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Village
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") is a
Japanese surname. It can refer to:
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Uemura Bunrakuken (
植村文楽軒), originator of
Bunraku
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Uemura Masahisa
was a Japanese Christian pastor, theologian and critic of Meiji and Taishō periods.
Early life and education
Uemura was the eldest son of Tojuiro and Tei, of the family of hatamoto (rank of samurai). His birth name was Michitarō. Though hi ...
(
植村正久), Christian pastor
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Uemura Shōen
was the pseudonym of an artist in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Her real name was Uemura Tsune. Shōen was known primarily for her ''bijin-ga,'' or paintings of beautiful women, in the ''nihonga'' style, although sh ...
(
植村松園), painter
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Aiko Uemura
is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.
Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in ...
(
上村愛子), mogul skier
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Ayako Uemura (
上村彩子), voice actress
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Haruki Uemura
is a judoka from Japan, who won the gold medal in the Open class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In the final of the Olympic tournament in Canada he defeated Great Britain
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(
上村春樹), judoka
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Hiroyuki Uemura (
上村洋行), jockey
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Iemasa Uemura
was a page under Tokugawa Hidetada during the year of 1599. During the year of 1608, was to become a commander of the Ashigaru. During the year of 1640, Iemasa was present during the Siege of Osaka, and afterwards Iemasa was rewarded with the tit ...
(
植村家政), Hatamoto and Hansyu
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Kana Uemura
, known professionally as Ka-Na, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.
Biography
Uemura first became int ...
(
植村花菜), Singer-songwriter
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Kazuhiro Uemura
Kazuhiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Kazuhiro Fujita, Japanese manga artist
*Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Japanese anime director and supervisor
*Kazuhiro Hamanaka, professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighte ...
(
上村和裕), baseball player
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Kei Uemura
is a former Japanese football
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(
植村慶), football player
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Kenichi Uemura (voice actor)
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Club career
Uemura was born in Yatsushiro on April 22, 1974. After graduating from Matsunaga High School, he joined J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1 ...
(
上村健一), Japanese actor and voice actor
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Kihatirou Uemura (
植村喜八郎), baseball player
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Kōgorō Uemura
was a Japanese businessman from the early Shōwa period (1920s–1970s). The chief of Nippon Keidanren in 1968, (Alumni 50 Years History) he served as President of the Sapporo Olympic Organizing Committee, and served as Chairman of the National B ...
(1894–1978), Japanese businessman
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Mai Uemura
Mai Uemura (上村 麻衣 ''Uemura Mai'', born September 15, 1987) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen.
Clubs
*Tsushogyo High School → Denso Airybees (2006–2009) → Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen (2009-)
Honors
* ...
(
上村麻衣), volleyball player
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Masayuki Uemura
was a Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor. He was known for his work as an employee of Nintendo from 1971 to 2004, most notably for serving as a key factor in the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
A former ...
(
上村雅之), game hardware designer
*, Japanese artistic gymnast
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Naomi Uemura
was a Japanese adventurer who was known particularly for his solo exploits. For example, he was the first person to reach the North Pole solo, the first person to raft the Amazon solo, and the first person to climb Denali solo. He disappeared a ...
(
植村直己), adventurer
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Noriko Uemura
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She is married to Toei Animation producer Iriya Azuma. Her hometown is Fukuoka, Japan.
Biography
Filmography
Anime television series
*'' Captain Tsubasa'' (198 ...
(
上村典子), Japanese voice actress
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Shu Uemura
() was a Japanese make-up artist and founder of the cosmetics line which bears his name.
Career
A native of Tokyo, Shu Uemura reportedly first became interested in hairstyling and make up as a teenager while recovering from a severe illness whic ...
(
植村秀), make-up artist
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Takako Uemura (
上村貴子), Japanese voice actress
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Tatsuya Uemura (
上村建也), arcade game musician and programmer
*, Japanese handball player
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Yusuke Uemura (
植村祐介), baseball player
See also
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Kamimura ‐
上 村 can also read Kamimura.
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Japanese-language surnames