Tamura (usually written 田村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akihide Tamura is a Japanese photographer. He was born in Tokyo on 13 March 1947 as Shigeru Tamura (, ''Tamura Shigeru'').Akihide Tamura should not be confused with the well-known photographer Shigeru Tamura (1909–87), whose name is even written with the ...

(born 1947), Japanese photographer * Akira Tamura (田村明, 1926–2010), Japanese city planner * Atsushi Tamura (born 1973), Japanese comedian *

Eriko Tamura , sometimes credited only as Eriko, is a Japanese actress and singer. Her anime series ''Idol Densetsu Eriko'' ''(Legendary Idol Eriko)'' has been syndicated worldwide, airing in such countries as France, Italy, India and Spain. In live action se ...

(born 1973), Japanese actress and singer * George T. Tamura (1927–2010), American artist *

Hajime Tamura (5 May 1924 – 1 November 2014) was a Japanese politician. He held different cabinet posts and served as the speaker of the House of Representatives. Early life and education Tamura was born in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture, in 1924. In 1950, he ...

(1924–2014), Japanese politician * Hirotaka Tamura, Japanese engineer *

Hoju Tamura ''Hoju'' is a family register system in North Korea and formerly in South Korea. ''Hoju'' () means the "head of the family" or "head of the household", ''Hojuje'' () is the "head of the family" system, and ''Hojeok'' (; McCune–Reischauer roma ...

(1874–1940), better known as Hon'inbō Shūsai, Japanese Go player *

Kiyoshi Tamura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Once a student of legendary professional wrestlers Billy Robinson, Lou Thesz and Akira Maeda, Tamura was known for his skills in catch wrestling and is considered to be one of ...

(born 1969), Japanese wrestler *

Kōsuke Tamura is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, dan. Early life Kōsuke Tamura was born on March 16, 1976, in Uozu, Toyama. He won the in 1987 when he was a Elementary schools in Japan, sixth-grade student at ...

, Japanese Japanese shogi player *

Masakazu Tamura was a Japanese film and theatre actor. Profile Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also ...

(born 1943), Japanese actor *

Meimi Tamura is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme. Early life and background Meimi Tamura's mother was a Troupe Organizer, and acted at Gunma Prefecture in Japan. Her elder sister, Karen Tamura, was a ...

(born 1998), Japanese singer and member of girl group

S/mileage , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (''Hello! Project'' trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of ''Hello! ...

Minoru N. Tamura Minoru N. Tamura is a Japanese botanist at the Botanical Garden of the City University, Osaka. Tamura is a specialist in the taxonomy of the family Liliaceae who has significantly contributed to the "Flora of China" and the "Flora of Thailand ...

20th century Japanese botanist *, Japanese swimmer *

Mutsumi Tamura is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Biography She made her debut role for '' ef: a tale of memories'' and had a leading role for the anime series '' Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin''. In August 2015, Tamura under ...

(born 1987), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *

Naomi Tamura is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo debut in 1994 with the song ''Jiyuu no Hashi''. She is best known for singing theme songs for popular Anime series such as ''Yuzurenai Negai'' for ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' and ''Yuragu ...

(born 1963), Japanese singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *

Nobuyoshi Tamura was a prominent aikidoka and a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba. The son of a kendo teacher, Tamura entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1953 as an uchi-deshi (live-in student) of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. He was one of Ueshiba's favorite ...

(1933–2010), Japanese aikido trainer *, Japanese politician *

Ryō Tamura is a Japanese actor from Kyoto. His father was silent-film star Tsumasaburo Bando. With his elder brothers, the late Takahiro and Masakazu, he is one of the Three Tamura Brothers. Ryō graduated from Seijo University and made his cinema debu ...

(born 1946), Japanese actor *

Ryō Tamura (comedian) is a Japanese comedian who performs '' tsukkomi'' (sometimes '' boke'') and writes the gags for the comedy duo London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō. His partner in the duo is Atsushi Tamura. Career In June 2019, Tamura, alongside other Yoshimoto Kogyo ...

(born 1972), Japanese comedian and television presenter * Ryoko Tamura, Japanese female judoka and politician * Takaaki Tamura, Japanese politician *, Japanese sailor *

Tamura Ryuichi Tamura (usually written 田村), a Japanese placename and family name, may refer to: In places: *Tamura, Fukushima, a city in Japan * Tamura District, Fukushima, in Japan *Tamura Station, in Nagahama, Japan People with the surname Tamura: *Tamura ...

(1923–1998), Japanese writer *

Sakae Tamura (photographer) was a Japanese photographer, prominent in the years before the war. Born in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Tamura graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography (, ''Tōkyō Shashin Senmon Gakkō''; now Tokyo Polytechnic University) and entered Orie ...

(1906–1987), Japanese photographer *

Sakae Tamura (nature photographer) was a Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature. Tamura was born in Chiba in 1910, but his family moved to Tokyo in 1924. Under the influence of his father, an amateur photographer, he started taking photographs in 1927. Tamura work ...

(1910–2003), Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature *

Shigeru Tamura (photographer) was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism. Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige.The reference books agree that his original nam ...

(1909–1987), Japanese photographer * Shigeru Tamura (illustrator), Japanese illustrator * Tamura Toshiko (1884–1945), pen-name of Japanese writer Toshi Satō *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese sprinter *

Yoshiko Tamura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Tamura was trained by the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion, made her debut in September 1994 and worked for the promotion for three years, winning the AJW Junior Championship, before ...

(born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler *

Yukari Tamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto (formerly Arts Vision and I'm Enterprise). She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in th ...

(born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress *

Yu Tamura is a Japanese rugby union player. Tamura currently plays for the Canon Eagles rugby team. His regular playing positions are fly-half and Centre. Education Tamura studied at Meiji University. Playing career Tamura plays for the Sunwolves an ...

(born 1989), Japanese rugby union player *

Yu Tamura (footballer) is a Japanese retired Association football, football player. Club statistics ''Updated to end of 2018 season''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" 8 February 2017, Japan, ...

(born 1992), Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese long-distance runner

Fictional characters

*, a character in the light novel series ''Oreimo'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames