Chinen is an Okinawan surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Kama Chinen, Japanese supercentenarian
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Kaori Chinen
is a professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player.
Biography
Kaori Chinen became a professional in 1993. She was promoted to 3 dan four years later in 1997. She married fellow professional go player Yo Kagen in 1997. She holds the female ...
, professional Go player
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Masami Chinen, Okinawan martial artist and founder of
Yamanni ryu
Yamanni-ryū (山根流) (also Yamanni-Chinen-ryū and Yamane Ryu) is a form of Okinawan kobudō whose main weapon is the bo, a non-tapered, cylindrical staff. The smaller buki, such as sai, tunfa (or tonfa), nunchaku, and kama (weapon) are st ...
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Rina Chinen
(born 9 February 1981) is a Japanese entertainer, former singer, and musical theater actress. She is affiliated with Rising Production.
History
Rina Chinen took lessons as a child from the Okinawa Actors School. By the time she reached junior h ...
, Japanese singer
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Teruo Chinen
was a prominent Japanese master of Gōjū-ryū Karate.Pereira, L. (c. 2007)Teruo Chinen Shihan: Jundokan Goju RyuRetrieved on April 6, 2010; link has expired, as at July 21, 2011. He founded the Jundokan International karate organization and hel ...
, Okinawan martial artist and grandson of
Masami Chinen
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Yuri Chinen
, is a Japanese singer and actor as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates.
Early life
Chinen is the son of Takashi Chinen, a former Japanese gymnast who won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olym ...
, Japanese singer and actor
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Japanese-language surnames
Okinawan surnames