Hosokawa (typically ja, 細川, meaning "narrow river" or "little river") is a Japanese surname. People with the name include: *

Bill Hosokawa William Kunpei Hosokawa (January 30, 1915 – November 9, 2007) was an American writer and journalist. Of Japanese descent, while internment of Japanese Americans, interned at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, he was the editor of the i ...

(1915–2007), Japanese American author and journalist *

Chieko Hosokawa is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1958 with . Her series ''Crest of the Royal Family'', which received the 1991 Shogakukan Manga Award for ''shōjo'', has been continuously serialized in ''Princess (magazine), Princes ...

(born 1929), a Japanese manga artist *

Daisuke Hosokawa (born April 18, 1982 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo) is a Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identif ...

(born 1982), Japanese swimmer *

Fumie Hosokawa is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is often referred to as the “original” ''kyonyu'' (huge breasts) idol. Life and career Hosokawa was born in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture and lived in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture until the age of ...

(born 1971), Japanese actress *

Hajime Hosokawa was director of the company hospital attached to the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. He was the first doctor to discover and treat patients of the massive outbreak of mercury poisoning that occurred i ...

(1901–1970), Japanese doctor who discovered

Minamata disease Minamata disease is a neurological disease caused by severe mercury poisoning. Signs and symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, loss of peripheral vision, and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cas ...

Junya Hosokawa is a former Japanese footballer. There were rumours saying that Junya Hosokawa interested to join a football club from Indonesia, Persiraja Banda Aceh Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kuta Raja, commonly known as Persiraja, is an Indonesi ...

(born 1984), Japanese footballer *

Kazuhiko Hosokawa Kazuhiko Hosokawa ( ja, 細川和彦, born 28 December 1970) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Hosokawa has won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He has also played ...

(born 1970), Japanese golfer *

Kozo Hosokawa is a Japanese former football player. Playing career Hosokawa was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 3, 1971. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined the local Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanes ...

(born 1971), Japanese footballer *

Naomi Hosokawa Naomi Hosokawa (細川直美 ''Hosokawa Naomi''; real name: Chiho Katsurayama (葛山知保 ''Katsurayama Chiho''; born 18 June 1974 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Filmography Films *''Shigure no Ki ...

(born 1974), Japanese actress *

Ritsuo Hosokawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Overviews A native of Agawa District, Kōchi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the ...

(born 1943), Japanese politician * Sachio Hosokawa (born 1940), Japanese sport shooter * Seika Hosokawa (born 1979), Japanese voice actress *

Seiya Hosokawa is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons. He previously played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. On 9 December 2022, Hosokawa was traded to the Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball t ...

(born 1988), Japanese baseball player *

Shigeki Hosokawa is a Japanese actor and former model. Biography Shigeki Hosokawa attended Ogaki Municipal North Elementary School and Ogaki Municipal North Junior High School. He then graduated from Ogaki Public High School in 1988. He had his first acting r ...

(born 1971), Japanese actor and former model *

Shinji Hosokawa is a retired Japanese judoka who won two Olympic medals during the 1980s. Biography Hosokawa began judo in junior-high school, and won the Japanese inter-high school judo competition in 1977. He entered Tenri University in 1978, and co ...

(born 1960), Japanese judoka * Takahiro Hosokawa (born 1967), Japanese rugby union player *

Takashi Hosokawa , born 細川貴志 (Hosokawa Takashi) on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese ''enka'' singer. In 1975, he debuted with the song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular ''enka'' ...

(born 1950), Japanese singer * Toru Hosokawa (born 1980), Japanese baseball player *

Toshio Hosokawa is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Germany but returned to Japan, finding a personal style inspired by classical Japanese music and culture. He has composed operas, the oratorio ''Voiceless Voice in Hiroshima' ...

(born 1955), Japanese composer of contemporary classical music *

Toshiyuki Hosokawa was a Japanese actor and disc jockey, whose credits included roles in television, film, stage and musical theater. He reached prominence in Japan for his starring role in the 1970 film ''Eros Plus Massacre'', which was directed by Yoshishige Yosh ...

(1940–2011), Japanese actor The

Hosokawa clan The is a Japanese Samurai kin group or clan. Ancestors # Emperor Jimmu # Emperor Suizei # Emperor Annei # Emperor Itoku # Emperor Kōshō # Emperor Kōan # Emperor Kōrei # Emperor Kōgen # Emperor Kaika # Emperor Sujin # Emperor Suinin # Emper ...

were a powerful shugo daimyō in Japan. *

Hosokawa Akiuji was a ''samurai'' general in the service of the Ashikaga Northern Court, during Japan's Nanboku-chō period. Life In 1338, he was sent by Ashikaga Takauji to assist in the defence of the Kuromaru, a fortress belonging to ''Kanrei'' Shiba Takats ...

