi: a Japanese race car driver. He competed in some races of the 2004 World Series by Nissan for the Gabord team, ending a four year absence from racing. He has also previously competed in Japanese Formula 3, Formula 4 and Formula Toyota.

Natsuki Takaya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Natsuki Takaya: She is left-handed, as well. She once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since 1st grade, when her sister started drawing. She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She spends most of her time playing video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling sh?jo manga ever in Japan[1] and the top selling sh?jo in North America.[2] Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a 26-episode anime series. In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for sh?jo for the Fruits Basket manga.[3]

Shigeo Takaya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shigeo Takaya: the mayor of Okayama, Okayama in Japan. A graduate of Okayama Prefectual University-Junior College, he was first elected in October 2005.

Kotofuji Takaya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kotofuji Takaya: is a former sumo wrestler from Chiba City, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. In 1991 he won a top division yusho or tournament championship from the maegashira ranks. Kotofuji made his professional debut in March 1980. He had a long apprenticeship in