Himeji, Hyogo
Himeji is about 20 miles west of Osaka.
People born here[edit]
- Takeo Akuta, NPB manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Shoji Fujii, Japanese national team coach
- Toshio Kawanishi, NPB outfielder and infielder
- Masahiro Kuroda, NPB catcher
- Tetsuya Matoyama, NPB catcher
- Takahiro Matsuba, NPB pitcher
- Jiro Toyoda, NPB pitcher
- Toshihiro Yamaguchi, Japanese national team infielder
- Keijiro Yumioka, NPB infielder
People died here[edit]
- Mitsuyasu Hirano, NPB outfielder
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