, samurai general in the service of the Ashikaga Northern Court, during Nanboku-cho period *

Hosokawa Fujitaka , also known as , was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Fujitaka was a prominent retainer of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the last Ashikaga shōgun. When he joined the Oda, Oda Nobunaga rewarded him with the fief of Tango and went on ...

(1534–1610), member of the Ashikaga court *

Hosokawa Gracia Akechi Tama, usually referred to as , (1563 – 25 August 1600) was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period. Gracia is best known for her role in the Battle of Sekigahara, she was considered to be a political host ...

(1563–1600), childhood name Tama, Japanese noblewoman and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki *

Hosokawa Harumoto was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, and the head of the Hosokawa clan. Harumoto's childhood name was Sōmei-maru (聡明丸). He was born to Hosokawa Sumimoto, another renowned samurai of the Muromachi era. Early l ...

(1514–1563), head of Hosokawa clan at the end of the Muromachi period *

Hosokawa Katsumoto was one of the Kanrei, the Deputies to the Shōgun, during Japan's Muromachi period. He is famous for his involvement in the creation of Ryōan-ji, a temple famous for its rock garden, and for his involvement in the Ōnin War, which sparked the 1 ...

(1430–1473), one of the

Kanrei or, more rarely, ''kanryō'', was a high political post in feudal Japan; it is usually translated as ''shōguns deputy''. After 1349, there were actually two ''Kanrei'', the ''Kyoto Kanrei'' and the ''Kantō Kanrei''. Originally, from 1219 until ...

during Japan's Muromachi Period *

Hosokawa Masamoto was a deputy-''shōgun'' of the Hosokawa clan of Japan, and son of Hosokawa Katsumoto. Masamoto was appointed to this rank during 1486. For a brief period this title was lost by Hatakeyama Masanaga but was regained in time. When Ashikaga Yosh ...

(1466–1507) a Deputy-Shōgun, sun of Katsumoto *

Hosokawa Mitsunao was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. His childhood name was Rokumaru (六丸). Family * Father: Hosokawa Tadatoshi * Mother: Chiyohime (1597–1649) * Wife: Shojōin, daughter of Karasuma Mitsukata * Concubines: ** Seitai-in ** Sh ...

(1619–1650), a daimyō of the early Edo period. *

Morihiro Hosokawa is a Japanese politician and Nobility, noble who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1993 to 1994, leading a coalition government which was the first non-Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) government of Japan since 1955 ...

(born 1938), 79th Prime Minister of Japan *

Morimitsu Hosokawa is a Japanese potter. Biography Hosokawa was born in Tokyo in 1972 as the son of Morihiro Hosokawa, the former Prime Minister of Japan. He was raised in Kumamoto. After studying at junior high school, he went to the United States where he st ...

(born 1972), Japanese potter *

Hosokawa Narishige , also known as , was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' in the Edo period. 細川立禮
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(1755–1810), daimyō of the Edo period *

Hosokawa Sumimoto was a samurai commander in the Muromachi period during the 16th century of Japan. Sumimoto was one of the few sons of Hosokawa Yoshiharu and an adopted son of Hosokawa Masamoto, who was the Kanrei of the Ashikaga shogunate. His roots was the Hos ...

(1489–1520), military commander in the Muromachi period *

Hosokawa Sumiyuki Hosokawa (typically ja, 細川, meaning "narrow river" or "little river") is a Japanese surname. People with the name include: *Bill Hosokawa (1915–2007), Japanese American author and journalist *Chieko Hosokawa (born 1929), a Japanese manga a ...

(1489–1507), a notable daimyō of the Awa province *

Hosokawa Tadaoki was a Japanese samurai warrior of the late Sengoku period and early Edo period. He was the son of Hosokawa Fujitaka with Numata Jakō, and he was the husband of a famous Christian convert (Kirishitan), Hosokawa Gracia. For most of his life, he ...

(1563–1645), lord of Tango province, son of Hosokawa Fujitaka *

Hosokawa Tadatoshi was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Hosokawa Tadatoshi"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 359 細川忠利at ''Nihon jinmei daijiten''; retrieved 2013-5-29. He was the head of Kumamoto Domain ...

(1586–1641), daimyo of the early Edo period *

Hosokawa Takakuni Hosokawa Takakuni (, 1484 – 17 July 1531) was the most powerful military commander in the Muromachi period under Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the twelfth ''shōgun''. His father was Hosokawa Masaharu, a member of the branch of the Hosokawa clan. His ch ...

(1484–1531), military commander in the Muromachi period * Hosokawa Tatsutaka (1615–1645), samurai of the early Edo period *

Hosokawa Ujitsuna Hosokawa (typically ja, 細川, meaning "narrow river" or "little river") is a Japanese surname. People with the name include: * Bill Hosokawa (1915–2007), Japanese American author and journalist * Chieko Hosokawa (born 1929), a Japanese manga ...

(1514–1564) was a military commander at the end of the Muromachi period

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