Wakayama, Wakayama

Wakayama is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.

People born here

• Taira Fujita, NPB infielder and manager
• Takaya Hayashi, NPB infielder
• Shinjiro Iguchi, amateur player; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Hiroki Kokubo, NPB infielder
• Akiteru Kono, NPB infielder
• Naoki Matsumoto, NPB infielder
• Kenji Nakade, NPB catcher
• Junji Nakatani, NPB infielder
• Yonekichi Naya, NPB outfielder
• Fumiya Nishiguchi, NPB pitcher
• Yukio Nishimoto, NPB infielder and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Tsuneo Nozaki, NPB pitcher
• Juzo Sanada, NPB pitcher ;Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Takeshi Shibata, NPB catcher and manager
• Kozo Shoda, NPB infielder
• Masao Tamura, NPB pitcher
• Hisanori Yokota, NPB pitcher

Educational establishments located here

• Chiben Wakayama High School
• Koyo High School
• Seirin High School
• Wakayama High School
• Wakayama Commercial High School
• Wakayama Kogyo High School
• Wakayama Toin High School