, also Okubo, Ohkubo and Ookubo, is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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ÅŒkubo clan
The were a ''samurai'' kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit."Universität Tübingen (in German) Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōkubo, as heredita ...
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Ōkubo Tadayo (1532–1594), Japanese daimyŠof the Sengoku period
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Ōkubo Tadasuke (1537–1613), Japanese daimyŠof the Sengoku and Edo periods
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Ōkubo Nagayasu (1545–1613), Japanese samurai of the Edo period
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ÅŒkubo Tadachika
was ''daimyÅ'' of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province in early Edo period, Japan.
ÅŒkubo Tadachika was the son of ÅŒkubo Tadayo, a hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa clan in what is now part of the city of Okazaki, Aichi. He entered into service a ...
(1553–1628), Japanese daimyŠof the Sengoku and Edo periods
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ÅŒkubo Tadataka
or ÅŒkubo Hikozaemon (å¤§ä¹…ä¿ å½¦å·¦è¡›é–€) (1560 – April 2, 1639) was a Japanese warrior in the Sengoku and Edo periods. He was the eighth son of ÅŒkubo Tadakazu, a vassal of the Tokugawa clan. Tadataka wrote the , a work he wrote for his ...
(1560–1639), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku and Edo periods
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ÅŒkubo Tadazane
was the 7th ''daimyÅ'' of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province, (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) in mid-Edo period Japan. His courtesy title was '' Kaga no Kami''.
Biography
Tadazane was born in Edo in 1782 (some sources state 1778) as the son of ...
(1778–1837), Japanese daimyŠof the late Edo period
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Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830–1878), Japanese samurai and later leader of the Meiji restoration
;Contemporary
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Atsushi ÅŒkubo, Japanese manga author
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Benji Okubo
Benji Okubo (October 27, 1904April 15, 1975) was an American-Japanese painter, teacher, and landscape designer. He and his family were held in internment camps during World War II.
He was the eldest of the seven children of Tometsugu "Frank" Oku ...
, American artist
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Hiroshi Okubo
is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and ...
, Japanese video game music composer
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James K. Okubo
James K. Okubo (May 30, 1920 – January 29, 1967) was a United States Army soldier.Kakesako, Gregg K"AJA medic’s medal may be upgraded,"''Honolulu Star-Bulletin,'' September 15, 2009; 2012-12-29. He was a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Ho ...
, American Medal of Honor recipient
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ÅŒkubo Haruno, Japanese general
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Hideo Ohkubo, Japanese businessman
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*, Japanese Nordic combined skier
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Kayoko Okubo
is a Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and actress who is a member of the comedy duo Oasiz.
Filmography TV series Current appearances
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, Japanese comedian
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Kiyoshi ÅŒkubo
was a Japanese serial killer. Between March 31, 1971 and May 10, 1971, he raped and murdered eight women. He used a pen name, Tanigawa Ivan (è°·å·ä¼Šå‡¡).
Early life
ÅŒkubo was born in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. He was a quarter Russian. Hi ...
, Japanese serial killer
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Mariko Okubo, Japanese actress
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Miné Okubo
Miné Okubo (; June 27, 1912 – February 10, 2001) was an American artist and writer. She is best known for her book ''Citizen 13660'', a collection of 198 drawings and accompanying text chronicling her experiences in Japanese American internmen ...
, American artist
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Tsutomu Okubo
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kurume, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he worked at Tokyo Bank
is the largest bank in ...
, Japanese politician
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Susumu ÅŒkubo, who proposed the
Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula
In physics, the Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula provides a sum rule for the masses of hadrons within a specific multiplet, determined by their isospin (''I'') and strangeness (or alternatively, hypercharge)
:M = a_0 + a_1 Y + a_2 \left I \left( I ...
*, Japanese sport wrestler
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Yukishige Okubo
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a fmember of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Pre ...
, Japanese politician
*, Japanese snowboarder
;Footballers
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Goshi Okubo, Japanese footballer
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Makoto Okubo
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Okubo was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on 3 May 1975. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1998. Althoug ...
, Japanese footballer
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Takuo ÅŒkubo
is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 ...
, Japanese footballer
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Tetsuya ÅŒkubo
is a Japanese football player.
Playing career
Known by the nickname 'Jumbo' due to his size he plays primarily as a target man striker, getting the majority of his goals with his head. Popular with fans and teammates during his career due to his ...
, Japanese footballer
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Yoshito ÅŒkubo
is a Japanese professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Cerezo Osaka. He played for the Japan national team scoring 6 goals in 60 appearances
Club career
Okubo was born in Kanda, Fukuoka on 9 June 1982. After graduating ...
, Japanese footballer
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Yuki Okubo, Japanese footballer
See also
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ÅŒkubo, Akita, which merged with Iidagawa to become
ShÅwa, Akita in 1942
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Okubo Institute of Technology
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''TÅkyÅ Senmon GakkÅ'' by ÅŒkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.
The university has numerou ...
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ÅŒkubo Station (disambiguation) is the name of multiple train stations in Japan.
*ÅŒkubo Station (Akita) - in Katagami, Akita Prefecture
*ÅŒkubo Station (Hyogo) - in Akashi, HyÅgo Prefecture
*ÅŒkubo Station (Kyoto) - in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
*ÅŒkubo Station (Tokyo) - in Shinjuk ...
, multiple train stations
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Japanese-language surnames